Thurmont, MD to Terre Haute, IN
April 8, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
We left at 7:30 in the morning and drove 600 and 33 mi. We went through 5 states. Our plan was to go as far as St Louis Missouri. That was all changed once we got to Indiana and sat in traffic for 2Read more
Crossed theMississippi River
April 9, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 45 °F
We crossed the Mississippi River into Missouri. Unfortunately we could not stop to take decent photos there was a lot of construction so what you see is what you get!
Hays Kansas
April 9, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We ended the day at Hays Kansas. We hoped to be a little farther than that. But we made up a little time today. Traffic was much better. Kansas is a very wide state. It's mostly flat but the fieldsRead more
Colorado Springs
April 10, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Teresa SundayWe drove to Colorado springs today. The GPS took us on a back road because it was a more direct route. It was nothing but mostly flat land and the towns we came through were so small all they had was a post office. As we got closer to Colorado Springs the mountain showed up in front of us. We checked in at the hotel. Then we went to Old Colorado City and did some shopping. Now we are going to swim.
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
April 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We arrived early for the train ride! We are so excited. Did some shopping. Found a nice purse. Now we are waiting to board at noon!
The train ride! Royal Gorge Canon City
April 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The train was every bit what we expected! First we had a nice lunch. Once we were done, we went out to the open air car. The train runs along the Arkansas River surrounded by high rock clifts. It isRead more
Traveling to Grand Junction
April 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
After the train ride we drove from Canon City to Grand Junction. The trip took us on route 50 west. The beginning was similar to the gorge as it followed the river and the tracks. Then the scenery wasRead more
Grand Junction to Moab UT
April 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Before we left Grand Junction we walked down Main Street. The shops weren't open yet. The town had some interesting sculptures. The drive to Moab was spectacular. Just when we thought we couldn't topRead more
Moab Utah
Apr 12–13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Moab's Main Street is an area of shops, restaurants and hotels like most tourist areas. We looked in a shop or two, had a burger at Wendy's then decided to take two scenic drives along the ColoradoRead more
Dead Horse point state park / Arches NP
Apr 13–14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Today we visited Dead Horse state Park. It reminded us of the Grand canyon. After that we spent the afternoon in Arches NP the views were spectacular. We hiked to some of the different arches. TheRead more
Our Final destination Monument Vally
April 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We finally made it to Monument Valley our last stop before returning home. The views are everything we've seen in pictures and more! We booked a tour of Monument Valley. Our guide was a Navajo. It wasRead more
Heading home. Santa Rosa, NM
April 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Today is our first day of our trip back home. At this point we realize we won't have much time for sight seeing if we want to be home for Easter. We stopped in Santa Rosa, NM for the night. We gotRead more
Oklahoma City
April 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Before leaving Santa Rosa this morning we visited the Route 66 Car Museum. There were some nice cars. Gary enjoyed it. We stopped for the night in Oklahoma City. We were right in the city beside theRead more
West Memphis AR
April 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 81 °F
Driving from OKC we passed through the Texas panhandle then across Arkansas. We decided to take route 66 in Texas and stopped at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian TX for lunch. Our last hotel stay was inRead more
Murfreesboro TN
April 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Our last stop is an overnight visit with Kevin and family. It's always great to spend time with them. We went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was really good. Camden and Brynlee dyed EasterRead more
Home sweet home
April 19, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
No matter how much we love to travel, it's always good to get home. It took 12 hours due to many backups.
