We went at it hard for our first Yellowstone day, so it was a lazy morning that led into a lazy day. I was up relatively early, made coffee, got an excellent spot to see outside, grabbed my Mac, and began to write a post. Amanda slept in for a while, woke then went back…

After our park store expenditures, we stepped over to the visitor’s center and walked around looking at the displays. I also talked with a ranger inquiring about road closures. It turned out the western part of the loop we were planning on taking to get back south was closed because of a high, almost 9,000-foot…

Upon waking, it was crisp in our bedroom, I’d opened the window during the night. However, when closing the window, it wouldn’t shut with snow blocking it. Snow blanketed everything, including the sidewalks, which had previously only been partially covered. We’d unpacked the night before. I love the feeling of unpacking and getting suitcases hidden…

We woke to mountain views just beyond the Snake River, not 20 yards from one of our two porches. It was cold, 22 or so, but in my pajama bottoms, tee shirt hoody, and robe I was surprisingly warm enough. We slept in, recovering from our two long days of travel. I had my alarm…

We stayed overnight in a nice hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. It was late and dark for a few hours before we arrived. We know we were in the mountains, climbing up and over along the Colorado border. After leaving the hotel, we rounded a street corner, and boom mountain! I guess we forgot where…

I started this trip off by priming for all the driving. Upon getting home, I picked Amanda and the dogs up, and off to Del Rio, 30 miles away, we went. Friday, we went to Del Rio and back home for chiropractor appointments for the both of us. Then to Uvalde, 40 miles, to pick…

We are excited about our upcoming trip, a road trip that will likely total over 5000 miles. The destination is Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nationals parks, then the San Juan mountains in Colorado. It’s fair to say this will be a mountainous trip. We set out on Saturday, which just so happens to be Amanda’s…

We’d planned to be off not too early on Tuesday but wanted to meet a friend in Dallas around noon. In typical southern fashion my aunt couldn’t let us leave hungry even though I’d told her we don’t eat breakfast! Fried eggs toast and jam, I’d already been bad so what the heck. I had…

We both slept in Monday but I got up a bit before Amanda. I went outside by the pool to write on a post looking for a dog to pet. My aunt is a dog lover and helps rescue them. She’s always had a ton since I was little, at one time up to 15…