Caroline and John Wise are the two people featured throughout the course of this blog; we’ve been taking digital images of our travels for over 23 years. In that time, we’ve left home in the Phoenix, Arizona area, usually together but on occasion going solo no less than 300 times for various lengths of vacations, weekend getaways, and day trips. Out of curiosity, I decided to grab one photo from each day we were out on the road: an image to demonstrate something that stood out for it to represent that travel day. When possible, those days will feature a link to a blog post with other photos and a narrative when they exist.
We didn’t understand in our early travels how important this lengthy online document would become to us and from that lack of comprehension, we were not consistent in taking photos or notes. So, some line items below won’t have a link or photo for that reason, though this is still a work in progress.
Although I’ve broken these index pages into 5-year chunks, they are quite heavy to load; my apologies. Regarding image quality, when we started with digital cameras in the late summer of 1999, our first camera shot 1.2 megapixels (MP) photos. Over the year we upgraded to 3MP, 5MP, 8MP, 12MP, 18MP, and currently shoot 24 MP.
Day 761: [December 31, 2010] Checking into the Birds Nest in Big Sur, California. Go to page.
Day 760: [December 30, 2010] Drove to Santa Barbara, California. No supporting entry.
Day 759: [December 12, 2010] Street Fest in Tucson, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 758: [December 11, 2010] Steet Fest in Tucson, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 757: [November 27, 2010] Hiking in Sedona – Day 3. Go to page.
Day 756: [November 26, 2010] Hiking in Sedona – Day 2. Go to page.
Day 755: [November 25, 2010] Hiking in Sedona – Day 1. Go to page.
Day 754: [November 24, 2010] Drove up to Sedona. No supporting entry.
Day 753: [November 08, 2010] Yes, it really was me behind the camera on this entire river trip. Go to page.
Day 752: [November 07, 2010] Sarge after a swim through a rapid on the Colorado River. Go to page.
Day 751: [November 06, 2010] Sixteenth day down here in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 750: [November 05, 2010] Lava Falls on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 749: [November 04, 2010] Hiking in National Canyon off the Colorado River. Go to page.
Day 748: [November 03, 2010] The quiet parts of the river where we just drift and listen to the water drip off the oars. Go to page.
Day 747: [November 02, 2010] The presence of those who were here before us is all over the canyon. Go to page.
Day 746: [November 01, 2010] Water is at work all over the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 745: [October 31, 2010] Big sandy beach at Stone Creek Camp next to the Colorado River. Go to page.
Day 744: [October 30, 2010] Camping at Mile 122 next to the Colorado River under the stars. Go to page.
Day 743: [October 29, 2010] The rock formations are astonishingly beautiful down here next to the river. Go to page.
Day 742: [October 28, 2010] At Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 741: [October 27, 2010] Most of the whitewater of the Colorado River is a lot bigger than this. Go to page.
Day 740: [October 26, 2010] The Little Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 739: [October 25, 2010] Hiking in Saddle Canyon at the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 738: [October 24, 2010] The rafts bring our gear down the river and occasionally take passengers. Go to page.
Day 737: [October 23, 2010] Sunrise from Soap Creek Camp on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 736: [October 22, 2010] At Lees Ferry in the Grand Canyon, about to raft the Colorado River. Go to page.
Day 735: [October 01, 2010] Picking up a painting from Dion Terry in San Diego, California. Go to page.
Day 734: [September 11, 2010] Day trip to Agua Fria. Go to page.
Day 733: [August 21, 2010] Day trip Bagdad to Prescott. Go to page.
Day 732: [July 05, 2010] Leaving Kings Canyon, California. Go to page.
Day 731: [July 04, 2010] Junior Ranger badge at Kings Canyon, California. Go to page.
Day 730: [July 03, 2010] Further exploration in Kings Canyon National Park, California. Go to page.
Day 729: [July 02, 2010] Visiting Kings Canyon National Park in California. Go to page.
Day 728: [July 01, 2010] Driving to Barstow, California. No photos. No supporting entry.
Day 727: [June 27, 2010] Day trip to a lavender farm and the Petrified Forest. Go to page.
Day 726: [June 20, 2010] An important view from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 725: [June 19, 2010] Hiking Widfross Trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 724: [June 18, 2010] Lees Ferry on our way to the North Rim Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 723: [May 31, 2010] Canyonlands down to Natural Bridges. Go to page.
Day 722: [May 30, 2010] Visited Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Dead Horse Point State Park. Go to page.
Day 721: [May 29, 2010] Horseshoe Canyon at the Great Gallery. Go to page.
Day 720: [May 28, 2010] Valley of the Gods and a steak at the Mexican Hat Lodge, Utah. Go to page.
Day 719: [May 15, 2010] Blackberry picking, tongue tacos, and a ghost town. Go to page.
Day 718: [April 11, 2010] Wildflowers down south. Go to page.
Day 717: [February 22, 2010] Our last day down south before heading back to Phoenix. Go to page.
Day 716: [February 21, 2010] Time for some photography in the area surrounding Bisbee. Go to page.
Day 715: [February 20, 2010] Working with cotton at the Bisbee Fiber Guild. Go to page.
Day 714: [February 19, 2010] Down south for a long weekend of photography and fiber arts. Go to page.
Day 713: [January 20, 2010] Sadly, leaving another perfect Yellowstone winter vacation. Go to page.
Day 712: [January 19, 2010] Leaving Old Faithful Geyser Basin back to Mammoth Hot Springs. Go to page.
Day 711: [January 18, 2010] Looking at things close-up today in Yellowstone. Go to page.
Day 710: [January 17, 2010] First-ever Junior Ranger Badge is the rare winter badge here at Yellowstone. Go to page.
Day 709: [January 16, 2010] Transferring from Mammoth Hot Springs to the Old Faithful Geyser Basin. Go to page.
Day 708: [January 15, 2010] Wake up to Wildlife tour started the day and then off to Norris Geyser Basin. Go to page.
Day 707: [January 14, 2010] Snowshoeing is a big part of getting around in Yellowstone this time of year. Go to page.
Day 706: [January 13, 2010] Arriving at a snowy Yellowstone for the 2nd time in our lives. Go to page.
