Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
What time is a good time to eat a pasty? Answer: Any time, especially when you are in the land of pasties. I started the day finishing homework and doing laundry at the hotel, and today is once again record heat with temps in the upper 80’s. A quick re-supply at Walmart and I was … Read more
Made my way into Sedona, Arizona with intentions on exploring it for the rest of the day. Turns out today was their “Festival of Lights”, a large winter event. It also turns out today is Saturday (which I lost track of) and frankly Sedona is not the place I’d suggest visiting on a weekend. I … Read more
Left Benson in the early morning and started heading very far eastward. Crazy fog, clouds, wind, and some rain across I-10. Traffic on a tuesday morning is pretty light and the drive is pretty monotonous anyways so it didn’t matter. Met my dad & his co-workers for lunch at Irma’s Restaurant in Deming, New Mexico. … Read more
Pulled off for my last stop before home near Walcott, Iowa. Lots of corn here. LOTS. Apparently I found myself at Iowa 80 Truckstop (the world’s largest truck stop) so there’s that. My life accomplishments may have just peaked… Author’s note: I am revisiting old posts from my 2016 road trip because I posted all … Read more
Adventure comes in all forms, and today it took the shape of a gastronomical trek. The giant Waffle House sign called my name like a beacon of gluttony. We don’t have these in Wisconsin and probably for good reason. $11 dollars worth of shame and sadness was the outcome. Pecan waffle almost saved the day … Read more
Quick overnight stop at the Fifth Season Inn in Amarillo, Texas. Booked last minute while on the road for $40, not bad. Only downside is this clown in the white truck parking super close to my car then sitting there with his door open basically touching the bump strips. Entire rest of the parking lot … Read more
The start of my return journey home begins with a short cruise east from Las Cruces on US-70 to White Sands National Monument. Known for its very rare almost pure white sand dunes, it seems almost out of place compared to the other local landscape. Interesting fact: at 275 square miles, it is the largest … Read more
First time driving Santa Fe south to Las Cruces. Enjoyed seeing all the different mountains along the way. Didn’t spend much time in Las Cruces, and what little time I was there was spent catching up with family and preparing for elk hunting. After the hunt I was gifted some Hatch green chiles to take … Read more
It was a long drive through the mountains on the less direct route in order to avoid the snow at Monarch Pass in Colorado. The “lower” pass I drove through on the longer route was still around 10,000 feet but grades were gradual and managed with relatively low stress. Once out of the mountains I … Read more
Leaving Grand Teton National Park it started pouring rain. Stopped for some food and caught a double rainbow. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?! Jackson, Wyoming is a major tourist town and crazy expensive, place next door to Wendy’s was considered “cheap” with $20 hamburgers, yikes. At least rainbows are free. Officially captured my first moose on … Read more