We are 8+ weeks out from John’s open-heart surgery and cardio conversion, and he is now off all restrictions. We decided to take a trip down to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This was the first park we visited for an extended visit after John’s initial stay in Cleveland Clinic almost two years ago. The difference in his …
After a short stop in Tucson to Saguaro National Park, Phoenix to spend some time with friends, and Sedona; we made our way to California where we have spent the last several weeks. The diversity of California is incredible. Beaches, oceans, canyons, pine forests, clear lakes, desert, and epic national parks. We have meandered our way from …
We resumed our trip right after the new year on the Western Coast of Florida in Clearwater, making our way to the Emerald Coast in the Panhandle. The area is full of beautiful white beaches, pristine water, and sunshine. We stopped periodically to take in the views and relax in the sand. From there, we made our …
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It’s the time of year when it starts to get cold in Ohio. To avoid winterizing the van (which can be a pain) we decided to make one last adventure this year to get Samsara somewhere warm for the winter. We drove from Ohio down to Florida, hitting 5 national parks and several cities we wanted to …
Fall is my favorite. The chilliness in the air, the many colors of the leaves, warm drinks, and bright skies. It is a time of reflection, transition, and letting go. And it has become a tradition for John and I to go leaf peeping this time of year. There are so many places to go, timing is everything to …
The last leg of our trip before we headed home for a few weeks was South Dakota. If anyone would have told me the temperatures in South Dakota would be over 100, I wouldn’t have believed them. The good thing about those temps is it kept the crowds low wherever we went, but it also prevented us …
Last April we were not able to see much Colorado due to the high amounts of snow, so we headed back with plans to explore as much as we could. The four National Parks in Colorado are spread across the state – Black Canyon of the Gunnison in the west, Mesa Verde in the southwest, …
We left Washington with a plan to hit some of the National Parks we missed in Oregon, California, and Nevada. But given the territory we were going to cover, we decided to make some short unplanned trips along the way. There is so much beauty to see beyond the national parks, and we were glad we chose …
We took off last Thursday on our National Park adventure, the closest one on our list we have yet to see the whole way in North Dakota. So it has been quite a road trip across the US. Lots of corn fields, sunflower fields, and haybales! We made it to North Dakota in two days, with an overnight …
After 4 months, it is time to get back on the road. John’s rotator cuff is fully healed, and we don’t meet with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic until late October about the clip repair. That gives us a couple months to go enjoy nature. We are hopeful it will be less crowded with school …