Yesterday’s drive included lots of sections of I-40 that were marked as under construction. Today’s drive included a lot of actual road construction. Apparently, several…
Day 8 – western history
Today we planned to do a lot of driving but found a few museums and stops to break up the day. We started off at…
Day 7 – Route 66
Since we were driving through New Mexico, we decided to take an alternate route that would take us by a relative that we hadn’t seen…
Day 6 – ice cave and petroglyphs
Because the Tinkertown Museum changed its days of operation, we had more flexibility in today’s schedule and had a lazy morning. We didn’t get on…
Day 5 – Mesa Verde
Today, we were supposed to see the four corners monument (where you can stand on four states at the same time) but it was closed…
Differences across the U.S.
Probably obvious, but the biggest differences we’ve observed are how different places address COVID. In many cases, we are the only ones wearing a mask…
Day 4 – Canyonlands
This morning, we were supposed to do an off road tour of Canyonlands. But, after yesterday’s Jeep tour, the kids said no. So, we had…
Day 3 – Arches
After mining for trilobites on day 2, we picked up food and ate another meal in the car. We already had a long drive ahead…
Day 1 continued
There was one beautiful vista on the scenic byway that was near the highway. The views from the highway were also scenic so it wasn’t…
Day 2 – dinos
Today is all about dinosaurs. We went to the George S Eccles Dinosaur Park this morning and will be digging for fossils this afternoon.