There was one obvious route to our destination of St. George, Utah. We chose another. Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah were in our sights. Not on your bucket list? They needn’t be, but we wanted to view life in these two towns only separated by a state line, reputedly, still run by Warren Jeffs from his cell block in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Yes, we wanted to see the towns that polygamy made famous. With the brilliant red cliffs as a backdrop, we drove hours on a Continue Reading
Letter from Camp
Staying at a resort-like, age restricted, active adult community in suburban Phoenix for ten weeks with my friend, Kathy, has been a bit like camp. A very nice camp. (http://www.grandinfo.com/) But what would camp be without a letter to mom and dad. So channeling my ten your old self, my letter home… Dear Mom and Dad, Thanks for sending me to camp this year with the older kids. It’s been a blast! Our cabin is real nice and I like it a lot, but the other cabins behind us are a little too Continue Reading
Releasing My Inner Cowgirl, 2016
Some days, you just have to get in the car, enjoy the ride, and let the day roll out in front of you, regardless of how dusty and dirty you're going to get. How else can I explain rooting for Cowboy Jeff in the National Team Roping Tour? But there we were, sun beating down on us in the 90 degree heat, sitting on dirty, old wooden bleachers, along the banks of the dried up Hassayampa River in Wickenburg, Arizona, making friends with Jeff, and Lorraine, a 75 year old Alaskan transplant. She took Continue Reading
Reflections from a Road Trip
Three thousand miles. Actually, a little less, but we took the long drive from Michigan to Arizona via Alabama, and by the time we got to our destination, I was just glad to get out of the car. Just about the time I was lamenting the additional side trip for the length it added, we met a couple in New Mexico who were driving to Alaska from their home in New Hampshire. Now that’s a trip. But seriously, there were many sights to enjoy, and just as many to forget, and I had a lot of time to Continue Reading