Day 705: [December 13, 2009] Not the kind of stuff we enjoy driving. Leaving the Grand Canyon. Wow, the 69th travel day in 2009. Go to page.
Day 704: [December 12, 2009] Signing the check in the Grand Canyon, reserving our places for a trip down the Colorado River. Go to page.
Day 703: [November 17, 2009] In the Florida Everglades before flying back to Phoenix. Go to page.
Day 702: [November 16, 2009] Sunrise followed by a lot of snorkeling on the Dry Tortugas. Go to page.
Day 701: [November 15, 2009] Snorkeling at the Dry Tortugas National Park on Jefferson Island, Florida. Go to page.
Day 700: [November 14, 2009] Sombrero Beach on Marathon Key on our way to more kayaking here in Florida. Go to page.
Day 699: [November 13, 2009] In the Florida Keys for our first time kayaking and jet skiing. Go to page.
Day 698: [November 12, 2009] The Aucilla River flows into Apalachee Bay, Florida. Go to page.
Day 697: [October 25, 2009] Sunrise in the orchard, Willcox, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 696: [October 24, 2009] Caroline’s first ribbon for fiber arts, Amado, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 695: [October 23, 2009] Heading into Southern Arizona. Go to page.
Day 694: [October 20, 2009] Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Go to page.
Day 693: [October 19, 2009] Inside the Crown of the Statue of Liberty. Go to page.
Day 692: [October 18, 2009] A rainy day in New York City. Go to page.
Day 691: [October 17, 2009] Liberty Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Go to page.
Day 690: [October 16, 2009] Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Go to page.
Day 689: [October 15, 2009] Flying to Baltimore. Go to page.
Day 688: [October 5, 2009] Beach, fingerprints, and famous graves. Go to page.
Day 687: [October 4, 2009] Double-feature in 3D – Hollywood. Go to page.
Day 686: [October 3, 2009] Went to Disneyland and ran into Tiny Lister. Go to page.
Day 685: [October 2, 2009] Traveled to Southern California. Go to page.
Day 684: [September 29, 2009] Leaving D.C. for Baltimore, Maryland, next stop home. Go to page.
Day 683: [September 28, 2009] In D.C., ascending the Washington Monument. Go to page.
Day 682: [September 27, 2009] Taking Colonial Williamsburg by force. Go to page.
Day 681: [September 26, 2009] Daughter goes to jail in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Go to page.
Day 680: [September 25, 2009] Delmarva Peninsula to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Go to page.
Day 679: [September 24, 2009] Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Go to page.
Day 678: [July 5, 2009] Aboard the Cumbres & Toltec steam train. Go to page.
Day 677: [July 4, 2009] 4th of July in Colorado and New Mexico. Go to page.
Day 676: [July 3, 2009] Lake Heron in Los Ojos, New Mexico, on our way to Chama. Go to page.
Day 675: [July 2, 2009] Traveling northeast to New Mexico. No supporting entry.
Day 674: [June 19, 2009] San Pedro Fish Market in Southern California. Go to page.
Day 673: [June 18, 2009] Traveled to Southern California. No supporting entry.
Day 672: [June 14, 2009] Historic Route 66 from Hackberry to Seligman, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 671: [June 13, 2009] Knitting in Public Day from Bouse to Oatman, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 670: [May 26, 2009] Ephrata Cloister and an Amish buggy ride. Go to page.
Day 669: [May 25, 2009] Out among the farms of the Pennsylvania Amish. Go to page.
Day 668: [May 24, 2009] Niagara Falls and Memorial Day with family in Buffalo, NY. Go to page.
Day 667: [May 23, 2009] Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, and Bocce Club Pizza. Go to page.
Day 666: [May 22, 2009] Central Park & Rockefeller Center to Brooklyn. Go to page.
Day 665: [May 21, 2009] Out of D.C. to NYC. Go to page.
Day 664: [May 20, 2009] Touring the Whitehouse and visiting museums. Go to page.
Day 663: [May 19, 2009] Supreme Court, The Capitol, Library of Congress. Go to page.
Day 662: [May 18, 2009] Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, and Washington D.C. Go to page.
Day 661: [May 17, 2009] A rainy day in Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Go to page.
Day 660: [May 16, 2009] President Jefferson’s home of Monticello. Go to page.
Day 659: [May 15, 2009] A slow day visiting the ponies on Assateague Island. Go to page.
Day 658: [May 14, 2009] More sailing, this time on the Choptank section of the Chesapeake. Go to page.
Day 657: [May 13, 2009] Spending our day on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Go to page.
Day 656: [May 12, 2009] Jutta and I met up in Philly for her next visit to America. Go to page.
Day 655: [April 25, 2009] Spending the day with some sheep in Wilhoit, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 654: [April 12, 2009] On the way home to Phoenix, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 653: [April 11, 2009] Visiting family in California. Go to page.
Day 652: [April 10, 2009] Driving over to Santa Barbara, California. Go to page.
Day 651: [April 04, 2009] Visiting Canyon Wren Ranch in Aravaipa Canyon. Go to page.
Day 650: [February 01, 2009] At the San Pedro Fish Market for lunch. Go to page.
Day 649: [January 31, 2009] Caroline with Bjo Trimble for a dyeing workshop in L.A. Go to page.
Day 648: [January 30, 2009] Drove to Los Angeles, California. No supporting blog entry.
Day 647: [January 18, 2009] Heading back to Bozeman for the flight home. Go to page.
Day 646: [January 17, 2009] We will never tire of seeing Yellowstone. Go to page.
Day 645: [January 16, 2009] The obligatory Old Faithful Geyser photo. Go to page.
Day 644: [January 15, 2009] Feeling like we have all of Yellowstone to ourselves. Go to page.
Day 643: [January 14, 2009] Encountering a bison while out snowshoeing. Go to page.
Day 642: [January 13, 2009] Snowshoeing was part of our adventure. Go to page.
Day 641: [January 12, 2009] Looking for wildlife in Yellowstone and finding it. Go to page.
Day 640: [January 11, 2009] First attempts at cross-country skiing. Go to page.
Day 639: [January 10, 2009] We are in Yellowstone for our first winter trip to the park. Go to page.
Day 638: [January 09, 2009] Flew into Bozeman, Montana for the night. No photos. No supporting entry.
