Saturday 5/11-  Wednesday 5/15 Carmel-by-the-sea, CA En route to Carmel, Slugger truly showed us the meaning of haste. 5/12 is the anniversary of a certain maternal units birthing, and as 5/11 was the date of her return to Carmel-by-the-sea CA, a surprise airport visit was in order. This meant some speed through Southern California, and … Continue reading The Daily – Caramel?

Friday 5/10 Joshua Tree National Park, CA to Angeles National Forest, CA Joshua Tree is a rather warm dry thing, but, as the saying goes, the winds of change are Slugger’s deranged chemical exchange. So, it should be no surprise that our Joshua Tree morning was the park’s first rain in several months. As any … Continue reading The Daily – Josh Slosh

Friday, May 10 Thursday 5/9 Phoenix, AZ - Joshua Tree National Park, CA Dawn brought no fiery rebirth for Phoenix, but the week had cleared the hump, and we had sixish hours of driving to do, so we accepted free kale juice when offered. Between Arizona and California there is one essential stopping point - … Continue reading The Daily – Greenie Meanie

Saguaro National Park Monday 5/6 I was dragged to enough museums as a child to develop a deep appreciation for them. My appreciation is rarely as deep as the steep prices these days, but the Desert Museum was an exception. With recommendations from trusted advisors and less trustworthy strangers, we shoveled over the forty odd … Continue reading The Daily – Zoozeums

Sunday 5/5 Lake Roberts, NM - Saguaro National Park, AZ We slept in the Gila Wilderness so we could go to the Gila Cliff dwellings, but woke up less committed. We drove down 5 miles of uncommitted road, going back and forth about whether we should go. The pros and cons are monotonous and I … Continue reading The Daily – Sunday Sundying

Saturday 5/4 City of Rocks, NM - Lake Roberts, NM The City of Rocks is the phoenix of the mineral universe, born of hot fiery thing made smaller. This is its story. (The following paragraph is really an aside, please feel free to skip) Once, in the long ago time of visitor center informative animated … Continue reading The Daily – Silver Lake Rockbert

Friday 5/3 Alamogordo NM - City of Rocks, NM We said our goodbyes (see you laters) to pudgealamo with a last breakfast in White Sands. Our pancakes were more bitter than sweet. As we drove out of town, past PF, past the library, past Chris, past the last homely Albertson’s east of the Misty Mountains … Continue reading The Daily – Till Next Time

Alamogordo, NM Wednesday 5/1 - Friday 5/3 Sometimes, you fall in love because you’ve been lonely for so long. So is the tale of Alamogordo. We hadn’t had a home in so long and that long grew into a longing and we stayed. The Fat Alamo sustained our adoration with love potions and raging pheromones. … Continue reading The Daily – The Fat Alamo

Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Lincoln National Forest, NM Tuesday 4/30 We set off for El Paso in the morning, our final Texas town, only to realize we would never make it. Slugger thirsted desperately and there were no watering holes for miles. We veered north, towards an expensive cocktail lounge. No water, but plenty … Continue reading The Daily – Your Hair’s Too Long Kid