TravelLibertarian Fortification – Bishop Castle
While the Great Sand Dunes are a bizarre natural phenomenon, Bishop Castle is an artificial one. The castle is gorgeous...
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TravelA Desert in the Mountains – Great Sand Dunes National Park
We drove through Taos after Tent Rocks and were so enraptured by the Pueblo tour there that we hardly took any photos. ...
TravelThe White Cliffs – Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
After imagining ourselves living in ancient public housing blocks, it was time to recoup, do laundry, and talk to a mech...
TravelAncient Apartment Block – Bandelier National Monument
After taking in arguably the ancient world's most important central hub, our journey took us East, into the Valles Calde...
TravelEconomy and Scale – Chaco Canyon National Historic Park
Thoroughly impressed by what the ancient Pueblo Indians created, we headed towards the more well-known ancestral cultura...
TravelRebuilding the Past – Aztec Ruins National Monument
After the immersive and engaging Mersa Verde, it was time for us to revisit New Mexico, as we still had Santa Fe and Tao...
TravelUNESCO Before it was Cool – Mesa Verde National Park
Thoroughly stunned by the ship, our next stop took us further Northeast into Colorado and the town of Cortez. The town ...
TravelMonadnock of Fame – Shiprock
With one of the regions oldest Navajo dwellings fresh in our minds, we headed Northeast towards the Four Corners. I had...
TravelA NPS Monument in a Nation in a Country – Canyon de Chelly National Monument
A long-time home for the Navajo, Canyon de Chelly still houses several Navajo people. Oddly enough, Chelly means "canyo...
TravelThe Balance of Sacred Tourism – Monument Valley
After possibly one of my favorite nights camping under the stars, we continued South towards Monument Valley. The road ...
TravelOlympus of the Ground – Valley of the Gods
We left our camping site outside of Natural Bridges and headed South on Route 261 back towards Arizona. It's a pleasant...
TravelWhen A River Does Most of the Work – Natural Bridges National Monument
We had seen arches and we had seen canyons, but we had yet to see a bridge proper. The difference between a bridge and ...
Travel2 Wheels to Scratch the Surface – Canyonlands National Park
Having seen the space in the rocks, we figured that we'd go see the space around the rocks and check out Canyonlands. A...
TravelAppreciating Nothingness – Arches National Park
After walking through the little goblin village, it was time for us to move onto another area of high fame, Arches and M...
TravelPost-Apocalyptic Dreamland – Goblin Valley State Park
After one of the more memorable falls we had seen in a while, we decided to venture on towards Arches and Moab instead o...
TravelThe Doubt-Filled Hike – Lower Calf Creek Falls
After making sure that our last road hadn't knocked out any fillings, we drove out to a very popular campground by Calf ...
TravelAppropriate from the Distance – Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
With some glorious canyons fresh in our minds, we headed further down road 12 to the area's main draw, Hole-in-the-Rock ...
TravelExploring the Staircase – BLM Road 500
With our closeness to hoodoos achieved, it was time to follow 12 even further East, towards the Grand Staircase National...
TravelTwice as Nice – Bryce
So with the Western stop of Highway 12 behind us, we continued on down highway 12 for more adventures and nature. R...
TravelHow Not to Do It – Zion
Completely blow away by Antelope Canyon, we changed course, heading into Utah and towards the famed route 12. We were n...
