About Harrison Smith

Harrison Smith was born with an insatiable need to learn. His wife Nancy often refers to him as "Johnny 5" in reference to the robot in the movie "Short Circuit" who was obsessed with learning. Today after 38 years of working and overseeing Research and Development at a major software company he pursues topics of his own choosing. His thrust for knowledge spans a wide variety topics including traveling, history and a deep fascination for how and why things works the way they do.

How we decided our approach to retirement road tripping

We often get asked the question " Where are you going on your next trip?".  When we describe an upcoming road trip, almost without fail, given the length of our trips, the next question we hear is "Do you have an RV?".  We must have answered this questions at least 50 times in the last few months. The short answer to this is, of course, "no".  However, the journey behind how we settled into our [...]

By |2021-10-23T13:19:25-05:00September 10, 2021|Tips and Advice|4 Comments

An Epic 10 Week Southern and Southwest Road Trip

We originally planned to fly into Rome and road trip over a few weeks up to Venice where we were going to catch an 8 country Mediterranean cruise. We waited until the first week of August before bailing out of this trip (too many Covid restrictions in place). This left us trying to figure out what travel we wanted to do this fall. On Monday, we cancelled out of our European vacation and started the [...]

Cathedral Valley Backcountry Loop

Cathedral Valley in Southern Utah - Capital Reef National Park The Cathedral Valley Loop is a 60 mile, rugged back-country drive through Capitol Reef National Park and BLM land. I requires one river ford and several wash crossings. Spectacular Canyons  studded with sculpted monoliths, towers and cliffs wait you. How to view: This presentation is built to be responsive and will render on any device. Click the expand button in the upper right hand [...]

By |2021-10-23T12:46:00-05:00July 16, 2021|back-country adventures, USA Travel, Utah|0 Comments
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