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Everything is Green and Mushy

Everything is Green and Mushy

  • Day 113
  • 16,821 miles
  • Florence, OR
  • Dec 11, 2011

Yep, we are still at it, 113 days. Can’t stop, Won’t stop. Give me more of this Northwestern weather….not. Woke up at a Walmart this morning, cold and foggy. Very depressing. we drove back towards the coast to see America’s largest sea cave and what lie inside. The drive there is typical Oregon, green and [...]

Tags: Animals, Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive, Video 0

Cradled By Giants

Cradled By Giants

  • Day 112
  • 16,640 miles
  • Redwood NP, CA
  • Dec 10, 2011

Last night we left SF at 3pm. We wanted to cut the 6-7 hour drive to Redwood National Park in half. For the first time we got up close and personal with Sf biggest and baddest landmark, the beautiful Golden Gate. We crossed it heading north, and didn’t take anytime to really take it in. [...]

Tags: National Park, Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive 1

MTV Cribs: William Randolph Hearst

MTV Cribs: William Randolph Hearst

  • Day 107
  • 15,927 miles
  • San Simon, CA
  • Dec 5, 2011

We had a long day today. First things first, we left our suite at the Madonna after some delicious pastries and juice that were delivered to our door. Yum. Northbound we went along one of the country’s most scenic highways, route 1 California. Today we will end up taking this road all the way to [...]

Tags: Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive, Urban, Video 0

Good Bye Red Rocks. Hello Saguaro Sunset

Good Bye Red Rocks. Hello Saguaro Sunset

  • Day 90
  • 13,707 miles
  • Sedona, AZ
  • Nov 19, 2011

First I’d like to say sorry for the wait. Its been 7 days since we our last post. That’s just irresponsible. Today, we left whats been our home for the past 5 days, we weren’t glad to see it go but we we’re glad to be moving on. On a trip like ours the excitement [...]

Tags: Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction, Scenic Drive

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

Hoodoos From Outerspace

Hoodoos From Outerspace

  • Day 74
  • 11395 miles
  • Bryce Canyon NP, UT
  • Nov 4, 2011

On our 2 days at Zion we raced to the hiking location, hiked for hours, then exhausted we left in the early afternoon. We didn’t give much time to really take in the park. So early this morning before our 2 hour drive to Bryce, we went back into Zion for one last hit. We [...]

Tags: National Park, Pictures, Ricky, 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

Hasta Luego, Yellowstone

Hasta Luego, Yellowstone

  • Day 68
  • 10524 miles
  • Tetons
  • Oct 28, 2011

Today we said farewell to Yellowstone. We drove all the way from the north entrance and exited out the south, re-visited some of the pools and geysers, and saw Old Faithful erupt once again. We’ll be back though. We both really want to see the thermal areas in the summer, when steam isn’t blocking the [...]

Tags: Jillian, National Park, Pictures, Scenic Drive, Small town 0

Buffalo Bill’s Rocky Mountain City

Buffalo Bill’s Rocky Mountain City

  • Day 65
  • 9935 miles
  • Cody, WY
  • Oct 25, 2011

To Yellowstone. We drove up the mountains into Bighorn National forest. Anther beautiful scenic drive. The Mountains were full of snow. Then it turned into this We arrived in Cody, Wy just outside of the road into Yellowstone, after 1pm due to the slow driving in the snowy mountains. We decided to just do some [...]

Tags: Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive, Small town 0

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 [...]

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