Author Archives: Serene

When we bought our house last spring we knew we were getting a grapefruit and an orange tree.   We like oranges and fresh squeezed orange juice but weren’t too excited about the grapefruit.  The oranges were gone by the … Continue reading →

No, we didn’t fall off the face of the earth – and thanks to those of you who wondered!   We were enjoying fall travel and then enjoying “the season” at Sun City Grand.   We would be busy still, except … Continue reading →

Our fall road trip concluded with a few days in Las Vegas.  We’ve been to Las Vegas lots of times but still found some new things to do. We stayed downtown (instead of on the strip) to have easy access to … Continue reading →

Leaving Page, we headed west toward the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a place we have wanted to visit for years.    We have been to the south rim frequently as it is far easier to get to.  The … Continue reading →

Even if you are unaware, you have likely seen photographs of Antelope Canyon near Page in northern Arizona.  Antelope Canyon is a bucket list destination for serious photographers (which we aren’t) and slot canyon hikers (which we are). Antelope Canyon was … Continue reading →

We enjoy riding old trains and have been on quite a few including the Durango to Silverton trip I wrote about in Plan B:  Colorado! just a few weeks ago.   This time we were in the vicinity of the Cumbres & Toltec … Continue reading →

The last National Monument we visited on our recent New Mexico adventure was El Morro – The Rock With Three Names! El Morro, this large sandstone bluff, sat on the main east-west route for several people groups.    It wasn’t … Continue reading →

Our third NM in New Mexico was El Malpais National Monument.    El Malpais means “the badlands” and they were bad in the best possible way!    El Malpais National Monument also has lava tubes and ice caves accessible with a … Continue reading →

NMs in NM?   National Monuments in New Mexico! New Mexico has one national park, two national historical parks, one national heritage area, one national historical trail and 12 national monuments.  During our trip to northern New Mexico we visited four … Continue reading →

Several years ago I wrote the post Familiar and Family Ground about our visit to Hanford,  Washington.  My grandfathers worked at Hanford to develop plutonium during WWII.  Hanford is one of three sites in the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.  We recently visited a second site … Continue reading →