Gnat Today
Bug Soother repels bugs, gnat-ually. A few spritzs of this magic lemongrass oil with a hint of vanilla on the back of the neck and behind the ears allowed us to hike 6 miles into the broccoli-top forest. It’s like
Taking Minnesota by Storm
After a pop-up trip to the World’s Only Corn Palace in South Dakota, we unfortunately missed the offramp to the 50 foot Jolly Green Giant statue in the vegetable headquarters of Blue Earth, MN so when we saw the ad
Badlands Bike and Hike
If you’ve ever wanted to see the Badlands, go now … they are crumbling. It’s a world of sandcastles on the Crayola plains. Stunning vistas but when you get up close, you experience the effects of extreme weather washing them
I Feel a Badlands Arising
Mushrooms and cactus are out. Bison and prairie dogs are in. Bison are the largest land mammal in North America. They weigh up to 2 tons and stand as tall as 6.5 feet. Extremely agile, they can jump up to
Rolling Condo on the Prairie
John Grisham and his buddy Scott Sowers accompanied us on the two day 550 mile trek from Walsenburg, Colorado through construction laden, jersey wall confined, darting traffic, heavy drive workload, big city Denver, into sleepy/creepy Cheyenne, Wyoming and up to
Rocking by the Rockies
From “Life Elevated” in Utah, to “The Land of Enchantment” in New Mexico, it was time for a shot of “Colorful Colorado.” On the one year anniversary of our retirement, we pulled up jacks and coasted off the mountaintop campground
Art and Altitude in Santa Fe
It would have been incomplete to leave New Mexico without a visit to its state capitol of Santa Fe, known as “The City Different” for its history, arts, architecture and outdoor adventure making it National Geographic’s pick as the number
mOjo Caliente
When you want to drop out of the daily grind, come to New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment. When we drove across southern NM last year visiting Carlsbad Caverns, long stretches of cactus fields and pecan farms and the
Far Flung in the Taos Box
New Mexico’s premier whitewater run is 17 miles through the Rio Grande Gorge, a black basalt chasm with stunning cliffs, plentiful bird life and big horn sheep, which we saw all of those. This section, known as-the Taos Box, boasts
Earthship Biotecture
While the big car companies are battling it out to be first to market in the the autonomous driving vehicle movement, an environment-friendly company in Taos, NM has been working on the autonomous house for almost 50 years, becoming a