Trips
Driving the California Coast
After running the gauntlet of the deadly LA traffic we turned our car into highway 1 to begin one of the most beautiful drives of our trip. The coastal California highway took us through Santa Barbra where we stopped for a great SoCal lunch. This drive also offered gorgeous views of the Channel Islands National [...]
8Feb2011 | Brian Kaderavek | 1 comment | ContinuedLate Night Eats in San Francisco
After a long day of activities a good meal is always needed. When we spent the day exploring San Francisco, California with our good friend Haseeb he led us to a couple of great late night joints that really hit the spot. At Yamo we got a Asian noodle fix and at El Farolito Taqueria [...]
2Feb2011 | Amanda Miller | 0 comments | ContinuedSavoring San Diego
Finally we made it to the west coast! Amanda and I drove west through western Arizona over desert, rocky hills, and giant man made rivers that flowed parallel to the highway. Storm clouds were ignited by a fiery pacific sunset as we passed through one last, giant mountain range that delivered us into the warm [...]
26Jan2011 | Brian Kaderavek | 2 comments | ContinuedTucson To-Do’s
The special climate, attractions, and landscape of Tucson, Arizona make it very unique place to visit. With some of my family acting as guides we got to see a lot of what the area has to offer. We visited the one and only Sonora Desert Museum, Saguaro National Park, and the historical San Xavier del [...]
22Jan2011 | Amanda Miller | 0 comments | ContinuedA True View of the Grand Canyon
America is an incredible place; we have saved and preserved our beautiful landscapes and natural architecture through the park systems. The Grand Canyon is one of the best known National Parks; I went once when I was young and this was Brian’s first trip to this iconic place. I am glad we made a point [...]
12Jan2011 | Amanda Miller | 1 comment | ContinuedA Forest in the Arizona Desert
A petrified forest in the middle of the desert? I imagined shimmering forests of sparkling, stony wood soaring high overhead. Ancient conifers sealed in time with mossy-banked streams and forest critters scampering about . As we drove through the desert toward the Petrified Forest National Park in northern Arizona, without a tree or stream to [...]
10Jan2011 | Brian Kaderavek | 0 comments | ContinuedUnder the World: Carlsbad Cavern National Park
Under the the earth’s crust lies a completely different world! Water boils underneath Yellowstone, lava flows beneath mountains, water shifts and flows creating caves, sulfuric acid wears at limestone, and the caverns that the water has long ago left are up for exploration! At Carlsbad Cavern Nation Park in New Mexico we had the chance [...]
30Dec2010 | Amanda Miller | 0 comments | ContinuedWaking Up in the Guadaloupe Mountains
Even as an avid camper, I have never much enjoyed setting up camp in the dark. However, when pitching a tent and cooking dinner after nightfall there is one thing that never fails to amaze me – waking up in the morning and seeing my surroundings for the first time. As Amanda and my adventure [...]
28Dec2010 | Brian Kaderavek | 0 comments | ContinuedMcKinney Falls: What Lays Beyond Austin
A natural wonder sits just outside of downtown Austin. McKinney Falls State Park is were we camped while visiting the Texas city. McKinney falls turned out to be amazing place itself. Being able to camp so much along our trip has been great. By camping we have been able to see another side of the [...]
24Dec2010 | Amanda Miller | 0 comments | ContinuedLone Star Pit BBQ Stands Alone
Every barbeque fanatic has a personal preference about which style, or styles, are the best. Southerners often favor the type of barbeque he or she grew up eating. Personally, I come from the barbeque wasteland of Ohio. While many of us Northerners missed out on growing up with a strong and specific barbeque culture, those [...]
20Dec2010 | Brian Kaderavek | 1 comment | Continued
