Hiking in Canyonlands National Park

We spent several days in Moab, Utah, so we'd have easy access to two new-to-us national parks - Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park. Despite being across the street from one another, significantly fewer people visit Canyonlands than Arches each year. I'm guessing it's because Canyonlands requires you to get out of your vehicle …

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Navajo Nation Highlights

After a full day at Petrified Forest National Park, we planned to conclude our time in northeast Arizona by visiting two well-known sites in the Navajo Nation - Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley - before heading on to eastern Utah. Although this remained our plan, we added in a last-minute stop along the way …

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Touring the Shelby American Collection

I'm thrilled to share the first-ever guest post on my blog. My husband, Brian, is now a contributing author, and you can easily follow who is authoring the post you're received by glancing at the name featured at the top of your email. Enjoy! -Heather [Brian's Preferred Post Title] A Day at the Brewseum (Shelby …

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A Day at Petrified Forest National Park

We recently spent a day exploring Petrified Forest National Park, which was the final national park in Arizona left on our list. We drove from Albuquerque, New Mexico, into northeast Arizona, following our GPS instructions to the park entrance. Pro tip: there is both a north and south entrance to this park with a single …

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Things to Do in Albuquerque, New Mexico

We wrapped up our time in New Mexico with a couple days in Albuquerque. Brian had visited several years ago for the Balloon Fiesta as part of a work trip, but our recent trip together was my first time. We arrived in the mid-morning just as a crazy wind storm was picking up. There was …

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Highlights of Santa Fe, New Mexico

We recently spent several days in northern New Mexico, staying in Santa Fe and making day trips to nearby Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument, Pecos National Monument, Valles Caldera National Monument, and White Rock. We spent one full day in downtown Santa Fe, and it turned out that was enough for us. We hit several …

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A Morning at Pecos National Historical Park

When bad weather put the kibosh on our plans to visit Taos and Chimayo, New Mexico, we implemented plan B and checked out a national historical park relatively near Santa Fe that wasn't originally on our radar. We enjoyed our quick - and windy! - visit to Pecos National Historical Park, where we spent time …

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