Last spring we rolled down into the Verde Valley of northern Arizona and checked in at the Verde Valley Thousand Trails RV park. Booked in for a two-week stay we were super excited to use it as a base for exploring the red rock in Sedona. Driving into Sedona for the first time was jaw … Read more
In the last couple of years we have traveled all over America and visited many of the great National Parks. It is always exciting to explore a new National Park with expectations of seeing something unique and awe-inspiring. So far we have never been disappointed. I’ve taken two photos from a dozen parks we visited … Read more
We have a week to kill until our next scheduled RV Resort stint at the Thousand Trails in Las Vegas so decided to check out an area of the Imperial Dunes Recreation Area called Glamis Dunes. We had boondocked fairly close to the dunes when getting our teeth done in Algodones and they kind of … Read more
After our terrific visits to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks we meandered our way down the world-famous Scenic Byway 12, Utah. We had read that this was one of the most beautiful stretches of road in Utah and the US for that manner. It did not disappoint, the concentration of amazing scenery was awesome. … Read more
Introduction to Zion In May of 2012 Anne and I had the extreme pleasure of visiting Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. These would be the first of five national parks we would visit in our month-long travels through Southern Utah. We decided to start with Zion National Park. We had read a few reviews … Read more
In the spring of 2012 Anne and I made the trek down to visit Big Bend National Park. It is located along the Rio Grande on the Mexican border in West Texas. This is where the Rio Grande takes a big bend, hence the name. Anne was inspired to go after seeing many beautiful images … Read more
The Living Desert is a Zoo and Gardens complex in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. We are headed to the world-famous San Diego Zoo soon but as a primer we stopped by this one. It has a nice assortment of animals from both Africa and North America as well as different garden areas. … Read more
Our first week of the New Year 2013 was spent boon-docking near Borrego Springs, California. View Borrego Springs boon-docking spot in a larger map We had spent a few days there a couple of weeks earlier and decided then, we must return for a longer stay. The area is really dry and desolate but has … Read more
While doing some boondocking in Anza-Borrego State Park in mid-Dec 2012 we took the couple of miles drive into the little town of Borrego Springs. There will be more about our adventures at Anza-Borrego State park in a later post. For now, I would like to concentrate on the metal sculptures we came across just … Read more
I had a hard time coming up with only 10 but these are my 2012 Top Ten Landscape Photos I took on our travels during 2012, enjoy! We arrived at Cathedral Rock in Sedona to watch the sunset on it, but lucky for us a thunderstorm passed through and gave us a beautiful rainbow. … Read more
This is a companion piece to my earlier blog post on Joshua Tree National park. While touring Joshua Tree National Park with my wife Anne I shot a bit of video footage to give you a sense of the place and the spots we go for her to get those great photos. There are many … Read more
Anne and I love the national parks. There is a reason they are put aside, such special beauty. Because of this we were really excited to explore Joshua Tree! We packed up the trailer and left Palm Springs a day early to avoid a windstorm that was headed into the Coachella Valley. I was concerned … Read more