Author Archives: Neil

Northeast 2017 Gallery

Posted on August 16, 2017

Images from our longest road trip yet, July 12 – August 5, 2017. Click to enlarge, read captions and view slideshow.

Posted in Destinations, High Kick Photos | Tagged Bay of Fundy, bethel, Bingham house, Cabot Trail, Canadian parliament, Cape Breton Highlands, Cape Breton Island, fort stanwix, Fortress of Louisbourg, fundy national park, Grafton Notch, Kejimkujik National Park, Lunenburg, Mabou, Maine road trip, New Brunswick, niagara falls, Nova Scotia, Road trip, Tuckerman Ravine | Leave a comment

We’ve been back from our Northeastern road trip just over a week now. The final mileage total was 4,839, driven over the course of 25 days. This makes it our longest trip yet, jumping ahead of our summer 2015 western … Continue reading →

Posted in Destinations, Travelogues | Tagged Cape Breton Highlands, fundy national park, halifax, kejimkujik, Montreal, northeast road trip, nova scotia travel, ottawa, Road trip, Toronto | Leave a comment

The wheels are in motion.

Posted on July 12, 2017

Today we’re departing on what will be a record-breaking journey for us, the longest road trip yet by both mileage and time away from home. Over the next 24 days we’ll travel more than 4,500 miles through nine U.S. states … Continue reading →

Posted in Destinations, En Route | Tagged Canada road trip, Cape Breton Highlands, Cape Breton Island, Fortress of Louisbourg, Funny National Park, Kejimkujik National Park, Maine road trip, Road trip | 1 Comment

Travelogue: Death Valley

Posted on June 13, 2017

In the rugged Mojave desert 120 miles west of Las Vegas lies the famed Death Valley. At 5,270 square miles, it is the largest national park outside of Alaska and ranks fifth overall. Long on our radar, we decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Destinations, Travelogues | Tagged Badwater Basin, California National Parks, California Road Trip, Dante's View, Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, Stovepipe Wells Hotel, Timbisha, Wildrose Peak, Zabriskie Point | 1 Comment

Travelogue: Flagstaff and Grand Canyon

Posted on June 9, 2017

Approaching the midpoint of the trip, we planned two nights in Flagstaff, Arizona. During the three hour drive from Canyon de Chelly, we stopped for lunch in Holbrook and inadvertently stumbled upon a monument to the song “Take it Easy” … Continue reading →

Posted in Destinations, Travelogues | Tagged arizona national parks, Arizona Road Trip, criollo latin kitchen, diablo burger, dripping springs grand canyon, flagstaff, flagstaff beer, flagstaff breweries, flagstaff dining, Grand Canyon, hermit trail, Hermit's Rest, hotel monte vista, Meteor Crater, pizzicletta, sunset crater volcano, Walnut Canyon | 2 Comments

Travelogue: Petrified Forest and Canyon de Chelly

Posted on June 5, 2017

Heading north out of Tucson on Arizona Highway 77, we quickly left the population behind. The destination was Holbrook, 4.5 hours to the northeast. In between is a scenic landscape that might not be the typical “red rock and desert” … Continue reading →

Posted in Destinations, Travelogues | Tagged Arizona Road Trip, Beauty Way Jeep Tours, Canyon de Chelly, Holbrook Arizona, Navajo Nation, Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Wood, Salt River Canyon, Spider Rock, Wigwam Motel | 3 Comments

Travelogue: Tucson and Saguaro National Park

Posted on May 31, 2017

It’s impossible to travel any distance through the southwestern United States and not come across something of beauty or historic importance. Continue reading →