Airstream Zip Dee Awning Repair
When we purchased our Airstream we got a good deal by buying one ordered by another customer who backed out of the deal. Lucky for…
United States Supreme Court Building
Congress let 146 years pass before providing the US Supreme Court with its own building in 1935. Prior to its current location, the court moved…
Slippery Slopes and Airstreams
This is a short lesson in hitch safety that we discovered the hard way. After more than 20 months of traveling, we got a serious…
The United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is possibly the most architecturally impressive building I've come to witness. The grand 19th-century neoclassical architecture invokes the ideals set forth…
8 Free Things to Do at Balboa Park
Back in the 1800s, it was a common practice for the Spanish and Mexican governments to set aside large tracts of land for common use…
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park of New Mexico
While making our way through New Mexico, Trail and I decided to visit the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens which is both a Zoo and…
San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park in Pictures
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Co-Enabling Adventure
Trail and I are very different from one another in personality. While we very often like the same things, we approach them in very different…
Valley Center, CA
In 1845, just two years before the discovery of gold in California, a town was founded just outside of San Diego. It was considered fully…
Crawl out through the Fallout
What's this? A video game review on a travel blog? Yes indeed folks. Trail felt that as traveling geeks and gamers we should write about…
Traveling Medicine: Hitch vs Gout
While in Big Bend Texas, I began to notice the big toe of my left foot was not feeling so great. It was kind of…
San Francisco
During our stay in the Sacramento, we decided to brave the traffic into San Francisco and take a guided tour of the city courtesy of…
Moaning Cavern in Vallecito, CA
As much as I have explored monster ridden caves in worlds of fantasy I had yet to step into the real thing until just yesterday…
Sundial Bridge of Turtle Bay in Redding, CA
The Sundial Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for use by bicycles and pedestrians. She spans across the Sacramento River at 700 feet, while the support…
Fast Forward
One of our goals is to take our time while traveling. For one thing it's cheaper, but more importantly there is an awful lot to…
Lemurians of Mt Shasta and Shasta Lake
A continent called Lemuria exists beneath Mt. Shasta. Lemuria sunk and the people had fled to the hollow earth below the mountain. Living deep inside…
Puttering through Portland
Stop number two on our journey saw us arrive at Silverton, Oregon which is between Portland to the north and Salem to the south. On…
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Pictures
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Visiting mighty Olympia
Before we left the evergreen state we decided we should get a good look at its capitol Olympia, Washington. I've been interested in architecture for…
Airstream Repairs
“Les Petit Soucis” which I think means “The Small Problems.” Hitch and I decided to stay through Thanksgiving for a few main reasons: One, to…
Hitch vs Hitch: The Fountain of the Foul
When we bought our Airstream we were given a lengthy introductory tour by a member of the service department, himself a longtime Airstream owner and…
Bandelier National Monument
For our first few days in New Mexico, we took a day to visit Bandelier National Monument, an amazing location. This historical site was designated…
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Alamogordo New Mexico was one of America's early centers of space research and experimentation. It had the perfect climate, weather, topography, and remoteness for rocket research…
Goodbye Seattle
Tomorrow we are pulling up stakes and beginning our journey in earnest, saying goodbye to Seattle Washington and hello to the many roads and trails…
Thanksgiving!
In a few days, we head off into our maiden voyage, but before that, we spent Thanksgiving with our favorite people and longtime friends on…
Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Over the course of a few days in October, we set out to explore the San Luis Valley, an area of Colorado that also includes…
Roswell: Alien Encounters
X-Files was something of a cultural touchstone for Trail. She delights in shows about sasquatch, aliens, ghosts, and lost magical treasures. While no true believer,…
Great Sand Dunes National Park
After what seemed like a brief visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, we drove south and east, where we spent a little over a week…
Airstream Life in Kent, WA
Moochdocking in Kent For the past few weeks, Trail and I have been living in our wonderful Airstream but have yet to travel farther than…
6 Tips for Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park
I'm going to be up front about this: Rocky Mountain National Park is very very crowded. Over 4.5 million visitors flock to this incredible land…
Rocky Mountain: Bear Lake Corridor Hike
With only a week to spend in Rocky Mountain National Park, I wanted to get the best bang for my hike. After much planning, I…
Rocky Mountain National Park: Old Fall River Road
When I think of great American Icons, Rocky Mountain ranks pretty high on the list, right up there with Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. I picked…
The Stanley Hotel
I have this thing about Stanley Kubrick's 1980s film, The Shining. I watch it annually as soon as October rolls around. I've read the book…
Badlands National Park Secrets
Back in August, I remember my giddy school-girl excitement in the days leading up to our visit to South Dakota and Badlands National Park. I…
Willows Lodge: Woodinville, WA
Staying at Willows Lodge Tucked in Woodinville's wine country is one of my favorite places along the Sammamish River: The Willows Lodge. The moment you check…
Badlands National Park: Castle & Medicine Root Trails
When we visit a national park I usually plan a few scenic drives and a few hiking trips. For Badlands National Park, I set my…
Badlands National Park Scenic Drive
On an early September morning, I roust my husband by frying bacon and brewing a pot of tea; that usually gets Hitch up from a…
Above Wind Cave National Park
I find it sad that a majority of people who visit Wind Cave miss out on half the park. They come for the caves, which…
Camano Island in Washington
Of Natives and Spanish Explorers Until recently, Hitch and I had a chance to stay with a generous friend up at Camano Island. Camano Island…
Wind Cave National Park
Bison, elk, pronghorn, and prairie dogs frolic among the tall grass and rolling prairie coated hills, meanwhile below and hidden from the sun, a complex…
Colorado Gator
As we drove into the San Luis Valley we started to see a series of large handmade signs advertising the presence of Alligators in this…
Black Hills National Forest
In the western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, there stands a forest covering over a 1.2 million acres of hills and mountain lands. Rugged rock…
Preventing a Wasp Invasion in Your Airstream
Last year, Hitch and I decided to stay in the South King County area to spend Thanksgiving with friends and to see our families for…
Jewel Cave National Monument
Nestled within the Black Hills of South Dakota, hides a place of wonders deep within the dark bowels of the earth. Brilliant colored rocks and…
Minuteman Missile National Historic Park
Sometimes while traveling you find the side trips are just as amazing as the destination you had in mind. We decided to visit the Minuteman…
Devils Tower National Monument
Bear Lodge. Bear's Tipi. Tree Rock, Grey Butte. Aloft on a Rock. Bear's House. Bear's Lair. Home of the Bears. Mythic-owl Mountain. Ghost Mountian. Over…
Deadwood
I have never been an aficionado of the old west. While I've enjoyed my share of spaghetti westerns, I've never seriously studied the history and…
Glacier National Park: Lake McDonald Valley
Many visitors to Glacier National Park use the Lake McDonald Valley as a hub of activity on the west side. Massive glaciers filled the area…
The Crazy Horse Memorial
History of the Memorial The Crazy Horse Memorial is sort of the Native American answer to the Mt. Rushmore monument. A Lakota Chief by the name…
Mount Rushmore
On the whole, Mount Rushmore feels like some mix between a roadside tourist attraction and a national monument. Likely that is because it was first…
