Life & All The Things In Between
Hiking the Grand Canyon is a bucket list item I was not willing to pass up along our road trip. Being one of seven natural wonders of the world, we planned the entire road trip around making sure we could spend the day hiking and taking in the sights. We allotted a little over six [...]
Visiting the Petrified Forest National Park almost didn’t happen for us on this trip. It was a miscalculation on my part. I thought we could squeeze in two longer stops in one day; the Petroglyph National Monument and Petrified Forest National Park. I didn’t account for traffic, travel between visits, and time changes. Planning this [...]
After days of being cooped up in the car, we were ready for a morning of hiking at the Petroglyph National Monument. Now you may be asking yourself, what the heck is a Petroglyph? (It’s okay, I had to google it too). Petroglyphs are symbols, images, or art found on the faces of rocks created [...]
Visiting the Cadillac Ranch was at the top of my road trip wishlist when I found out it was on our route. This roadside stop has been an icon of Route 66 since 1974 when it was created by a group of artists and architects. The Cadillacs reside in a baron field; sharply stick out [...]
Early in our vacation planning, we knew we wanted to make a trip to the Island of Hawai’i (also known as the Big Island, because it’s the biggest). I’ve already covered how we navigated the COVID requirements to travel between the islands in a previous post; Traveling to Hawaii during COVID. I also highlighted the [...]
When it was time to book places to stay while in Hawaii, Aaron and I went back and forth between hotels, Bed ‘n Breakfasts, and Airbnbs. At the beginning of creating the itinerary, we planned on staying in only one place. Staying in one location the entire trip would have been the easiest way to [...]
After a year of canceled plans, Aaron and I decided to embark on a vacation to Hawaii. Why Hawaii, you ask? It’s a bucket list destination for both of us, and Aaron has friends currently living in Oahu. Win-Win for us! Booking flights and places to stay was the easy part. Navigating the COVID requirements… [...]
The popularity of bees has been a cultural phenomenon recently. The “Queen Bee,” Beyoncé has her Beyhive, and I was seconds away from titling this post “Beez in the Trap,” but Nikki didn’t get back to me in time, so here we are. My first memories of bees go way back to when I would [...]
Being born and raised in Florida, traveling to Key West is like the pilgrimage to Mecca; you have to go at least once in your life. I can’t believe it’s taken me 31 years to make it there, and of all the times to go, I decided to go in the middle of this never-ending [...]
I have tried and failed to go on a trip with friends this year. I know, this year is not the year to go anywhere except the grocery store, work, and home. But I still long for the excitement of going on an adventure and exploring new places. The only exploration I’ve been on is [...]