Honeymoon

So there you have it: One wedding. One honeymoon. One happily ever after! I hope you enjoyed hearing all about the details. It was a tremendous two months and the best start to our marriage I could have hoped for. I have so, so much to be grateful for at Thanksgiving this year. If you…

The Getty was the perfect, romantic place to end our honeymoon. We got free parking and a shower of wishes from the parking attendant who saw our decorated – and now mud encrusted – car. We rode the tram up to the museum at dusk. The grounds and gardens are the best part of this…

Our first LA activity after a huge breakfast was a trip along the beach bike path in Long Beach. We borrowed two bikes (I loved mine!) and rode from Belmont Shores to the Los Angeles River and back.

We drove all day through the empty Mojave Desert from the Grand Canyon to California. We planned to spend our last day of vacation in Long Beach with a friend. We didn’t expect more than just catching up from this part, but it turned out to be a perfect cap to the trip! We arrived…

From our quick stop in Sedona, we drove North to the Grand Canyon. We set up camp at Mather straight away and started walking toward the canyon. It’s an amazing experience to “happen” on the Grand Canyon vista while hiking through the woods. I’d never been to the Grand Canyon before and was properly wowed.…

We left Chaco Canyon and drove to Sedona, Arizona the next day. On the way, we stopped at Petrified Forest National Park to see the old Painted Desert Inn. What a fun old resort. I wish they’d re-open it! We checked into the Southwest Inn in Sedona after dark. We had a great room with…

Based on a friend’s recommendation, we drove to the Northwest corner of New Mexico and out on a 20 mile dirt road to Chaco Canyon. There are a massive amount of 1,000 year old pueblo ruins at this isolated site. It’s basically the Machu Picchu of North America. And also super harsh, isolated, dry and…

Thank heavens that our time in New Mexico improved vastly after our first night. We drove to the square in Taos and had great coffee at a little cafe. We spent a lovely morning at Taos Pueblo; taking a tour with a local guide, buying from the artists and sitting by the creek. The adobe…

New Mexico! Only two more states to go on our trip. After leaving Gunnison, we drove down through Colorado for the rest of the day. Things started getting weirder and weirder as we approached New Mexico (above). We reached the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge at sunset and walked across the scary span. Running out of…

I had too much fun staying with our friends in Paonia to remember to take many photos. We arrived the night of the second Presidential debate and were treated to elk chili and a warm welcome from their dogs. The next day, they took us to Black Canyon, an amazing place that I had never…