Background We have always dreamed of an Alaska road trip but given its distance from our home and the geographic size of this destination, we intentionally left this off the plate until we had time to do it right. So now that we're both retired and have more flexibility, it was time and as a result, we have put a travel framework in place where we will leave in the spring and return home just [...]
Overview of the Oregon Road Trip Part Two This is part two of our 3,248-mile 13-day road trip we did in Oregon in 2013 that covers a great deal of the state and really gave us a flavor for its diversity of geography and culture the state has to offer. This post picks up in Burns Oregon and continues all the back to Portland. Part one can be found here. Oregon Road Trip Overview [...]
Overview of the Oregon Road Trip Part One. There have been times when we only had 2-3 weeks to travel. My Wife Nancy and I like to pick a state / area of North America and do what we jokingly call a "reconnaissance" trip where we spend our time moving rapidly from area to area. This gives us a good feel for what we might want to do when we come back and revisit an [...]
This is STOPS 23 and 24, the final 6 days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Fairhope AL & Gadsden AL. The Drive from Gadsden, AL to Gatlinburg, TN It is hard to believe that our 10 weeks of travel are almost over and we are heading to our final portion of this trip. We are very excited we will be 4 [...]
This is STOP 21 and 22, the 62nd, 63rd and 64th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Natchez, MS. The Drive from Natchez, MS to Fairhope, AL As we leave town to begin today's drive, we stop to buy gas, however, Harrison's card is declined. Since this card is with the same bank dealing with Nancy's compromised card and 72 hours have [...]
This is STOP 20, the 60th and 61st days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stops in Odessa & Fort Worth, TX. The Drive from Fort Worth, TX to Natchez, MS fort worth to natchex ms The fastest route from Fort Worth to Natchez is 6.5 hours which is more driving than we like to do in a day. So we suck it [...]
This is STOP 18 and 19, the 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Ruidoso, NM. Ruidoso to Odessa to Fort Worth The Drive from Ruidoso, NM to Odessa, TX Our next destination of consequence is Fort Worth, TX, but that is just too far to drive in one day. We decide to break up the [...]
This is STOP 17, the 53rd, 54th and 55th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Silver City, NM. The Drive from Silver City, NM to Ruidoso, NM Silver City NM to Ruidoso NM After breakfast in our cottage, our day begins with a truly gorgeous scenic drive east across NM 152, part of the Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway. Parts [...]
This is STOP 16, the 50th, 51st and 52nd days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Page, AZ. The Drive from Page, AZ to Silver City, NM Page AZ to Silver City NM We have a long drive today - about 7.5 hours and we get on the road early. We drive down US 89 south to Flagstaff where we jump [...]
This is STOP 15, the 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Torrey, UT. This post covers our journey from Torrey Utah to Page Arizona with a detour into St George, Utah ! Torrey UT to St George to Page AZ The Drive from Torrey, UT to St. George, UT Believe it or not, it is [...]