Day 637: [December 01, 2008] Seattle, Washington, and our last trip of the year, marking the 71st day on the road. Go to page.
Day 636: [November 30, 2008] Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, a stop we’ll always pull over for. Go to page.
Day 635: [November 29, 2008] All day at Carl G. Washburne State Park exploring rainforest. Go to page.
Day 634: [November 28, 2008] Devil’s Churn at Cape Perpetua and staying in Yachats, Oregon. Go to page.
Day 633: [November 27, 2008] Dawn at Nestucca Bay Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Go to page.
Day 632: [November 26, 2008] Meeting 70-year-old inspiration Ann on the Cape Lookout Trail in Oregon. Go to page.
Day 631: [November 25, 2008] Foggy day on the coast, photo from Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island. Go to page.
Day 630: [November 24, 2008] Nehalem to Cape Lookout for another night in a yurt in Oregon. Go to page.
Day 629: [November 23, 2008] Fort Stevens to Cannon Beach and night in a yurt at Nehalem, Oregon. Go to page.
Day 628: [November 22, 2008] Hung out in Portland, Oregon with friends. Not a photo was taken. Go to page.
Day 627: [November 21, 2008] Flew out to Seattle, Washington, and drove to Oregon the next day. Go to page.
Day 626: [October 13, 2008] Leaving Chicago today for our return to Arizona. Go to page.
Day 625: [October 12, 2008] Just another Sunday canoeing Sugar Creek under covered bridges in Indiana. Go to page.
Day 624: [October 11, 2008] Visiting Elkhart, Indiana area and the Amish. Go to page.
Day 623: [October 10, 2008] Traveling down the coast in western Michigan. Go to page.
Day 622: [October 09, 2008] We are leaving Sault Ste. Marie heading for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Go to page.
Day 621: [October 08, 2008] Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Paradise, Michigan. Go to page.
Day 620: [October 07, 2008] Still on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan doing some leaf-peeping. Go to page.
Day 619: [October 06, 2008] Out exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Go to page.
Day 618: [October 05, 2008] Driving north in Wisconsin, destination Michigan. Go to page.
Day 617: [October 04, 2008] Not planning on being here long enough to become cheeseheads. Go to page.
Day 616: [September 29, 2008] I’m surprised by the prospect that I’ll be leaving Santa Barbara shortly. Go to page.
Day 615: [September 28, 2008] As quickly as Caroline arrived, she was as soon gone. Go to page.
Day 614: [September 27, 2008] Caroline flew in last night, and today we walked along a foggy coast. Go to page.
Day 613: [September 26, 2008] More birds and the hip repairs slowly. Go to page.
Day 612: [September 25, 2008] Helping others who’ve helped us. Life in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 611: [September 24, 2008] Bird watching at the shore in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 610: [September 23, 2008] Another day in Santa Barbara without photos. No supporting entry.
Day 609: [September 22, 2008] Searching for John-time to find patience here in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 608: [September 21, 2008] Another day in Santa Barbara without photos. No supporting entry.
Day 607: [September 20, 2008] Visiting the rehabilitation clinic where my uncle Woody is recovering. Go to page.
Day 606: [September 19, 2008] Using visual therapy to find my happy place in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 605: [September 18, 2008] Finding breathing space on the coast of Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 604: [September 14, 2008] Another day in Santa Barbara without photos. No supporting entry.
Day 603: [September 13, 2008] Another day in Santa Barbara without photos. No supporting entry.
Day 602: [September 12, 2008] Visiting the Donut Man in Glendora on our way to Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 601: [September 01, 2008] Santa Barbara for Labor Day weekend. We know we went as it was on our itinerary. No photos.
Day 600: [August 31, 2008] Santa Barbara for Labor Day weekend. No photos.
Day 599: [August 30, 2008] Santa Barbara for Labor Day weekend. No photos.
Day 598: [August 29, 2008] Santa Barbara for Labor Day weekend. No photos.
Day 597: [August 30, 2008] Winding a yarn ball before heading to Santa Barbara for the Labor Day Weekend. Go to page.
Day 596: [August 24, 2008] Alpacas were part of the fun in Alpine during the tapestry weaving workshop. Go to page.
Day 595: [August 23, 2008] Learning tapestry weaving in Alpine, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 594: [August 22, 2008] On the way to Alpine, Arizona for a tapestry workshop. Go to page.
Day 593: [August 10, 2008] We are leaving Blue as the workshop ended today. Go to page.
Day 592: [August 9, 2008] In the mountains of Blue, Arizona, the dye pot is chock full. Go to page.
Day 591: [August 8, 2008] In Blue for a dyeing workshop where Caroline meets a new great friend, Sandy. Go to page.
Day 590: [August 7, 2008] Drove north to Blue, Arizona. No photos. No supporting entry.
Day 589: [June 21, 2008] At the Sheep is Life festival in Tuba City, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 588: [May 17, 2008] Blackberry picking in Yuma, Arizona. The camera upgraded to Canon Rebel XSi 12MP. Go to page.
Day 587: [April 27, 2008] Yarn School in Harveyville, Kansas – Part 2. Go to page.
Day 586: [April 26, 2008] Yarn School in Harveyville, Kansas – Part 2. Go to page.
Day 585: [April 25, 2008] Yarn School in Harveyville, Kansas – Part 2. Go to page.
Day 584: [April 24, 2008] Yarn School in Harveyville, Kansas – Part 2. Go to page.
Day 583: [April 13, 2008] Family and friends in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 582: [April 12, 2008] Visiting Santa Barbara, California, for one more family get-together while my mother-in-law is in America. Go to page.
Day 581: [April 6, 2008] With the workshop over, these were the things Jutta crafted in Tucson. Go to page.
Day 580: [April 5, 2008] Jutta making a book cover at Fibers Through Time in Tucson, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 579: [April 4, 2008] Mother and daughter attending a felting workshop in Tucson, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 578: [March 30, 2008] Caroline and Jutta (age 73) hiking 2.8 miles on the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 577: [March 29, 2008] Arriving at the Grand Canyon National Park later in the day. Go to page.
Day 576: [March 23, 2008] From the sea in Santa Monica to shopping in Hollywood. Go to page.
Day 575: [March 22, 2008] Art Deco tour of downtown Los Angeles. Go to page.
