2025 Road Trip

Days Nineteen to Twenty-Two Today I begin the journey home. The drive from Pagosa Springs to Glenn's Ferry was lovely. I spent two nights in Glenn's Ferry at a wonderful winery.​ Completed the drive from Glenn's Ferry to Samish Island with an overnight stop in...

Days Seven to Eighteen, Pagosa Springs ​Jerry and Sally have one of two flat-roof adobes in the immediate area.  As I turned off the highway, then onto Meadows, and then onto Moccasin Court, I saw their pretty home.  I saw them smiling and walking down the driveway to...

Day Six Leaving Moab at 8:30, I knew I would be traveling through Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, full of remarkable scenery. I have been to both parks before and decided to press on to Pagosa Springs. My iPhone, while a mighty creation, has limits when trying...

Day Five Another long day of driving, but the entire way I was dazzled by the spectacular cloud ballet. The terrain was spare, but the skies were enough. My sons worked in Moab 30 years ago. One of Nick’s childhood friends, David Williams, first told me about Canyon...

Day Four Brandy and I began our day with a walk in the Ogden Botanic Gardens, which parallels the Ogden River and has a well-traveled nature trail. I was happy to see many roses still in bloom, and I was surprised to find unusual plants around many corners. We happily...

Day Three Brandy and I started the morning with a walk before hitting the road. Though we saw the sign for J.M Kleiner Memorial Park, we ended up taking a longer walk at Meridian Park. We stopped at the small town of Bliss before heading to Ogden. VERY high winds....

Day Two I didn’t stay in Boise. Meridian is adjacent. The My Place motel was pleasant and easy to manage. Numerous small restaurants are just a stone's throw away. We ended up at a Mexican restaurant, which served margaritas in punch bowl-sized glasses. At the end of...

Day One Washington State is the 18th largest in the country, 71,300 square miles, and I traversed it today from the northwest corner to the southeast corner. The drop down from Snoqualmie Pass to the Palouse is always a stunner. The Palouse is beautiful. Its name...

I was introduced to the road trip when I was twelve. My family lived in Prairie Village, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. One evening my dad took me aside and told me we would be moving to California. I was twelve, the oldest of five children. The reason for our...