After a good snooze in our Wigwam, we piled into Carpe and continued down the “Mother Road” (or, along the path of what used to be Route 66). Our first stop of the day was Petrified Forest National Park, which is also home to the Painted Desert. We entered the Park from the south off […]
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A Little Taste of Route 66: Standin’ on the Corner and Sleeping in a Wigwam
Life is about the journey. Route 66 was all about this. And, although Route 66 no longer exists in its original form, you can still feel its spirit at stops along Interstate 40 in Arizona. First up, Winslow, AZ! True confession: I only wanted to stop here so that I could “stand on a corner […]
The Great American Road Trip: Monument Valley
There is a reason so many movies are filmed in Monument Valley–it is absolutely breathtaking. The sandstone buttes towering over the desert are awe-inspiring. Part of the Navajo Nation Reservation, this is a special place to visit. Where We Stayed Monument Valley has a hotel: The View at Monument Valley. The hotel offers traditional hotel […]
Pit Stop: Bonneville Salt Flats
110 miles west of Salt Lake City, we pulled off Interstate 80 via a rest stop and onto the Bonneville Salt Flats. Thankfully, it was very dry when we visited (middle of the summer), so we had no trouble driving onto the flats and getting out to explore. Our plan was to stay on the […]
What my toddler taught me in China
Is traveling to China with a toddler hard? Yes. But not for the reason you think. It was hard because traveling to China is hard. It highlighted our dependence on internet access at all times (even with a VPN access to our usual sources of info–like Google Maps–was spotty). We don’t have a Chinese bank […]