Great Kiva at Pueblo Bonito
I’ve driven from California to Colorado and back almost every Christmas for the last fifteen years. Continue reading “Seeing the Four Corners with Crow Canyon – Part 1” »
The road materializes as you drive on it.
It’s been a long couple of weeks for the Gallivanting Explorer. I just got back from the Four Corners area of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, where I explored Anasazi cliff dwellings on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Reservation, went rafting through the Navajo Reservation, on the San Juan River – all under the guidance of archaeologists, who provided more information than I could ever hope to retain. It was great!
Not so great. Driving the long road from San Francisco to Cortez, Colorado and back. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was driving The Loneliest Road in America….
The middle of nowhere, plus a green Durango.
I was driving through Utah and I suddenly came to a complete halt. I saw a huge horizon of white. I thought at first it could be clouds. Then I thought it was a mirage. But when I took a closer look, I saw that it was sand. Continue reading “I Saw A Sign” »
In the middle of nowhere, there’s this.
Boy. What a slog that was. When last I left you, I had chosen to spend the night in Ely, Nevada rather than keep going . I’m glad I did. Continue reading “On The Way To Cortez – Day Two” »
Above the hill town of Austin, Nevada – and a whole lot of nothing on the other side.
It’s been a long day of driving. But it was exciting. I left San Francisco across the Bay Bridge, took 80 North to Sacramento and headed east on 50. Continue reading “On the way to Cortez – Day One” »
Every year, I get stuck on this rock.
Every year, at Christmas, I drive to Colorado. Continue reading “The Rock – A Photo From The Archives” »
This week I’m going to drag the War Pony from the garage and hit the road. Continue reading “Dispatch: For My Next Trip I’m Going Back In Time” »
A big hole in the ground
A lot of places, when you actually visit them, underwhelm. It’s rare that a place lives up to its billing. Continue reading “The Grand Canyon Never Disappoints” »
Albion
The parking garage where I keep my car was going to be painted and I had to move it for the day. I thought it was the perfect excuse to get out of town for the day.