Wednesday April 10, 2019 Road video and map – Scottsdale to Globe, AZ When I woke up this morning I was all set to drive southeast to New Mexico but, during breakfast at the hotel, I noticed it was very windy outside. Since I needed to drive the last part of my journey on interstate … Continue reading Scenic Driving in the Superstition Mountains
Tuesday April 9, 2019 Road video and map – Sedona to Scottsdale, AZ I had never stayed in Sedona before but have discovered a place I would like to return to. Yesterday evening I was able to walk to a local bar for dinner and, this morning, to a wonderful breakfast served outside. The crowds … Continue reading Relaxing Day of Eating, Driving and Learning
Monday April 8, 2019 Road video and map – Flagstaff to Sedona, AZ Today was a short, but enjoyable, day as I moved on from Flagstaff to Sedona, AZ. The area around Sedona is known as red rock country and the scenery is spectacular. Unfortunately, almost all of the roadside parking areas were full and … Continue reading Science in Flagstaff and Scenic Sedona
Sunday April 7, 2019 Road video and map – Tusayan to Flagstaff, AZ There’s really not too much to add to the title of today’s post. Most of the day was spent on the eastern section of the Grand Canyon’s south rim. I stopped at several locations to enjoy the view and take photographs, spent … Continue reading Grand Canyon – Day Two
Saturday April 6, 2019 Road video and map – Bullhead City to Tusayan, AZ Much of today was spent driving historic Route 66 as I made my way to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. My original plan was to spend two days to get from Laughlin to Grand Canyon so that I could … Continue reading Route 66 and The Grand Canyon
Thursday April 4, 2019 (continued) I discovered that the Strip looked very similar to when I was here last and the most noticeable new feature is the High Roller which is a larger version of the London Eye. Since I had already had a good view of the city earlier in the day I did … Continue reading Lake Mead, Hoover Dam and a Ghost Town
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2/3, 2019 As spring arrives I’m always keen to break the winter gloom with my first road trip of the year and, this time, I decided to do things a little differently. Instead of driving my own car from Washington I flew to Las Vegas and rented a car for three … Continue reading The Southwest Loop Trip