Westward
Leaving Telluride, I have two days of westward travel in southern Utah and northern Arizona, ending up at Bryce, with an overnight in Mexican Hat, Utah. For these two days I plan to meander and enjoy scenery. I have a … Continued
Southwest Colorado
My plan, until the last few days, was to spend three nights in Durango, using it as a base to explore southwestern Colorado. But plans change. I have decided to stay just two nights in Durango and one in Telluride.
It’s Newer than Mexico
Of the five states I’ll be in on my southwest road trip, New Mexico is the one I’ve spent the least time in. I lived in Colorado for two years, I visited Utah on a long road trip from Illinois … Continued
Flagstaff and Sedona
Day One is my arrival day; Day Two is my Grand Canyon day. On Day Three I make my way to Sedona, where I spend two nights. If I decide to take a flightseeing tour of the Grand Canyon, I’ll … Continued
A day at the Grand Canyon
My flight lands in Las Vegas at 10:35 a.m. Assuming an hour to get my luggage and my car and get out of the airport, I hope I can get to Hoover Dam by 12:30. They have guided tours, but … Continued
A Change of Scenery
I have no idea why I didn’t consider this up front, but I realized yesterday that I could easily add Bryce Canyon National Park to my itinerary by skipping the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. So I posted a … Continued
More sleeping
I have reversed myself and decided to go ahead and book my lodging for the days I was going to play it by ear. There is something kind of thrilling about the spontaneity of not deciding where to stay until I … Continued
Hoping for a good night’s sleep
I love the idea of rolling into some new town at the end of a day of driving around sightseeing, and finding some quaint, charming inn or some cheesy, retro motor lodge or a unique, classic, old hotel and deciding … Continued
My Southwest Road Trip
Southwest road trip? Say what?!? Yes, after I did those posts about my Next #1 and Next #2 itineraries, I started thinking about a different Next. The Galapagos Islands. Wait, what am I talking about? What do the Galapagos Islands … Continued
Ring Them Bells
Okay, so this is going to out me, as if it wasn’t too late, but I used to love the album “Liza with a Z,” a recording of the TV special of the same name, which was in turn a … Continued