Day 574: [March 21, 2008] Pulling in late to the Wilshire Motel with Jutta. Go to page.
Day 573: [March 16, 2008] Waking up in Monument Valley and the hogan we spent the night in. Go to page.
Day 572: [March 15, 2008] Visiting a weaver in her hogan in Monument Valley, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 571: [February 17, 2008] From hot springs in Death Valley to snow angels in the Nevada mountains and Liberace in Las Vegas, we did it all in a day. Go to page.
Day 570: [February 16, 2008] Another day in Death Valley moves us one day closer to our own deaths. Go to page.
Day 569: [February 15, 2008] Exploring Death Valley on a rare day when wildflowers were present. Go to page.
Day 568: [February 14, 2008] Driving to Death as in Death Valley, California. Go to page.
Day 567: [February 3, 2008] These three people right here were the reason for this 3-day visit to Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 566: [February 2, 2008] Visiting the Farmers Market in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 565: [February 1, 2008] Heading to the beach for the ladies to dip their toes into the Pacific. Go to page.
Day 564: [January 31, 2008] Stopping at Tonopah Rob’s Farm on our way to Santa Barbara, California. Go to page.
Day 563: [December 26, 2007] Pitstop in Solvang, California, at Village Spinning & Weaving and a bite to eat. Go to page.
Day 562: [December 25, 2007] Tide pools for Christmas Day in Santa Barbara, California. Go to page.
Day 561: [December 24, 2007] Our uncle Woody Burns chilling under the sun in Santa Barbara, California. Go to page.
Day 560: [December 23, 2007] I used a photo from another day of this visit to Santa Barbara as I shot nothing. Go to page.
Day 559: [December 22, 2007] Drove over to Santa Barbara, California, to spend Christmas with family. Go to page.
Day 558: [November 26, 2007] On our way back to Sacramento passing a headless Babe. Go to page.
Day 557: [November 25, 2007] Sealines Nautical Shop south of Yachats, Oregon, is long gone. Go to page.
Day 556: [November 24, 2007] Finally stopping at the Lincoln City Glass Center on the Oregon coast to make a little something. Go to page.
Day 555: [November 23, 2007] We couldn’t pass Carl Washburne State Park in Oregon without dipping into the rainforest. Go to page.
Day 554: [November 22, 2007] Experiencing a perfect day on the Oregon coast. Go to page.
Day 553: [November 21, 2007] Flew to Sacramento, picked up a rental car, and drove to Brookings, Oregon. Go to page.
Day 552: [October 1, 2007] Flying from Oklahoma back to Phoenix, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 551: [September 30, 2007] Graduating Yarn School at the Harveyville Project in Kansas. Go to page.
Day 550: [September 29, 2007] Making yarn the old-fashioned way. Go to page.
Day 549: [September 28, 2007] Caroline is here in rural Kansas to learn how to make and dye yarn. Go to page.
Day 548: [September 27, 2007] We flew to Oklahoma City and drove to Harveyville, Kansas to attend Yarn School. Go to page.
Day 547: [September 3, 2007] Labor Day on our way through Riverside, California, back to Arizona. Go to page.
Day 546: [September 2, 2007] In Santa Barbara, California, I didn’t shoot any photos. Go to page.
Day 545: [September 1, 2007] In Santa Barbara, California, I didn’t shoot any photos. Go to page.
Day 544: [August 31, 2007] On our way to Santa Barbara, California for Labor Day weekend. Go to page.
Day 543: [August 26, 2007] Rainbows on the way home. Go to page.
Day 542: [August 25, 2007] Picking raspberries at Lavender Springs Ranch, New Mexico. Go to page.
Day 541: [August 24, 2007] Ghost towns and other disappearing things. Go to page.
Day 540: [August 23, 2007] Remember paper maps? On our way to Gallup, New Mexico. Go to page.
Day 539: [July 8, 2007] Heading home from Yellowstone, crossing the Navajo Bridge and the Colorado River below. Go to page.
Day 538: [July 7, 2007] Grand Prismatic at Yellowstone National Park, still hanging out. Go to page.
Day 537: [July 6, 2007] Excelsior Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. Go to page.
Day 536: [July 5, 2007] Started the day with a hike up Mt. Washburn here in Yellowstone National Park. Go to page.
Day 535: [July 4, 2007] Yellowstone National Park and the Fishing Cone. Go to page.
Day 534: [July 3, 2007] Passing through the Navajo Nation on the way to Richfield, Utah. Go to page.
Day 533: [June 24, 2007] A quick stop at the Goleta Farmers Market in California before driving back to Arizona. Go to page.
Day 532: [June 23, 2007] Dolphins in the surf in Santa Barbara, California. Go to page.
Day 531: [June 22, 2007] Driving to Santa Barbara, California near Quartzite, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 530: [May 19, 2007] The real reason for this trip back east was this Chihuly exhibit. Go to page.
Day 529: [May 18, 2007] Spending the day on the Atlantic Ocean before taking the ferry over to North Carolina. Go to page.
Day 528: [May 17, 2007] From the Wright Brothers to lighthouses and a night on the island of Ocracoke. Go to page.
Day 527: [May 16, 2007] Assateague Island National Seashore was today’s big draw. Go to page.
Day 526: [May 15, 2007] Lots of time in Longwood Gardens before driving back to Delaware and then into Maryland. Go to page.
Day 525: [May 14, 2007] Mystic Seaport is where we started the day, skipped through New York City, and stopped in Delaware. Go to page.
Day 524: [May 13, 2007] Melville and Moby Dick in New Bedford and then onto Rhode Island and Connecticut. Go to page.
Day 523: [May 12, 2007] Out of Maine and down to Boston before hitting New Bedford, Massachusetts. Go to page.
Day 522: [May 11, 2007] West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec, Maine. Go to page.
Day 521: [May 10, 2007] Made it up to the Canadian border out in the middle of nowhere. Go to page.
Day 520: [May 9, 2007] Across Vermont, New Hampshire, and into Maine. Go to page.
Day 519: [May 8, 2007] Driving east on the St. Lawrence Seaway in New York. Go to page.
Day 518: [May 7, 2007] Another day in Buffalo with a visit to Niagara Falls. Go to page.
