Road Trip Day 17 – Nebraska, I Can’t Decide if I Love You or Hate You
Have you ever visited a place where, one day you hated it, and the next you felt like maybe you were being too harsh...
Road Trip Day 16 – Silliness Ensues in Denver
Maybe it's because we had been on the road for more than two weeks and had already covered more than 5,000 miles. Maybe we...
Road Trip Day 15 – Adventure in the Rocky Mountains
I don't think any bout of travel would be complete without getting the adrenaline pumping at least a little bit. (This coming, of course,...
Road Trip Day 14 – Who Says You Can’t Enjoy a Ski Resort in the Summer?
After having zipped around for many days without a break, we were both really looking forward to spending 2 nights in one place. And...
Road Trip Day 13 – Sweating My Face Off at Arches National Park
Since we missed out on Zion National Park in Utah, I wanted to make sure we devoted plenty of time to Arches National Park,...
Road Trip Day 11 & 12 – What Happens in Vegas…
I could make this post incredibly short by using the old saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Which would then probably make...
Road Trip Day 10 – Sliding Through Sedona
I've been to plenty of pretty cities. More than one that's made me think, “Oh yeah, I could live here.” Like Queenstown. Or Victoria....
Road Trip Day 9 – The Grand Canyon
I probably don't even need to say this, but the Grand Canyon really is grand. Seriously. I've seen canyons before, and I thought I...
Road Trip Day 8 – Adventures in Antelope Canyon
Have you heard of Antelope Canyon before? Chances are probably about 50/50 that you have. But the odds increase substantially that you've seen photos...
Road Trip Day 7 – Floating Over Monument Valley
Monument Valley, Utah, was not in our original road trip plans. It was too far south, and not really “on the way” to any...
Road Trip Day 6 – New Mexico is Surprisingly Awesome
I'll admit that New Mexico was not really a state I was looking forward to on this road trip. In fact, in my first...
Road Trip Day 5 – Vandalism and a Taste of Texas
Since we arrived in Amarillo quite late on Day 4, we saved all of our Texas fun for Day 5. And was there ever...
Road Trip Day 4 – Onward Through Oklahoma
After an overnight stay at the ultra-modern, somewhat-swanky Aloft Tulsa, we headed out into Oklahoma (where, yes, the wind really DOES come sweeping down...
Road Trip Day 3 – Exploring Caves and Remembering Joplin
After bidding farewell to St. Louis, we headed west on I-44 on Day 3, taking short jaunts on old Route 66 just for fun...
Road Trip Day 2 – Melting in St. Louis
Very little of Day 2 of our road trip was actually spent on the road. In fact, most of it was spent OFF the...
Road Trip Day 1 – Racetracks and Santa Claus
Road Trip 2011 started off with a bang! Day One took us across multiple state borders (5 states in all — Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois...
Road Trip ’11 – So It Begins
It's August 1st, and that can only mean one thing — it's time for my great American road trip to begin! Check back here...