Monthly Archives: April 2013

The drive from the Great Sand Dune National Park to Mesa Verde National Park was delightful; interesting sights, little traffic and a good lunch at a Leornado’s Restaurante in Center, CO. Shortly after leaving the sand dunes, we saw an … Continue reading →

I didn’t post on the blog last week while I traveled through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. When I returned to Denver’s airport to drop my husband off for his flight, I picked up my good friend, M.E.A., who traveled … Continue reading →

It was shortly after I entered Colorado that I saw my first “fourteener”, a peak over 14,000 feet. Colorado has more than any other state in the Lower 48. When I’ve driven to Colorado previously and again on this trip … Continue reading →

My husband joined me in Colorado Springs for the weekend. Although the weekend included much hiking, our purpose was single-minded, to visit the memorial for his uncle, 2nd Lt. Vincent Mannix, who along with the crew died in a plane … Continue reading →

I was enchanted. Within a couple of miles after I crossed under the Welcome to New Mexico sign, the fog lifted, the temperature rose 30 degrees and the wide-open landscape included rock formations and mountains in the distance. My drive … Continue reading →

I drove thru the Oklahoma Panhandle because it was the epicenter of the Dustbowl. Having read books like Out of the Dust to my kids and watched Ken Burn’s The Dustbowl I wanted to see this land. Could it be … Continue reading →

I drove over 900 miles while in Texas, west from Louisiana thru Houston to San Antonio, then north thru the Hill Country to Johnson City, east to Austin, again north to Dallas, northwest towards Amarillo and then north to the … Continue reading →