Sorry, I just cannot help making alliteration when at all possible. Now that you’ve forgiven me for that corny title, let’s get down to the good stuff. My posse and I took a recent girls’ trip to the Verde Valley tucked between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon part of Arizona. The girls like to do […]
Not everybody in their right mind wants to take a day trip to Tucson in July. But that’s just what we did and had a great time! No 100° day is going to cramp our style! We celebrated Ryan’s 42nd birthday (I know!) with an ultimate Tucson day trip and here is what we did […]
If you’re looking for the ultimate guide to relaxing and spending time in nature, come along with me as I share our recent trip to Payson and the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Our dear friends Shira & Gordon (our Route 66 co-conspirators) came up with a last-minute trip to beat the heat in Phoenix and […]
If there is one thing I love more than being in the mountains, it is being in the mountains with raptors. What? I know! Evon, Cindy and I were hosted by Sara in her beautiful new Showlow home and she treated us to a raptor show in the nearby town of Pine Top. Flight Show […]
John and I took a summer trip to Glacier National Park in Montana. And today I’m sharing logistics and highlights from the trip. The park opened 100% the day we arrived (June 15th), and we were praying for no late spring snow storms to close the road. And guess what? The day after we left, […]
We have been lucky enough to experience Route 66 activities in a number of different states. But this weekend? This weekend, we celebrated three 66th birthdays on Route 66 – Arizona style. Dear friend Shira had a great idea that John, Gordon and I (who all turned 66 in April) should spend a day exploring […]
Who knew a trip to Maui in February would be on our agenda? It wasn’t in the plans. It wasn’t on the bucket list. How did we end up taking a trip to Hawaii? Well, last April we celebrated our birthdays in Hawaii and the airline cancelled our return flight home. We made the best […]
This is for sure not one of those blog posts on minimal packing. Or how to tour Europe in the winter with everything stuffed into a backpack. No, this is me packing for Hawaii and sneaking as much stuff as I can into the smallest bags I can. Who wants to pay $40 to check […]
This is a little travelogue of my crazy fun and crazy busy long weekend visiting my sister Monique in Sacramento. And to be perfectly precise, while I flew into Sacramento, my sister lives in the town of Roseville. While I was working I had several hospital accounts in the area and have spent lots and […]
A very casual weekend away that requires a plane ride means I cannot stuff everything I want in the car. And I don’t want to check a suitcase. What to do? Pack a carryon backpack. And do it like a pro. How does a pro do it? With lots of cubes and bags to keep […]