Livin' Part of Life

These are my kind of days. Even when we are in good old Avon, OH. As much as I love adventure and exploring, I seem to need the “at home” days as a balance, even more in recent years. So today has filled my cup in important ways. We started with fresh picked, fresh squeezed… Read more

Having fun today, looking forward to tomorrow. We saw that quote on a board at the end of the, “It’s a Small World” ride at Disneyland. And what a great quote it is. We have no idea who said it, or if it is even attributable to a single person. It is still, however, a… Read more

We have headed northwest, out of the heat. We had one last A/C dependent night, one more much needed Benadryl for Rick, and we think we have left the allergies behind us. We certainly hope that we have! In turning northwest, we now have much shorter drives ahead of us. We are grateful to the… Read more

Biggest lie pushed on those of us from more humid climates. Yes, the air is dry in the desert Southwest. But hot is hot. And today was hot. Damn hot. Like the proverbial “fry an egg on the pavement” hot. And it was only 99. But to start at the beginning… Karen mentioned in her… Read more

For those of you who are National Park fans, please put Joshua Tree on your list if you haven’t been here yet. If you have been here, you know what I am saying. If you are not yet a fan of the National Parks, please consider it. What a national treasure. We got an early… Read more

That’s the distance we have driven since leaving Avon 7 days ago. Those miles have put us in Indio, California, just at the feet of Joshua Tree National Park. 190 gallons of diesel fuel. 18 hours of “The Fellowship of the Ring” on Audiobook. Thousands of miles of desolation. Many, many rest stops. Zero arguments.… Read more

America is beautiful. And my oh my, did we see a lot today! So we were reviewing our itinerary this morning and Rick (with the self-appointed title of “A Planner”) said hey, we are driving right by Petrified Forest National Park. Mind you, this was not on our list! Repeatedly, I said you must have… Read more

And we’re not in Oklahoma. Nor are we in Texas. Don’t get me wrong. Our campsite last night was wonderful. We had coyote howling at night and the stars were amazing. But to be honest, Kansas was boring as hell to drive through. With the exception of the Flint Hills area, Kansas was a drag.… Read more

Well, we spent the day driving across Kansas. It’s a long road. We are still here. We have learned a few things, including I don’t ever want to live in Kansas. There doesn’t appear to be much to see or do. Driving through downtown KC (actually most of that is in MO, how weird is… Read more

I’ll admit freely that today was a day I was really excited about. Was it the clear skies and crisp air this morning? No, but it was beautiful. Was it the prospect of eating at Joe’s Kansas City BBQ? A little, but not really. Was it the relaxation that comes from NOT having a long… Read more