Day 517: [May 6, 2007] Spent the day in Buffalo, New York with family. Go to page.
Day 516: [May 5, 2007] Flew into Pittsburg, lunch at Primanti’s, and dinner at Bocce’s Club Pizza in Buffalo, New York. Go to page.
Day 515: [April 8, 2007] First up El Camino Family Restaurant in Soccoro. This is the Very Large Array in Datil, New Mexico. Go to page.
Day 514: [April 7, 2007] Why not visit the Trinity Site a second time? That’s a splendid idea. Go to page.
Day 513: [April 6, 2007] On Interstate 40, driving east to New Mexico. Go to page.
Day 512: [March 25, 2007] Before heading back to Phoenix this afternoon, we had to stop at the Goleta Farmers Market and visit Costco. Go to page.
Day 511: [March 24, 2007] 11 days before my 44th birthday, I was surprised by friends and family with a cake. Go to page.
Day 510: [March 23, 2007] Driving out to Santa Barbara for the weekend. Go to page.
Day 509: [February 4, 2007] Strange to be the only ones out on this salt flat in Death Valley at dawn. Go to page.
Day 508: [February 3, 2007] For Caroline and me, this is our 5th visit to Death Valley. Go to page.
Day 507: [February 2, 2007] With Jutta back in the car, we are heading to Death Valley via Las Vegas. Go to page.
Day 506: [January 31, 2007] Jutta and I stopped at the Donut Man in Glendora, California. No supporting blog entry.
Day 505: [January 30, 2007] Jutta and I hanging out in Santa Barbara, California. No supporting blog entry.
Day 504: [January 29, 2007] Caroline flew home, and Jutta and I drove up to Santa Barbara. No supporting blog entry.
Day 503: [January 28, 2007] Museums and food in Los Angeles. Go to page.
Day 502: [January 27, 2007] Mission San Gabriel, Huntington Botanical Garden, and wandering around Los Angeles. Go to page.
Day 501: [January 26, 2007] Drove out to Los Angeles this evening so we’d be in place by morning, photo for the next day. Go to page.
Day 500: [January 22, 2007] Day trip to Flagstaff via Sedona to fetch Caroline’s forgotten wallet. Go to page.
Day 499: [January 21, 2007] Hot chocolate at the El Tovar on the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 498: [January 20, 2007] The drive up was snowy and gray, but this is what greeted us at the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 497: [January 15, 2007] Breakfast at Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe and a stop in the Sequoia National Park, though we didn’t get far due to the snow. Go to page.
Day 496: [January 14, 2007] As a gag, we got my mother-in-law locked up at Alcatraz; as far as I know, she’s still there. Go to page.
Day 495: [January 13, 2007] From the Asian Art Museum to a performance of Prairie Home Companion and a bite to eat at House of Nanking, another perfect day in San Francisco. Go to page.
Day 494: [January 12, 2007] Sharing our 13th wedding anniversary with my mother-in-law on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Go to page.
Day 493: [January 11, 2007] Caroline, Jutta, and I are on our way to California. Go to page.
Day 492: [January 1, 2007] Sunrise at Bosque Del Apache to bring in the New Year. Go to page.
Day 491: [December 31, 2006] From Santa Fe to the Bosque Del Apache NWR and dining at the El Camino Family Restaurant. Go to page.
Day 490: [December 30, 2006] On the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a stop at the Petrified Forest for Jutta to see the place in the snow. Go to page.
Day 489: [December 29, 2006] Staging ourselves for bringing in the New Year by heading to the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 488: [December 25, 2006] Caroline dragged her mom barefoot into the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara on Christmas day. Go to page.
Day 487: [December 24, 2006] Christmas Eve breakfast saw all of us heading to Cold Spring Tavern up in the mountains of Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 486: [December 23, 2006] I don’t think my great aunt and uncle could have been any happier having so much family visiting for the Christmas holiday. Go to page.
Day 485: [December 22, 2006] Jutta arrived this month. This stop was at Northwoods Inn in Covina, California, on our way to Santa Barbara for Christmas. Go to page.
Day 484: [November 27, 2006] First stop was breakfast at Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe and then this lighthouse in Santa Cruz before continuing down Highway 1. Go to page.
Day 483: [November 26, 2006] Meyers Creek Beach in southern Oregon on our way back down to San Francisco. Go to page.
Day 482: [November 25, 2006] This is a composite of a bunch of photos taken in our Deluxe Yurt at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park in Oregon. Go to page.
Day 481: [November 24, 2006] In our happy place, on the Oregon Coast. Go to page.
Day 480: [November 23, 2006] Passing through the Redwoods National Park on our way to the Oregon coast. Go to page.
Day 479: [November 22, 2006] Made it into San Francisco by midday and spent our time between the Ferry Marketplace, Chinatown, City Lights Books, and sharing a hot fudge sundae at Ghirardelli’s. Go to page.
Day 478: [November 21, 2006] Driving up to San Francisco and then up to Oregon for a week-long road trip. Go to page.
Day 477: [November 19, 2006] Drove the 100 miles down to Tucson to visit the Silva family. This portrait is from Arturo’s mom Inés of Guadalupe’s parents. Go to page.
Day 476: [October 29, 2006] Came back to Phoenix via a dirt road taking us past Klondyke and into Superior (pictured). Go to page.
Day 475: [October 28, 2006] In Willcox, Arizona, we visited June and Gerard Windstein from Brown’s Orchard so we could pick and press apples for juice. Go to page.
Day 474: [September 24, 2006] From Downtown L.A. over to Descanso Gardens before visiting Shakeys Pizza and The Donut Hole. Go to page.
Day 473: [September 23, 2006] Little Saigon, a Thai Temple, and ended up at Santa Monica Beach for sunset and soap bubbles. Go to page.
Day 472: [September 22, 2006] Driving over to Los Angeles for the weekend. Go to page.
Day 471: [August 6, 2006] On our way home to Phoenix with a quick stop at the ocean. Go to page.
Day 470: [August 5, 2006] Tata and Woody’s 60th wedding anniversary. Go to page.
Day 469: [August 4, 2006] Aunt Jean and cousin Nancy Knezetic in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 468: [August 3, 2006] My great-aunt Ann Burns. Go to page.
Day 467: [August 2, 2006] My great uncle Woody Burns. Go to page.
