Our Michigan adventure would begin with the Lavender Fields just outside of Boyne City. First we needed to grab a picnic lunch so we stopped at the Hanover General Store. Stepping inside the little General Store was like stepping back in time. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. The first thing I saw when I…

After dropping our daughters at the Flagstaff Airport we drove a couple of hours before we arrived at the Petrified Forest National Park. We were not really expecting a whole lot from this park but we certainly were surprised. Our first stop was the visitor center where we learned about the park. Because the area…

Sedona is only 115 miles south of the Grand Canyon. Our big National Park tour was complete and we were headed to Sedona for some rest and relaxation before we began our long drive back home to North Carolina. My daughter Melissa had gifted us a VRBO home in Sedona for Christmas and had even…

I cannot tell you how many questions I have received about the Epic Monument Valley photo at John Ford Point. Everyone has asked if that really is William. The answer is YES. Some people have asked me if it was a green screen picture. Some have asked why would a Navajo let William ride his…

Our route from Zion National Park to The Grand Canyon took us southeast through the town of Page Arizona. As we got closer to Page, I could see the Colorado River in the distance. When I pointed it out to William I told him I thought we might be getting close to the Glen Canyon…

Driving from Bryce Canyon we entered Zion National Park at the East Entrance following Highway 9. Coming in the East Entrance gave us immediate views of the Checkerboard Mesa with its criss cross patterns. Notice that the Zion Mt. Carmel Road is actually paved in Red. Our shuttle bus driver told us that was done…

Leaving Capitol Reef National Park we drove southwest now on Utah’s Scenic All American Road 12. This was our most epic drive during our whole exploration of Utah’s National Parks. As we climbed in elevation at Boulder, Utah we stopped at overlooks to play in the snow. Between Boulder and Escalante we drove the Hogsback…

It is only a two and half hour drive west from Moab to Capitol Reef National Park and the drive along Scenic Byway 24 rewarded us with exceptional views and scenery. Leaving Moab we traveled north for about 30 miles, then west on Interstate 70 before we began to travel south west along Utah’s Highway…

Leaving Monument Valley our first stop was to visit Utah’s Goosenecks State Park. It was just a short drive off our route to Moab and certainly worth thestop. It was about a three hour drive up to Moab but once again the scenery along the drive was breath taking. One of the most notable rock…

This morning we left the snow covered mountains of Mesa Verde traveling just a couple of hours west heading to the Navajo Nation’s Monument Valley. Along the drive we were really impressed with the beautiful scenery. Sometimes we would stop to take pictures and others we would just snap from our windows as we drove….