Escaping the Heat
A few weeks ago when I revived my blog, I mentioned that the revival was in honor of an upcoming trip. I needed to warm up to the task ahead and give credit to the awesomeness of the past year and a half. I’m now halfway through my Top 10 Adventures Countdown, so this seemed … Continue reading
Adventure #6: Backyard Shenanigans
*This is Adventure #6 in my Top 10 Adventures (of the past year and a half) Countdown* Not every adventure takes me far from home. Some of my greatest adventures have come with home ownership. Mike and I have had our place in south Phoenix for 3.5 years now, though it doesn’t seem like that … Continue reading
Adventure #7: Narrow Places
*This is Adventure #7 in my Top 10 Adventures (of the past year and a half) Countdown* This is a long one, so make yourself comfortable or just skip to the pictures. Where’s the most remote place you’ve been? The place farthest from other people, farthest from a town, farthest from help (should you need … Continue reading
Adventure #8: “A Frame More Significant Than Its Picture”
*This is Adventure #8 of my Top 10 Adventures (of the past year and a half) Countdown* I ended my last post with a Nebraska slam because it is truly a horrible state to have to drive through. Truly. Luckily, not all the states between Phoenix and Iowa are as dull. In fact, some of … Continue reading
Adventure #9: You Can Take the Girl Out of the Midwest . . .
. . . but you can’t take the Midwest out of the girl. *This is Adventure #9 of my Top 10 Adventures (of the past year and a half) Countdown* I moved to Phoenix 8 years ago, and I love my adopted home. I don’t think I’ll ever move back to the Midwest, but that … Continue reading
Adventure #10: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling . . .
Here’s the first installment of my Top 10 Adventures (of the past year and a half) countdown. I’m going to cheat a little bit on some of these, so consider yourself forewarned. #10 is actually multiple adventures packed into one category: bike ridin’! Those of you who know me know that I ride my bike … Continue reading
Blog? What blog?
Well, obviously my 2012 New Year’s resolution didn’t go well (not to mention 2013): four posts last year and none so far this year. However, all of that is about to change, my friends. In order to gear up for my next adventure (which I’ll tell you all about once it’s ready to roll out), … Continue reading
. . . and Upward
My last post covered our move onward from Yellowstone into Jackson Hole, WY and Grand Teton National Park. I covered the horizontal part of our journey, so now you’ll get the vertical part of the story. I should forewarn you: this isn’t going to be the tale of an entirely pleasant expedition. Of course, there … Continue reading
Onward . . .
After leaving Yellowstone (that’s right, I’m just going to continue the story as though I did not take a 3-month break from blogging), we headed south. This is where our original roadtrip itinerary became fuzzy. We didn’t know exactly what we would do with the last part of our trip when we set out, and we … Continue reading
The Sublime: Yellowstone — Day 4
The word sublime is commonly used to describe how outstanding something is. You might hear someone say, “This chocolate mousse is sublime,” or “What a sublime symphony!” However, the sublime is a concept developed by several 18th century philosophers. I remember learning about it first when we read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in Mrs. Longhenry’s high school English … Continue reading
Traveling Applejax 