Day 466: [August 1, 2006] From the Arizona desert to the California coast. Go to page.
Day 465: [July 5, 2006] God, guns, and BBQ spells Texas. This giant 19-story tall cross is in Groom, Texas. Our drive home took over 12 hours for the 897-mile return. Go to page.
Day 464: [July 4, 2006] Celebrating the 4th of July in Canadian, Texas, visiting a parade, turtle races, a rodeo, eating a big steak at The Cattle Exchange, and watching fireworks. Go to page.
Day 463: [July 3, 2006] Wandering around this corner of Texas out near Mobeetie over to the Black Kettle National Grasslands. Go to page.
Day 462: [July 2, 2006] The wings might look familiar to those who’ve watched the Tom Hanks film Castaway. We are staying at the Arrington Ranch in Canadian, Texas. Go to page.
Day 461: [July 1, 2006] From Chaco Culture in New Mexico to Manassa, Colorado, and the birthplace of Jack Dempsey. Go to page.
Day 460: [June 30, 2006] On back roads passing through Bidahochi, Greasewood, Nazlini, Sawmill, and Lukachukai. Stayed at a motel with shit on the wall in Farmington, New Mexico; it was cheap. Go to page.
Day 459: [June 29, 2006] Wigwam Motel room in Holbrook on our way east for the 4th of July long weekend. Go to page.
Day 458: [June 26, 2006] Overwhelmed by the need for sleep last night, we decided to get some in Flagstaff and drove home this morning. Go to page.
Day 457: [June 25, 2006] We headed out to Antelope Island at The Great Salt Lake in Utah and even visited a tractor engine festival going on out there. Go to page.
Day 456: [June 24, 2006] Visiting Salt Lake City to watch The Prairie Home Companion after becoming familiar with the show back in 2003 while driving up to Glacier National Park. Go to page.
Day 455: [June 23, 2006] Heading up north and passing Flagstaff during the sunset. Go to page.
Day 454: [May 29, 2006] After visiting family, breakfast at Cajun Kitchen is obligatory. Go to page.
Day 453: [May 28, 2006] Caroline and I cruised all across Los Angeles today and even up the coast, but we didn’t cruise in as much style as these guys on Highway 101. Go to page.
Day 452: [May 27, 2006] We’re at Disneyland for the park’s 50th Anniversary Year, as though we needed an excuse to be here. Go to page.
Day 451: [May 26, 2006] Left Phoenix for Anaheim, California, which only means one thing: car selfie. Go to page.
Day 450: [May 14, 2006] Our aunt Ann just got her hair done. Go to page.
Day 449: [May 13, 2006] Hung out with our aunt and uncle Burns. Go to page.
Day 448: [May 12, 2006] Yep, Santa Barbara is in our sights. Gasoline is a lot cheaper in Arizona. Go to page.
Day 447: [April 30, 2006] Eleven days on the Hawaiian Islands. Our travel costs, car rental, lodging, bike ride, and snorkel gear rental came to about $3100. Today that would be nearly $6000, not including food and gasoline. I can’t say right now if Hawaii is worth $750 a day to visit when we can visit Europe for about $400 a day (As of January 2020, when I’m writing this). Go to page.
Day 446: [April 29, 2006] On the Napali Coast with a broken pinky toe I got while walking on the beach on Molokai. First-world problems in paradise. Go to page.
Day 445: [April 28, 2006] Out exploring more of Kauai. Go to page.
Day 444: [April 27, 2006] Island #5. We are on Kauai at Kahili Mountain Park after a stop at the Koloa Fish Market. Go to page.
Day 443: [April 26, 2006] After spending the majority of the day on Molokai, we headed back to Maui. Go to page.
Day 442: [April 25, 2006] This is Uncle Benny (Benito Deluna) on Molokai, Hawaii, singing to us at the Kualapu’u Cookhouse. We stayed at the Hotel Molokai, and there’s even a song about the place. Go to page.
Day 441: [April 24, 2006] Went to Haleakala National Park and looked out over the clouds before getting on bicycles for a self-guided bike ride down the mountain and over to Kahalui. Go to page.
Day 440: [April 23, 2006] Flew to Maui and stayed at the Banana Bungalow in Wailuku for only $59 a night. Fourteen years later, the price of a private room at this hostel is $119 a night. Go to page.
Day 439: [April 22, 2006] We visited Volcanoes National Park and attended the second night of the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Go to page.
Day 438: [April 21, 2006] We had incredible seats for the Merrie Monarch Festival held in Hilo, Hawaii. Go to page.
Day 437: [April 20, 2006] To the observant reader you will notice that we just went more than two months without traveling anywhere. Well, we had to conserve our travel budget as we knew we were heading to Hawaii for 11 days. Go to page.
Day 436: [February 8, 2006] Caroline found herself in Dallas, Texas, on a business trip with a stop at the site where JFK was assassinated. Go to page.
Day 435: [February 5, 2006] On our way home from Santa Barbara to Phoenix with the obligatory stop at Asian stores. Go to page.
Day 434: [February 4, 2006] Cold Spring Tavern up in the mountains above Santa Barbara is an instant favorite. Go to page.
Day 433: [February 3, 2006] On our way to Santa Barbara, we needed to stop at Penang Malaysian Restaurant in West Covina. Go to page.
Day 432: [January 15, 2006] Twelve years ago, we took our honeymoon right here. Go to page.
Day 431: [January 14, 2006] Hiking down the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon. Go to page.
Day 430: [January 13, 2006] Dinner at Rock Springs Cafe on our way to the Grand Canyon National Park. Go to page.
Day 429: [January 2, 2006] After 10 indulgent days, this sign welcoming us back seems to have been seen countless times as we pass between Phoenix and Southern California. Go to page.
Day 428: [January 1, 2006] This oat waffle with pineapple, banana, kiwi, and toasted coconut blew us away at Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe in Santa Cruz. Go to page.
Day 427: [December 31, 2005] On the California coast. Go to page.
Day 426: [December 30, 2005] Ferry Marketplace in San Francisco with one of the most exquisite cheese shops in California. Go to page.
Day 425: [December 29, 2005] Spent the day in San Francisco. Go to page.
