July 2014

We slept well at the rest area- almost too well as we woke up an hour late.  Leaving Augusta, we crossed over the GA/SC border and by early afternoon, we rolled into home. A great trip-  here are some quick stats on our 2nd family RV Super Roadtrip: 1) Over 6500 miles travelled (over 4800 in the … Continue reading »

We left early this morning knowing we had a long drive day ahead.  We went over 700 miles over the next 14 hours crossing through 5 states and cities such as Little Rock, Memphis, Tupelo, Birmingham, and Atlanta before calling it a day just outside of Augusta, GA at a nice rest area off of … Continue reading »

We left the Oklahoma City KOA early this morning to get on the road to continue our trip east towards home along I-40.  Today the roadside scenery looked more familiar to us with more pine trees and forest and less open plains.  The secondary roads from Fort Smith, Arkansas down to Hot Springs had more … Continue reading »

We pulled out from Tucumcari, New Mexico and headed about 2 hours east on I-40 to just outside of Amarillo, Texas to Cadillac Ranch as our first stop this morning.  Cadillac Ranch was created in 1974 by three guys as a public alternative display of architecture on the land of local eccentric millionaire Stanley Marsh … Continue reading »

The Sun came up at 5:30 here in Holbrook, AZ this morning and shortly after that we were on the road.  Immediately upon crossing into New Mexico a little while later we set our clocks forward an hour (not for a time zone change but since AZ does not observe Daylight Savings Time).  By late morning … Continue reading »

We set off from Flagstaff, AZ this morning and immediately got into some flatter driving on I-40 (nice for driving, but not for the scenery).  Less than an hour later we pulled into Meteor Crater.  Meteor Crater is neither a federal nor a state run location, but rather has been privately owned by the Barringer … Continue reading »

This morning we set off south from Flagstaff on the beautiful 27 mile Oak Creek Canyon Drive that leads to Sedona.  It was voted one of the prettiest drives in Arizona and it did not disappoint.  Sometimes you have to adapt and that it what our plan today had to do.  Originally, we were going … Continue reading »

We left Grand Canyon this morning and made the short 2 hour drive to Flagstaff, Arizona down Hwy 64.  We thought we had a reservation at the Flagstaff KOA but someone (who will go unnamed) had forgotten to make it.  Not a problem!  The KOA was full but we found space at Black Barts RV … Continue reading »

We (me, at least) awoke this morning somewhat fatigued by Grand Canyon.  I know that sounds like heresy!  We have learned the lesson the hard way that it is always best to leave a park before you have seen everything you want to see rather than be tired of the park when you leave. If … Continue reading »

We awoke early this morning since our friends had to be on their way by early afternoon back to Southern Arizona and a flight to South Carolina.  We were all worn out from yesterday’s hiking so we decided to take the morning to explore the parks easternmost 23 mile road called Desert View Drive by car. This … Continue reading »