It got COLD and WINDY overnight. The temperature when we got up was around 35 degrees F, and the winds were gusting up to 50mph (from what we heard). It was brutal. The sunrise was nice. We managed to get breakfast made and the tent down (only one night here), and we then headed to…
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A Trip to Death and Trees – Part 4
The next day we headed into Joshua Tree NP. We hit the ranger station first and got some info on hikes and Jr. Ranger books for the girls. Then we headed in. We did a couple short hikes before lunch: the Hidden Valley Loop and the Barker Dam Loop. Both were nice and we saw…
A Trip to Death and Trees – Part 3
We packed up camp the next morning, the girls became Jr. Rangers at Death Valley (#40 something), and we drove out a different way then we came into the park. We went to the sand dunes and played in that a little, and then headed to Mosaic Canyon to do a hike. This was a…
A Trip to Death and Trees – Part 2
The next day we decided to head to “The Racetrack”. This is where the rocks move on their own and lave tracks behind them. I had heard about this before and wanted to see it if we could. What I didn’t realize was that it was a drive to get there. First it was about…
A Trip To Death and Trees – Part 1
This last week has been my spring break from school. It happens to also one up with one of my girls weeks of spring break. This is the first time this has happened in I think 5 years. So, we decided, months ago, to travel as a family for the week. And we decided to…
Bicycling – Bigger Goals (or Ideas)
I have been thinking about how I enjoy bicycling recently. I really do enjoy riding my bike, most of the time. There are certainly days where I would rather not ride, but I know it is good exercise for me, and so I do it. And with the accident and loss of my primary bike more…
National Parks (and Monuments)
I really enjoy going to National Parks. I have been to a lot of them. Most, if not all, have been with my wife and family. This is totally tied to the fact that my wife loves to travel, and I enjoy the outdoors (to a point). I have been to a lot of them…
Veteran’s Weekend 2023
This past weekend my family spent a few days up in the Flagstaff area. My wife had this great idea that we should go see a few of the national monuments in that area since we had the ability to get a national park pass, and Veteran’s Day was a free national park day as…
A Trip Conclusion.
The trip was great overall. I had fun. The family had fun! It was a trip of a lifetime, and I am super blessed to have been able to do it with the people I love. Thank you, God! There were good days and bad days. There were fun times and times when we were…
We Finally Made it Home.
We made it to the airport early. We dropped our rental car off, and “B” had to spend almost an hour with Hertz dealing with them. There was a crack in the windshield that happened day one. (remember that 24 hour drive from Brisbane to Cairns?). For that 24 hour period we had 100% coverage,…