One Year on the Road

Two women, their golden retriever, and an orphaned kitten hit the road in an RV for one year of "pretirement"

Capitol Reef National Park

Our next destination from Bryce was Arches National Park. We could take Highway 89 up to Interstate 70, or we could go the scenic route, over mountains, and drive through Capital Reef National Park. Naturally, we chose the scenic route.…

Jennifer Meyer May 16, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon is a high elevation park (over 9,000 feet in some places), so it’s always much colder than Zion. Still we were surprised to learn that snow was predicted. So strange after dressing in shorts and sandals for the…

Jennifer Meyer May 15, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Red Canyon, Utah

Red Canyon is a beautiful little park in the Dixie National Forest between Zion and Bryce Canyon. Oxidized iron in the soil turns the cliffs, rocks, and soil a deep, bright orange. Erosion on the soft sedimentary rock creates fascinating…

Jennifer Meyer May 13, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Zion National Park

Of all the national parks I’ve seen, Zion is my absolute favorite. Kate and I were there in 2008, on a cross-country road trip in our teardrop trailer (see www.teardrop-trails.com/cross-country-trip.html). That was mid-September and the temps were in the upper…

Jennifer Meyer May 11, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments

Lee’s Ferry Campground, Arizona

Just a couple of hours northeast of the Grand Canyon’s south rim (and near to the turn-off for the north rim) is a small no-reservation campground called Lee’s Ferry. There are no hookups or showers, but it’s only $12 a night and…

Jennifer Meyer May 9, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Grand Canyon: The Good Stuff

Rim Trail When we camped at the North Rim five years ago, dogs weren’t allowed on any of the Grand Canyon trails, so we were pleased to discover that dogs are allowed on the main Rim Trail, which goes for…

Jennifer Meyer May 7, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 3 Comments

Grand Canyon Photos

Three days at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. [Show slideshow] 1234►

Jennifer Meyer May 7, 2015 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Shunned by Our Own

When we planned this trip, we expected to meet all kinds of people, including those who take a dim view of the “gay population,” some of whom might even be outright hostile. We hoped to win over a few or…

Jennifer Meyer May 6, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 5 Comments

Jerome, Arizona

We left San Diego on April 28th and drove a long HOT nine hours along the Mexican border to the Verde Valley Thousand Trails RV Resort near Cottonwood. This was our stopover spot on the way to the Grand Canyon where…

Jennifer Meyer May 4, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Grand Canyon Fatality

We arrived at the Trailer Village RV Park (the only RV park within the national park) at around 2:00 yesterday, and Anita and Hilary were there, holding our spot for us. We had barely set up when three young Roosevelt…

Jennifer Meyer May 1, 2015 Uncategorized 4 Comments

San Diego

Our friends, Claire and Marsha, own a condo on Mission Bay in San Diego and usually winter there. This year, they stayed home on Whidbey Island in Washington, but Marsha came down for just a week to do some business.…

Jennifer Meyer April 28, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Visiting the Steins

For years after we moved into our house in Eugene, we knew our next-door neighbors only peripherally. We chatted with Carole while she pulled weeds from the vinka patch between our houses. And Dick became known by our kids as…

Jennifer Meyer April 25, 2015 On the Road, Uncategorized 1 Comment

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