Day 424: [December 28, 2005] Sea kelp that we found configured just like this, beautiful. We ended up in San Francisco and walked halfway out on the Golden Gate Bridge. Go to page.
Day 423: [December 27, 2005] Contemplating the sea or patiently waiting for us to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Go to page.
Day 422: [December 26, 2005] I’m the reason there’s now a fence around the Elephant Seals keeping us out. Go to page.
Day 421: [December 25, 2005] Christmas day. Bah and humbug. In Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 420: [December 24, 2005] Disneyland on Christmas Eve. Go to page.
Day 419: [December 23, 2005] Caroline flew into Burbank, California, as I’ve been in Santa Barbara helping my uncle for the last nearly couple of weeks. We are at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. Go to page.
Day 418: [December 12, 2005] Today is Caroline’s birthday, so I took the high road and brought her out to the George Patton Memorial Military Museum because it’s her 38th birthday; what else would one do? Go to page.
Day 417: [December 11, 2005] Caroline and Tula the Golden Retriever. Our uncle is recovering well. Go to page.
Day 416: [December 10, 2005] We drove over due to my uncle Woody having emergency heart surgery this morning. He’s going to be knocked out throughout the day, so we’ll be visiting tomorrow. Go to page.
Day 415: [December 9, 2005] The California Inn in Ontario, California, was the motel we loved to hate. From angry people banging on our door who had the wrong room number to a porn channel being tuned on the TV half the time so when you turned it on, it might turn you on, and then there’s that bathroom tile featuring Satan. Go to page.
Day 414: [November 27, 2005] Overnight in Santa Barbara with a stop at the beach to see crosses in respect of American soldiers who have died in the Iraq war. Go to page.
Day 413: [November 26, 2005] Heading south already as it’s just a Thanksgiving long weekend. Go to page.
Day 412: [November 25, 2005] The Monterey Bay Aquarium. Go to page.
Day 411: [November 24, 2005] Morro Bay was inviting enough, but other places beckoned. Go to page.
Day 410: [November 23, 2005] Some much-needed Caroline and John time where we could recharge our batteries on the coast. Go to page.
Day 409: [October 29, 2005] With the Silva’s in Tucson, catching Kamikaze Girls, going to the Melting Pot later in the day. Go to page.
Day 408: [October 23, 2005] Record stores were not going to be of this world much longer. It was truly sad when this icon disappeared. Go to page.
Day 407: [October 22, 2005] Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Southern California. Go to page.
Day 000: [October 11, 2005] Congress, Arizona. Go to page.
Day 406: [September 25, 2005] Day trip to Tucson to visit friends and see Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Go to page.
Day 405: [September 18, 2005] This is the infamous pastrami and chili Oki burrito from Oki Dog in Los Angeles. Go to page.
Day 404: [September 17, 2005] Time with family, time with nature, time with history. Visiting Mission Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 403: [September 16, 2005] After 2 months of recovery from over-traveling, we are going to see family in Santa Barbara. Go to page.
Day 402: [July 23, 2005] This is the road home and the last time I’ll travel somewhere with my own mother ever again. Go to page.
Day 401: [July 22, 2005] Finding out of the way rundown motels became a special skill as I tried unsuccessfully to humble my arrogant and entitled mother. Go to page.
Day 400: [July 21, 2005] We visited a winery in Hermann, Missouri, not because my mother knew the place but because a deceased relative had the same name. Go to page.
Day 399: [July 20, 2005] God’s rays remind me that there’s a bright, shiny star out on the horizon that will rise another day and that I won’t always be traveling with my mother’s darkness. Go to page.
Day 398: [July 19, 2005] West Virginia, here we come along with my mother’s intolerance for “hillbillies” that are right up there with “Polacks” in her book, sheesh how was I supposed to endure this? Go to page.
Day 397: [July 18, 2005] Memories of the past are all that Buffalo, New York has. Go to page.
Day 396: [July 17, 2005] Buffalo is a run-down, decaying city where old dreams are still alive and the need for rose-colored nostalgia stands stronger than its infrastructure in ruin. Go to page.
Day 395: [July 16, 2005] My mother’s favorite custard was just down the street from her favorite pizza place (which I admit is mine too). We also had to have beef on weck, Fowler’s chocolates, and walleye. Go to page.
Day 394: [July 15, 2005] Food: this trip was mostly about food. Places she’d seen on TV shows, fond memories of certain dishes she had growing up, things she needed to try. Go to page.
Day 393: [July 14, 2005] Beelined back to the States as her hostility grew on the approach to Quebec. Here at Lakeview Motel in Massena, New York, she shut up, and I acquiesced. Go to page.
Day 392: [July 13, 2005] After entering this French part of Canada, my mother started having a racist breakdown about how much she hated people of French descent. We stopped talking for a couple of days. Go to page.
Day 391: [July 12, 2005] Lang Lake in Ontario, Canada, was one of my mom’s favorite places. We spent the night as it was a nice little cabin on the lake and not the hole-in-the-wall cheap motels she resented us staying in. Go to page.
Day 390: [July 11, 2005] Lake Michigan wasn’t too far away. Go to page.
Day 389: [July 10, 2005] We’ve reached Lake Superior in Wisconsin. Go to page.
Day 388: [July 9, 2005] We are on a bit of a race across the country. Go to page.
Day 387: [July 8, 2005] After years of asking when Caroline and I were going to take my own mother out on a road trip, Caroline and I decided that taking her by myself would probably be a better situation. We are going back to Buffalo, New York, for my mother to explore her sense of nostalgia. Go to page.
Day 386: [July 4, 2005] On the Coronado Scenic Byway heading south towards Clifton and then home to Phoenix. Go to page.
Day 385: [July 3, 2005] Billy the Kid Museum at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Dinner was at El Camino Family Restaurant in Socorro because we are predictable like that. Go to page.
Day 384: [July 2, 2005] Carlsbad Caverns waiting for the end of the day when bats exit the cave on a hunt for flying vermin. Go to page.
Day 383: [July 1, 2005] Caroline, Jutta, and I left Arizona for New Mexico to go look at some bats flying out of a cave. Go to page.
Day 382: [June 25, 2005] Stopping at Stein’s Ghost Town to show Jutta the money we’ve left on previous visits, including cash from Aunt Eleanor and Grandpa Herbie. Go to page.
