The Playa Trail is a 1/2 mile roundtrip trail located in White Sands National Park in New Mexico. It is located off the main road, Dunes Drive, of the park approximately 2.5 miles from the visitor center. The parking lot is pretty small and there are no restrooms at the trailhead. This short, level […]
The Interdune Boardwalk Trail is a short and easy trail located at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. It is located off of the main road in the park, Dunes Drive, approximately 4.5 miles from the visitor center. It is wheelchair accessible and only 0.4 miles roundtrip. The trail is actually an elevated […]
The Dune Life Nature Trail is a one mile loop trail located in White Sands National Park in New Mexico. This is a fun hike for the whole family and it’s pet friendly. It is located off the main road, Dunes Drive, of the park about 2.5 miles from the visitor center. There is […]
Bright Angel Trail is located on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It is one of the most popular hikes in the park, but also extremely strenuous. The trail has been part of the national park since 1928. It is 4.5 miles to reach the bottom at Indian Gardens and […]
Happy Thanksgiving from Jamey, Dexter, Everest and Leandra! Hope you have a great day full of turkey, stuffing and pie.
South Dakota is one of our favorite states we have visited since we hit the road full-time. In the last 19 months of travel probably 5 months of that time was been spent in The Mount Rushmore State. Out of all the cities we have visited in the state so far Rapid City is […]
While traveling down a remote stretch of I-10 in Arizona we encountered one of the quirkiest and coolest museum we have visited in our travels so far. The Bowlin Travel Center near Benson houses an exhibit known simply as The Thing?. Thomas Binkley Prince acquired this odd curiosity around 1950 and in 1965 built […]
This convenience store, located just 15 miles southeast of Texarkana, sells gas, snacks and just happens to have a room full of displays and information on the Fouke Monster. The Fouke Monster, also known as the Boggy Creek Monster, is an ape-like creature similar to Bigfoot. Since the early 1940s there have been multiple […]
The Rim Trail at Grand Canyon National Park stretches from the South Kaibab Trailhead west to Hermits Rest. It covers a distance of around 13 miles with around 500 feet of elevation gain. It’s a family and pet friendly hike with amazing views of one of our country’s most amazing natural wonders. The trail […]
The historic Kolb Studio was established in 1904 by Ellsworth and Emery Kolb as a photographic studio and home for the brothers. Emery Kolb continued operating the studio until his death in 1976. Today it serves as a gift shop and small museum located on the edge of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. […]
