What a wonderful trip. I am sad it is over. Now to plan the next adventure. I have now visited 45 of the 50 states – missing Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama. At some point I should visit them just to say I have been to all 50 states. Anyway, click below to visit our recap of Saguaro. Hopefully we will be adding to this blog soon.
White Sands
Another park that exceeded our expectations. Rangeley was able to go anywhere in the park, which always makes things easier. Click below for the recap.
Carlsbad Caverns
Forth time is a charm. This is the 4th park we have visited with caves, but the first time I was able to go inside. Great Basin in Nevada was closed due to Covid, Wind Cave (SD) was closed because of elevator problems and Mammoth Cave (KY) is where Elizabeth twisted her ankle. The wait was worth it, I thoroughly enjoyed these caves. Click below to read about our most recent adventures.
Guadalupe Mountains
The weather has been outstanding the past few days after about a week of rain. The sky sure is blue in the southwest. Elizabeth is back to needing her chapstick as well with the dry weather. Click the link below to read about our day. Tomorrow I will go explore 750 feet underground in Carlsbad Caverns.
Big Bend
Today was another great day. Not only a beautiful park, but again, many friendly travelers to chat with. Big Bend is a big park. We drove over 300 miles today. That’s a normal travel day for us. We didn’t even go to the east side of the park. Tomorrow we will pass 9,000 miles for this trip. Before we started we thought all the driving would get old fast, but it continues to be no big deal. We still love the adventure of exploring this wonderful country. When you click the link below remember to scroll down to get to what we added today. Thanks for travelling along with us.
Big Bend (travel)
We slowed down a bit today by staying in Fort Stockton an extra day. We took the day to catch up and to plan the remainder of the trip. We tend to make reservations just one step ahead. We now have reservations for the next 4 nights, but are already talking about changing day 4’s plan. We shall see where our journey takes us. Click below to read about our travels to Big Bend. Hopefully tomorrow night we will post our actual visit.
Hot Springs
Another fun park visit. Hot Springs was the first property managed by the National Park Service, therefore the first commemorative quarter in 2010. We have had cold wet weather for a week now, the last 3 parks. Now we head to southwest Texas, should be dryer and warmer. It is sad to think we only have 5 more parks on this trip. Click on the link below to read about our most recent adventures.
Gateway Arch
St. Louis has a very interesting history as the gateway to the westward expansion of the United States. It was the third busiest port in the US in 1850 since you can navigate big boats up the Mississippi River without passing through a single lock. The current in the river is 3.5 miles per hour in St. Louis. We continue to really enjoy all of the parks. Click the link below to see our page.
Mammoth Cave
Today was cold and rainy – 40s. A good day to catch up on business obligations. Read our update to see why I had the time.
Great Smoky Mountains
Another beautiful National Park. This is the most visited park of the 62, with over 11 million visitors a year. It was very busy while we were here as well. Click the link below to see our pictures and narrative.
Gary and Elizabeth's Adventures 