Living in the Arizona desert in the Valley of the Sun, many of our trips involve a good climb. There is something about the climb out of the heat. There is excitement about reaching Flagstaff and getting to roll the windows down! We didn’t bring Old Yellow with us to Arizona when we moved from…
Month: August 2017
Beautiful Yosemite – Vernal and Nevada Falls
Saving Yosemite as a place all can enjoy dates back to 1864 when Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant. On October 1st, 1890 Yosemite was declared a National Park. It’s because of people like John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt and the many who lovingly tended to the land long before that we get to enjoy this…
Taming a Thirsty RV
Most everywhere we go involves some sort of climb or a long drive. In the summer we seek out cooler weather, oftentimes our high country. In the winter, most trips involve our dirt bikes, RZR and/or the Jeep. As you all know, climbs and long drives mean a thirsty motor home. When we escape to…
The North Rim
Did you know that Arizona is the only state in the union that has one of the seven natural wonders of the world? Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon every year. We have visited several times since we moved to Arizona. We’ve driven all the way a few times and taken the train from…
Caution: Low Clearance Ahead
On a nice Saturday in November, 2014 we decided to check out an RV show at Tempe Diablo Stadium. We’d been toying with the idea of selling our Class C and upgrading to a diesel pusher. We knew what we wanted and had honed in on the Tiffin Phaeton. We needed a king bed in…
Sunsets
I just love sunsets. As a kid playing at the beach, I didn’t know of their awesomeness. We’d hurry to the bus station at Huntington Beach to get home before dark. The few times we were there late, we were more focused on the fire pit than that gorgeous sunset. I’m not quite sure…
Paiute Trail
What a trip! We escaped the summer heat of Phoenix for a wonderful adventure on the Paiute Trail in the Utah mountains. The Paiute Trail is an all-terrain vehicle trail system in Southwest Utah with over 2,000 miles of trails to explore. We stayed five days and easily could have stayed longer. Each day we…
Time to Plan a Trip
Sadly, we haven’t retired yet so our trips always come to an end. We are X-Games after all, so our trips also include something exciting which requires planning ahead. Mark travels for work and gets to see all of this great country. He finds out fun places from customers, hotel employees, restaurant staff and anyone…