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Never Say Die!

Never Say Die!

  • Day 116
  • 17,333 miles
  • Goondocks, OR
  • Dec 14, 2011

Today we saved the Goondocks! We found a map in my dads attic, and it lead us on a wild and crazy adventure into an underground fortress filled with booty traps, “you mean booby traps” “thats what i said booby traps, God these guys,” Data. We found one eyed Willy’s ship filled with “riches” and [...]

Tags: Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Small town, Video 1

Portlandia

Portlandia

  • Day 115
  • 17,028 miles
  • Portland, OR
  • Dec 13, 2011

Days 114 and 115 Portland is it! This place is where its at. I could easily make this place my home. We spent 2 jam packed days here. Here’s how it went down…. We pulled into Portland hungry. Parked in the trendy Pearl District Neighborhood, then stumbled upon a local hotspot, Hot Lips Pizza. It [...]

Tags: food, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Urban 0

Antelope Valley Slot Canyon Adventuring

Antelope Valley Slot Canyon Adventuring

  • Day 89
  • 13,469 miles
  • Page, AZ
  • Nov 18, 2011

Having stayed up with Jillian, Ricky and Liam the night before giggling like maniacs attempting to play Monopoly on the iPad and understand Inception, all while making our neighboring cabin dwellers hate us. I found it hard to fall asleep, as I was both excited for and concerned about the 2nd day of our adventure. [...]

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A Hike-Up Hiccup

A Hike-Up Hiccup

  • Day 86/87
  • 13,006 miles
  • Grand Canyon, Arizona
  • Nov 16, 2011

Finally, the Grand Canyon. Ricky and I had a slight fear that by the time we actually reached this world wonder we would be too jaded to truly appreciate it. But honestly, even after 3 months of traveling and experiencing the most amazing natural beauty that this country has to offer, we were still blown [...]

Tags: Jillian, National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures 1

Takin It Easy

Takin It Easy

  • Day 83
  • 12,884 miles
  • Flagstaff, AZ
  • Nov 12, 2011

We finished up our route 66 trek. It took us a half day. Now we are just gonna take it easy for the weekend and relax in a hotel in Flagstaff AZ. We are waiting for Liam and Kanya to catch up with us. They’re flying out to AZ to meet up with us at [...]

Tags: Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Video 0

The Last of the Arches

The Last of the Arches

  • Day 80
  • 12354 miles
  • Arches National Park, Utah
  • Nov 9, 2011

Today we finished up the rest of our site seeing in Arches national park. We tackled a 7 mile hike called Devil’s Garden and got to see 8 of the park’s Arches, including Landscape Arch which is one of the most famous. In 1991 a HUGE chunk of landscape arch cracked off and tumbled down [...]

Tags: Jillian, National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures 0

Sun up to Sun Down

Sun up to Sun Down

  • Day 79
  • 12211 miles
  • Moab, UT
  • Nov 8, 2011

Got up at the crack of dawn and made our way into Canyonlands under a moonless, star filled sky. The kind you only get when the closest major city is 250 miles away. We hiked the short 1 mile hike to the mesa arch for the sunrise. It was a crisp 20 degrees out and [...]

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Hot Slots

Hot Slots

  • Day 75
  • 11620 miles
  • Escalante, Utah
  • Nov 4, 2011

Today was a strenuous, but fun day. We set out for the middle of the Utah desert to check out a couple slot canyons that my fiancé found while researching the trip (I had to do it just once…). This hike was a lot different than the ones we have been doing. For starters, we [...]

Tags: Jillian, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Scenic Drive 0

Reflective Pics Brov, Believe It!

Reflective Pics Brov, Believe It!

  • Day 71
  • 11188 miles
  • Salt Flats, UT
  • Oct 31, 2011

We are up over 10,000 Miles. Exactly 10 weeks in. Couldn’t be more comfortable. Uck, I don’t feel like writing today. What I lack in writing I’ll make up for in Pictures. This morning, before leaving Salt Lake City, we decided to go check out their main tourist attraction, the Mormon Temple. We spent most [...]

Tags: Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction, Scenic Drive 1

Does anyone live in Wyoming?

Does anyone live in Wyoming?

  • Day 64
  • 9777 miles
  • Wyoming
  • Oct 24, 2011

So we drove north and into Deadwood. Just south of d-wood is an attraction I wanted to check out called President’s Park. Scattered over a couple acres in the black hills are all 43 presidents heads standing 20ft tall. The drive to this place was very silent. Jill was mad at me cuz I wouldn’t [...]

Tags: National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive 0

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