Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Colorado, New Mexico on Jul 1st, 2016
Today, we left Santa Fe and headed north for the last leg of our journey. We drove along the fairly scenic, though not spectacular (when compared to other vistas that we e enjoyed on this trip, High Road to Taos. Arriving in Ranchos de Taos, we attempted to visit the San Francisco de Assisi Mission […]
Posted in New Mexico on Jun 30th, 2016
We spent another day enjoying Santa Fe. Like yesterday, we started the day with breakfast at one of the local eateries, The French Pastry Shop. After this, we returned to the hotel and took Emerson back to the pool, which she really enjoys. By late morning, we’d changed for the day and picked up the […]
Posted in New Mexico on Jun 29th, 2016
After a fast pace the past week or so, we mostly chilled today, staying in downtown Santa Fe. We went out for breakfast burritos and then I took Emerson to the hotel’s pool this morning. For lunch we went to Tia Sophia’s and ate a scrumptious meal of Northern New Mexican specialities. I had a […]
Posted in South Dakota on Jun 24th, 2016
We spent the day exploring three sights in the Black Hills of South Dakota: Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Wind Cave National Park. I found driving through the Black Hills enjoyable and surprisingly picturesque (not really knowing what to expect). This is a fairly typical view: Our first stop was Mt. Rushmore. […]
Posted in North Dakota, South Dakota on Jun 24th, 2016
We began our morning with a very short walk to get some coffee and scones for breakfast. We then headed to the entrance to the NP, about a quarter mile from the Baldands Motel. The South Unit of the park basically has a 36-mile, two-way ring road that runs through it. From there you can […]