Day 381: [June 24, 2005] Carlsbad Caverns National Park is always amazing, but with the bats flying out, 100x better. Go to page.
Day 380: [June 23, 2005] The look on my face is explained by the fact that this is the first time Jutta has driven a car in more than 20 years. Go to page.
Day 379: [June 22, 2005] We visited Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for just one small part of the day. Go to page.
Day 378: [June 21, 2005] My mother-in-law and I learn better how to endure each other after driving 948 miles today. Go to page.
Day 377: [June 19, 2005] Canyon de Chelly National Monument taking a jeep tour through the park. Go to page.
Day 376: [June 18, 2005] On the Hopi Reservation for a Kachina Dance. Go to page.
Day 375: [June 17, 2005] Spending the night in Winslow, Arizona, for plans made for tomorrow. Go to page.
Day 374: [June 16, 2005] Montezuma’s Castle National Monument and up to Leupp for some mutton. Go to page.
Day 373: [June 12, 2005] Santa Barbara visiting family. Stopping at Tommy’s for a double-chili cheeseburger. Go to page.
Day 372: [June 11, 2005] Jutta didn’t think she’d like Disneyland; the smile says she did. Go to page.
Day 371: [June 10, 2005] Stopping at Hadley’s on Interstate 10 means we are visiting California. Go to page.
Day 370: [June 4, 2005] Ended this 16-day adventure with a visit to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. Go to page.
Day 369: [June 3, 2005] Woke up in Mexican Hat, Utah followed by views seen in Capitol Reef National Park. Go to page.
Day 368: [June 2, 2005] Here on the Durango & Silverton steam train heading north. Go to page.
Day 367: [June 1, 2005] Jutta recognized absolutely no one here at Dinosaur National Monument. Go to page.
Day 366: [May 31, 2005] Start the day in Yellowstone, midday in the Tetons, and finish it back out on the Great Plains. Go to page.
Day 365: [May 30, 2005] Alien landscape in Yellowstone. Go to page.
Day 364: [May 29, 2005] Glacier National Park before heading out of the mountains and into the Great Plains. Go to page.
Day 363: [May 28, 2005] North Cascades National Park over to Idaho and eastward into Montana. Go to page.
Day 362: [May 27, 2005] Olympic National Park in northwest Washington ate the day. Go to page.
Day 361: [May 26, 2005] Cape Lookout State Park in the second yurt of this trip. Tillamook Creamery for ice cream and headed into Washington to check out Mt. St. Helens. Go to page.
Day 360: [May 25, 2005] Lighthouses, beaches, and food all made for a beautiful day along the Oregon coast. Go to page.
Day 359: [May 24, 2005] Redwoods National Park. Spent the night at Sunset State Park, Oregon, in a yurt. Go to page.
Day 358: [May 23, 2005] Had to drive through San Francisco on our way to the Muir Woods National Monument, Pt. Reyes and some random point up the road. Go to page.
Day 357: [May 22, 2005] So lucky to see two California condors chilling cliffside on the Big Sur coast. Go to page.
Day 356: [May 21, 2005] Good people at Badwater in Death Valley National Park. Go to page.
Day 355: [May 20, 2005] Jutta, aka Caroline’s mom, is back in America. Go to page.
Day 354: [April 29, 2005] Grandpa Herbie, and I got out on the road today to kick up some dirt on the Apache Trail. Go to page.
Day 353: [April 23, 2005] In Tucson to see “What Is It?” by Crispin Glover. Go to page.
Day 352: [April 3, 2005] Got to go fly the kite before taking the long haul back to Phoenix. Go to page.
Day 351: [April 2, 2005] Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, which featured a temporary sculpture titled Toad Hall. Go to page.
Day 350: [April 1, 2005] Going to Santa Barbara, California on shiny new pavement. Go to page.
Day 349: [March 26, 2005] Chiricahua National Monument. The camera upgraded to Canon Rebel XT 8MP. Go to page.
Day 348: [March 15, 2005] Stein’s Ghost Town in New Mexico to post a dollar to the wall noting our passing through. Go to page.
Day 347: [March 14, 2005] Poison GAS “may” be present, really? Just what the hell has Exxon been doing out here? Go to page.
Day 346: [March 13, 2005] The cows are coming for us in Texas. Go to page.
Day 345: [March 12, 2005] On the Natchez Trace Parkway for the first time in their lives. Go to page.
Day 344: [March 11, 2005] Going to Selma, Alabama. Go to page.
Day 343: [March 10, 2005] Heading north out of Florida for parts unknown, kind of. Go to page.
Day 342: [March 9, 2005] A day for me to wander around while the oldies hang out and reminisce. Go to page.
Day 341: [March 8, 2005] Meeting up with the Densford’s in Florida. Go to page.
Day 340: [March 7, 2005] Met up with family friends from the time my aunt and grandfather lived in Buffalo, New York. Go to page.
Day 339: [March 6, 2005] Visited a museum, a battleship, an old fort, and the coast of Florida. Go to page.
Day 338: [March 5, 2005] Florida meeting up with Ensign Jessica Wise, my daughter. Go to page.
Day 337: [March 4, 2005] We are near the Atchafalaya River on our way to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where my grandfather did basic training before shipping out to the Pacific during World War II. Go to page.
Day 336: [March 3, 2005] Haven’t spent this much time with these guys since I was a kid. Got into Louisiana today. Go to page.
Day 335: [March 2, 2005] Pulled over for speeding in Texas, the officer spoke privately with my aunt and grandfather to ensure I wasn’t “trafficking” them. Go to page.
Day 334: [March 1, 2005] Grandfather and great aunt with me for a 15-day cross-country road trip to Florida. Go to page.
Day 333: [February 22, 2005] Grandpa Herbie and I off to Prescott and Sedona. Go to page.
Day 332: [February 13, 2005] Hunting for wildflowers out near Superior, Arizona, and points south. Go to page.
Day 331: [February 5, 2005] Spent the better part of the day in Zion National Park. Go to page.
Day 330: [February 4, 2005] Mount Carmel Junction for some “Ho-made” pie at Thunderbird Lodge. Go to page.
Day 329: [February 3, 2005] Drove to Page for a night next to Lake Powell. Go to page.