The second stop on our trip was Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Garden of the Gods is listed as a National Landmark, and rightly so.

We started at the Visitor's Center which wasn't terribly exciting, but it did have a great balcony that overlooked the park which...

The Paint Mines Open Space in Calhan Colorado was our first official stop on our trip. I didn't know much about the place going in, and honestly thought it would just be a pull-off on the side of the road with a cool view. It was supposed to be filler, so the ride from...

We are into our second week of our trip, and I'm just now getting around to writing my first blog post. Hopefully I can get caught up. If you are too impatient, Janet has been posting daily recaps of our trip on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1422538528469...

So, we did a test run on Monday to make sure we could fit all of our stuff in the car for our trip. It was a tight squeeze, but we managed to get everything in. We also have to fit a comforter and some sheets in there somewhere, but we put them in space bags and should...

So, we are less than 5 weeks away now, and we're chomping at the bit to get on the road.
We're really having to keep track of our money now that we are so close, because our trip budget is so tight.

There are so many things that we still need to do – it's a little stre...

Starting in May 22nd, 2016 Janet and I will be spending 10 weeks traveling to national parks across the western US and driving up the California coas. Check here to follow our journey.

So, how did this come about? Well, Janet and I were driving across Michigan on our w...