For us, the highlight of Houston was Jon’s homecoming to the Johnson Space Center, where he spent a spring and two summers as a co-op during college. It was great to tour the space center and see all of the changes as well as his old friends who still work there. Day 106 – 109 November 16 –…
The unique urban feel and the energy of Sixth Street made Austin one of my favorite cities of the trip. It also helped that two of our amazing friends took the time to visit us while in Austin. Day 104 – 106 November 14 – November 16, 2014 Miles 12802 – 12861 Our arrival into…
Never having been to Texas I didn’t know what the cities would be like. Even through the weather was unusually cold and damp, San Antonio turned out to be delightful. Day 103 – 104 November 13 – November 14, 2014 Miles 12482 – 12802 There are not too many National Parks between New Mexico and…
Carlsbad National Park’s unofficial motto seems to be “We aren’t the biggest cave, or the longest cave, but most of our visitors leave saying we are the most beautiful cave they’ve ever seen.” Day 102 November 12, 2014 Miles 12142 – 12482 Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in southeast New Mexico. For us, it was…
The next two days we explored an artistic city and a blinding national monument in New Mexico. Days 100 – 101 November 10 – November 11, 2014 Miles 11725 – 12142 On Monday, we entered New Mexico and drove straight to Santa Fe. We had been debating about whether to go to Santa Fe or Albuquerque,…
As Jon and I headed south towards New Mexico from Denver, we found ourselves close to Great Sand Dunes National Park. Great Sand Dunes is a sand dune field created by erosion of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The park encompasses both the dune field and the foothills of the mountains as a nature preserve.…
Even though both of us have been to Denver many times, it was still great to catch up with some friends and see some places we haven’t been to yet, especially before a huge cold front was to arrive! Days 96 – 99 November 6 – November 9, 2014 Miles 11160 – 11454 In Denver we…
On our way to Denver we stopped to visit the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The black canyon is a narrow steep canyon carved out by the Gunnison River. In at least one place the canyon is deeper than it is wide and almost twice the height of the empire state building. Day 95 –…
Our first destination in Colorado was Ouray, which was recommended to us by a friend in Denver who we would be seeing later in the week. Ouray bills itself as ‘The Switzerland of America‘. What we found in Ouray is a quaint mountain town. The buildings on main street retain a lot of historic charm…
Canyonlands National Park is where the Colorado and Green rivers merge together. Of the parks we’ve been to, Canyonlands is one of the least accessible unless you plan to explore it by ATV, mountain bike, or long backcountry trips. The park is divided into three distinct areas; Island in the Sky, The Needles, and The…
Herr We Go 