Monthly Archives: March 2017

Santa Fe, NM On Monday morning we left Milan, NM and drove about 130 miles to Santa Fe.  We had been out hiking and exploring a number of days in a row so Pam told John he could have the … Continue reading →

Milan, NM About 42 miles from Grants, NM on NM-53 rises a great sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base.   The local Zuni Indians, whose Puebloan ancestors live here, call it Atsinna, which means place of … Continue reading →

Milan, NM Following our stay in Holbrook, AZ our plan was to drive directly to Santa Fe, a distance of just under 300 miles.   While that is certainly a distance we have often driven in a day, we would … Continue reading →

Holbrook, AZ We extended our stay in Holbrook to let some strong winds and rain pass through the area.  There is not much to do on a rainy day in this little town, but we did use the time to … Continue reading →

Holbrook, AZ For our second visit to Petrified Forest NP, we drove 25 miles east on I-40 and entered the park through the north entrance where the Painted Desert section is located.  The Painted Desert is a large area of badlands … Continue reading →

Holbrook, AZ Our next move was a short one, only about 30 miles from Winslow to Holbrook, AZ.  But since we planned to make a couple of visits to Petrified Forest National Park before continuing east, it made more since … Continue reading →

Winslow, AZ We left the tight confines of the Flagstaff KOA on Friday and enjoyed a nice, easy drive of about 50 miles to Winslow, AZ where we quickly set up in a nice, open site at Homolovi State Park. … Continue reading →

Flagstaff, AZ We left White Tank (near Phoenix) Wednesday morning and drove north about 150 miles to the city of Flagstaff.  The drive up I-17 is quite interesting, with an elevation change of almost 6,000 feet making for significant changes … Continue reading →

Surprise, AZ We left Tucson late last week and drove about 150 miles to the west side of Phoenix for a visit to White Tank Mountain Regional Park.  The drive from Tucson to White Tank is an easy one if … Continue reading →

Tucson, AZ It has been a while since our last post, but we have been busy hiking and biking around Tucson and enjoying time with friends.  Hans and Lisa were staying nearby so we took the opportunity to hike with … Continue reading →