I realized, as I was scheduling my blog posts, that I am still writing about New Mexico after we have been in Ohio for five weeks. Tom and I had such an eventful trip back to Ohio that I will still be writing about the places that made an impression for another six weeks. But …
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Santa Fe New Mexico: A Different State Capital
Tom and I have visited all 50 states and been to all the state capitals – at least to drive through. Each one has its own flavor and personality. But Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, is different from all the rest. We took a little time to explore Santa Fe while we were …
Americans Feeding Illegal Immigrants on Thanksgiving
Before the mid-term elections, President Trump stirred up his base by warning them about an immigrant hoard that was coming to take over the United States. He called them terrorists and criminals and sent 15,000 military personnel to “defend our border.” I am an open-border kind of person. I think anyone who wants to come …
World War I: 100 Years Since Armistice Day
100 years ago, on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, fighting ceased between the Allied forces and Germany. Although the Treaty of Versailles would not be signed until the end of June, Armistice Day was the official end of the fighting. Thus ended one of the bloodiest conflicts in human …
Goosenecks State Park and Sand Island Petroglyphs
Whenever Tom and I venture into a new area, we like to ask the locals what we should be sure to see or do. We get a variety of interesting answers and then we check out the ones that interest us. One of the highly recommended places to visit in southeastern Utah is Goosenecks State …
Busiest Gas Station on the Planet
During the six days we were stranded in the QT parking lot, Tom and I didn’t have much to do. We didn’t want to detach the truck because it would look like we were abandoning the RV. So we couldn’t go anywhere. We put out the living room slide so we could walk around in …
Unexpected Difficulty Getting Back to Ohio
When Tom and I planned our month of exploring we planned one week in Utah, 10 days in New Mexico, and then a couple of days each in the various states along I-40. What we didn’t plan was unexpected difficulty that changed our route entirely. We started off okay, although we only spent five days …
Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus, Asteraceae, Allergic
At the beginning of September, about the time ragweed season usually hits in Ohio, Tom and I started having awful allergic symptoms. Eyes watering, nose clogged up, sinuses hurting, sneezing and coughing, gunk in the back of our throats. We considered a sympathetic allergy reaction to Ohio ragweed. But when we noticed lots of other …
Peekaboo Canyon and Windows on the West Tours
After our failed attempt to rent a jeep, Tom and I decided to take a tour to one of the places everyone says is a must-see in Kanab. Peekaboo Canyon is one of the local slot canyons, similar to Antelope Canyon. But, because it is on BLM land in the deep sand outside Kanab, it …
Cottonwood Trail and Exploring BLM Land
Tom and I tried to rent a jeep in Kanab. We really did. We had places we wanted to go and we didn’t want to drive our truck with its very stiff suspension on a lot of rough roads. There are so many dirt roads that lead to wonderful slot canyons in the BLM land …