Where would you go?!

Well, we’ve seen a lot of places in these two months, and we thought we’d do a reflection on all of the cities we’ve been to. Each city has either one word or a phrase or sentence of some kind. Try to think about what place you would live in based on these words. Thank

The most confusing months of my life! (A summary through the eyes of Cocoa)

This blog post is our dog’s (Cocoa) most likely summary of the places she’s been. This will include National Parks as well as cities. -Oskar. CITIES Asheville, North Carolina: I hope I don’t meet any black panthers!! Austin, Texas: New people! El Paso, Texas: No Chick-Fil-A for me? Come on!!! Las Cruzes, New Mexico: Free

Santa Fe, New Mexico

So, for whatever reason, we’re here in Santa Fe for a month. This was the first pick (of the parents, not the kids), so we’ve got a month here. Christmas and New Year’s were celebrated here. On Christmas Eve, it was obvious we were going to have a snowy Christmas. We woke up to snow.

Albuquerque, NM

This is one of the last few posts; this one is about Albuquerque. Albuquerque is a pretty large city; about 1 million people live in it. We stayed at a hotel for a night to see how good it is. We went downtown, drove around and saw that it was a normal big city; with

The lowest we’ve ever been.

This blog post is about Death Valley. It is about 5 hours from Carson City, and 5 hours from Prescott. We stayed here for a night. An interesting fact is that Death Valley is below sea level, so we camped at about 200 feet below sea level, though the lowest we went was 266 feet

Arizona’s Christmas City

Guest Post by Mom If cactuses, red rocks, and HOT come to mind when you hear the word Arizona, this area in the northern part of the state will surprise you.At an elevation over 5000 feet, Yavapai County and its county seat Prescott occupy a very different climate than Phoenix or Tucson. Prescott is known

Carson City (the capital of where?) and one of the most beautiful places on earth.

This blog post is about Carson City, our next stop, as well as a lake that we visited nearby called Lake Tahoe. First, about Carson City. Carson City is the capital of, oh, wait, I’ll keep you guessing. Anyway, it was a bit too small for our likings, and a few too many casinos. It

Really? It’s against the law to back into a parking space here?!!

After the Redwoods we headed south to Sacramento. Along the way we saw a sign that reminded us of home: Sacramento was a neat place. We wandered around the historic part of the city that still looks like an old western town. Dad made a new friend that weirded Cocoa out: Pioneer Square was a

These trees are so tall, you can’t see the tops!

This is a giant National Park filled with giant trees! It’s called the Redwood National Park and it stretches very far (although it’s mostly all in California). This National Park is so big that we spent two days touring it. On the first day, we stayed at a campsite in the woods. There were so

From sea to shining sea

We made it to the West Coast! All the way from the East Coast to the West Coast in less than 6 months! We are now driving through California as I write, with three spots left to check out! After that, it’s just the elimination process to determine where we’re going! A bonus fact is