Devils Tower National Monument in WY, After 45 years of being captivated by the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, we finally visited one of the most astounding geologic features in America: Devils Tower. When the GPS showed that…
Gaffney, South Carolina is also known as the Peach Capitol of South Carolina, this “Peachoid” you see in the picture is the main attraction. We released Della at this water tower park where she roamed and sniffed, not paying attention…
Now we are in a starkly different part of South Dakota from the mountainous Custer State Park: Badlands at 2000 feet lower. The two-hour drive across the state through Rapid City was appealing since landscapes changed constantly. At one point,…
Before arriving in Bryce, we drove on an “All-American Road”, a National Scenic Byway 12 that stretches over a hundred miles from Capitol Reef to Bryce. Highway 12 first goes through Dixie National Forest which resembles Virginia with rolling green…
From the website: “Goulding’s Lodge has been synonymous with Monument Valley for nearly a century. Harry and Leone (aka ‘Mike’) Goulding purchased land and started Goulding’s Trading Post in the 1920s. During the Great Depression, they saw an opportunity to…
Della, a 12 year old yellow lab loved being in the RV. Even when parked in the garage, she goes in and sleeps under the table. Now she is with us on this Big Trip and having fun with so…
Drive the most direct route from the Atlantic Ocean (think Virginia Beach) to the Pacific Ocean (think San Francisco) and you’ve covered about 3000 miles. Why not zig zag around the U.S.A, take your time and see some amazing places…
The Big Bend National ParkWe spent all day exploring the Big Bend National Park by vehicle and the entrance is about 50 miles from our RV site in Lajitas, as you see it at the far left on the map.…