Tag: GoGoTacoNegro
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Eureka Springs
I’ve been wanting to visit Eureka Springs (about an hour away) ever since we got here, but the planets just didn’t seem to align. Until Saturday. It was supposed to be sunny but of course it wasn’t, but temperatures were in the upper 40’s so it wasn’t too bad. A resort town sitting in the Ozark…
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A weekend in Branson, MO
It’s been a while since I posted, and for that I apologize. We’ve been busy here helping Michael’s parents (I’m pretty sure they know us by name at the Fayetteville Whole Foods), as well as researching assisted living facilities and then visiting a few. But this weekend Michael and I had a little getaway to…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Our trip ended up taking a pretty unexpected turn. But I have so much to be thankful for – like being able to spend Thanksgiving with family in Fayetteville. Michael and I got started on the prep work on Tuesday. Michael prepared a nice brine, and then we prepared the bird. Here are the tools…
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Adjusting to the new routine
I feel kind of lucky that we arrived in Fayetteville during the fall. I mean, I’ve been here during the summer – once. It was so hot and so humid that I thought I might melt. You can make fun of me for that. I deserve it! I actually grew up outside of Chicago, a…
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Fall in Fayetteville, AR
I have to say, we picked a great time to arrive in Fayetteville. Temperatures are in the 60s – 70s every day, and overnight lows are in the upper 30s. (Although I think it’s pretty funny how the weather forecasters are insisting that it’s cold out there!) We’re settling in to a new routine here. It…
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Arizona to Arkansas: the new Kessel Run
After reluctantly leaving the Grand Canyon on October 31st, we headed south towards Flagstaff. After all the isolation of southern Utah this actually came as a bit of a shock. I mean, it was great to be able to choose between PetCo or PetSmart for dog food, instead of struggling to find anyone who even…
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A big change. Plus, a big hole in the ground!
We started this adventure not knowing what would really happen along the way. So in some ways, our next step shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. Well, maybe it is. Whatever. We decided to head to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to help out Michael’s parents. More details to come on that – or not, I would like to…
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Isolated, beautiful southern Utah
Moving on from Capitol Reef was hard, but we had a shipment to pick up in Boulder, UT. See, a while back Michael had sent his beloved Blundstone boots in for a warranty evaluation. They sent him a brand new pair of boots. Of course, they sent the boots to our mailing address, which is…
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Stunning Capitol Reef
Happy Halloween, everyone! Today’s recap: Capitol Reef National Park. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out. Sunday October 23rd we ended up camping outside of Loa, Utah,empty-handed as it were, since the only grocery store in town was closed. Actually, everything in that town appeared to be closed. Was it a Mormon thing? At least…
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Finally!
After nearly a month in Moab, we finally made a successful exit on Monday the 17th. Crazy! Sunday the 16th was our last night at our wonderful Lone Mesa Road campsite. It was also the night of the Hunter’s Supermoon… which would have been awesome except for those 50mph wind gusts. Yeah. They get some…
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Nope. We’re still in Moab.
We tried to quit you, Moab. And damn, was it hard. Did I mention that the sushi place in town (yes, there is a sushi place in the middle of the desert, and it’s not bad) had a sign in their window – hiring for a kitchen chef and a dishwasher? When we saw that…
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Time to move on…
At the end of our ride on Thursday, Michael turned to me and said, “So, was that epic enough for you?” We left from our camp that morning and rode this route at Navajo Rocks: Big Mesa -> Rambler -> Rocky Tops -> Middle Earth -> Big Mesa. A lollipop loop of almost 16 miles.…