My stay at the Sonoran Desert Inn in Ajo Arizona. Ajo Arizona is a town in recovery. See how the people and the art are allowing this town to make a comeback. Ajo is 2 hours from both Phoenix...
Phoenix Day Trip – Verde Canyon Railroad
All aboard! You know I couldn’t resist. As we continue explorations of our new home state we are finding that there is a lot to discover. There is rich ancient peoples history, native American history, mining history, and railroad...
Weekend Adventures: Route 66 Itinerary Flagstaff to Oatman
Disclosure: Mr. Misadventures and I had this road trip already planned when Buick reached out to see if I wanted to try out a 2018 Buick Enclave. Of course I couldn’t turn the opportunity to take my trip in...
Petrified Forest National Park
Before our RV sabbatical, I never thought a lot about national parks. I had visited a few growing up but didn’t think much about them. However, after 18 months on the road and visiting 21 national parks, I have...
Winter at the Wave
A couple of Fridays ago while I was working at the GRAMMYs rehearsals my cell phone suddenly began buzzing away with multiple text messages coming in. When I got a moment to take a look, it was Mr. Misadventures...
White Pocket Arizona – Guide to the Best Wave Alternative
I know, I know. You want to go to the Wave. We all do. But there are only 20 lucky people a day who can score a permit. And the lottery is brutal. As in, “people crying in the...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 7: Monument Valley
I woke up Day 7 not feeling too hot. Despite having a great time with the guys of Dreamland Safari Tours visiting White Pocket and Cottonwood Cove and then touring through the Grand Staircase-Escalante area I was starting to...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 6: Photography Tour through Grand Staircase-Escalante
By Day 6 I was feeling a bit tired, the previous day in both White Pocket and Cottonwood Cove had been amazing, but the heat and driving and lack of sleep was sneaking up on me. We rose early...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 5 (Part 2): Cottonwood Cove in South Coyote Buttes
Having spent a magnificent morning photographing White Pocket in the Paria Canyon of Arizona we headed to Cottonwood Cove which is part of South Coyote Buttes. I don’t want to say that Cottonwood Cove was a let down, because...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 5 (Part 1): The Wave Lottery and White Pocket
I swear to God this series is going to kill me, but I will complete it if it’s the last thing I do! Our trip schedule was just so extreme I had no time to write except for quick...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 4: Antelope Canyon
Still with me? We started in Vegas and drove to Zion. Then spent a day in Zion stopping in several spots around the park. After that we headed to Page to do some river-rafting. Whew! Now you are all...
Southwest Road Trip 2012 Day 3: Zion to Page
Having missed the sunrise at the Zion National Park Museum the previous day, we woke up at 5:30 (again) so that we could get there in time to see it happen! Mr. Misadventures headed to the meadow behind the...