Leavin’ On a Road Trip

Bob and I are heading out on a 2+ week road trip to Arizona. I know some people dread being couped up in a car for even 100 miles but a road trip is my favorite way to travel. My best childhood travel memories were the times we would get in the car on Friday night, back out of the Illinois driveway, take turns driving through the night and be in Colorado by noon the next day. We knew where to get a burger in eastern Kansas at three in the morning or buy a smoked ham in Marysville. After sixteen hours we’d see the Rockies piercing the horizon.

I hope to keep readers posted as we travel through New Mexico and explore the Arizona desert. Come back daily for a new adventure. We plan to visit:

• Las Vegas (New Mexico) National Wildlife Refuge
• Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
• Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Chiracahua National Monument
• Saguaro National Park
• Sabino Canyon
• Tohono Chul Park
• Tucson
• Ramsey Canyon Nature Conservancy
• San Pedro House
• Arizona Folklore Center
• Tubac Presidio State Park
• Tubac Golf Resort
• Tumacacori National History Park
• San Xavier del Bac Mission
• Chihuly Nature of Glass Exhibit at the Desert Botanic Garden
• Boyce Arboretum
• Scottsdale
• Taliesin West
• Cosanti – Paolo Soleri’s Windbells
• Phoenix
• Heard Museum Indian Fair/Market
• Arcosanti
• Sedona
• And dozens more!

Please join us on the journey and discover places to put on your next Southwestern itinerary.