Roaming Together – So Much World, So Little Time

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Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Posted on April 26, 2019June 5, 2019 by jim

If you guessed that Arches National Park was known for well, arches, you might be right. We spent a month just outside of…

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Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Posted on April 20, 2019June 3, 2019 by jim

Mesa Verde is a prime example of a National Park being established to protect our heritage, instead of providing a recreational area. With…

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Four Corners Monument

Four Corners Monument

Posted on April 19, 2019June 2, 2019 by jim

Where else can you stand in four states at once? And that’s about all this place has going for it – if there…

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Southeast Utah

Southeast Utah

Posted on April 15, 2019May 29, 2019 by jim

Utah is an amazing place, and far more varied than most people give it credit for. We started our Utah experience at the…

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Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Posted on April 13, 2019May 27, 2019 by jim

Canyonlands National Park is broken out into three main sections: The Maze – a seldom-visited backcountry on the western side. Island in the…

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Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument

Posted on April 6, 2019April 24, 2019 by jim

A prospector discovered the Natural Bridges in 1883, and it became a National Monument in 1908. There are 3 amazing natural bridges (arches…

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Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Posted on April 4, 2019April 22, 2019 by jim

Monument Valley is one of those must-do trips for anyone venturing the Southwest. It looks like a lot of tourists make this a…

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Canyon de Chelly Extras

Canyon de Chelly Extras

Posted on April 3, 2019April 21, 2019 by jim

Here are some extra photos from our Canyon de Chelly trip that didn’t make the prime-time cut, but are good memories for us.

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Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly

Posted on April 3, 2019April 21, 2019 by jim

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced D’Shay) is entirely owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust of the Navajo Nation. It is the only National Park…

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Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park

Posted on April 1, 2019 by jim

Neither of us had visited Petrified Forest National Park before, despite it’s relatively close proximity to the Grand Canyon. As with the other…

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Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

Posted on March 19, 2019April 20, 2019 by jim

Italy’s Amalfi Coast is a hotbed for the well-heeled crowd and tourists seeking a slice of the colorful good life. With it’s colorful…

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Capri Italy

Capri Italy

Posted on March 17, 2019April 19, 2019 by jim

Capri is simply amazing, from the bluest blue water to the craggiest craggy rock. Is craggiest even a word? While it’s best known…

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Pompeii Italy

Pompeii Italy

Posted on March 16, 2019April 18, 2019 by jim

Everybody knows Pompeii for it’s plaster casts of those who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Very few people know of the artwork that…

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Vatican Museums

Vatican Museums

Posted on March 15, 2019April 17, 2019 by jim

The Vatican Museums contain roughly 70,000 pieces of art, 20,000 of these are on display. The museums have a staff of 640 people…

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Roman Forum

Roman Forum

Posted on March 14, 2019April 16, 2019 by jim

The Roman Forum is simply amazing even if you’re not a history buff. As you stroll down the streets you can just feel…

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Rome Italy

Rome Italy

Posted on March 14, 2019April 16, 2019 by jim

We got into Rome late on the evening of the 13th, and did a quick drive-by on the Trevi Fountain after we checked…

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Venice Extras

Venice Extras

Posted on March 12, 2019April 2, 2019 by jim

A whole bunch of ‘extras’ from Venice – photos that tell part of the overall story but aren’t top-notch by themselves.

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Venice Italy

Venice Italy

Posted on March 12, 2019April 2, 2019 by jim

Nothing can be said about Venice that hasn’t already been said time and time again. From the narrow back alleys to maze of…

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Pisa Italy

Pisa Italy

Posted on March 11, 2019March 28, 2019 by jim

There really isn’t much to see in Pisa, except of course the Leaning Tower. Good on their Chamber of Commerce for figuring out…

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Galleria dell'Accademia

Galleria dell’Accademia

Posted on March 10, 2019March 27, 2019 by jim

The Galleria is simply THE highlight of a Florence trip. There is no more iconic image of Italy than Michelangelo’s David.

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Florence Italy

Florence Italy

Posted on March 10, 2019March 27, 2019 by jim

Our first stop on our two week Italy trip – two days in Florence. So much history and art to see here that…

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
---Mark Twain

A Whole World To See

Countries Visited Together


States Visited Together


45 States down, 5 still To Go:
Alaska | West Virginia
Kansas | Nebraska | North Dakota

National Parks


36 National Parks down, 25 still To Go:
Bryce Canyon | Capitol Reef
Carlsbad Caverns | Channel Islands
Crater Lake | Denali | Gates of the Arctic
Glacier | Glacier Bay | Great Basin
Guadalupe Mountains | Haleakala
Indiana Dunes | Isle Royale
Katmai | Kenai Fjords
Kobuk Valley | Lake Clark | Lassen Volcanic
North Cascades | Theodore Roosevelt
Wind Cave | Wrangell-St. Elias | Zion
National Park of American Samoa

Recent Daily Doses

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  • September 9, 2019 - Redcloud Peak
  • September 6, 2019 - Cheaha Mountain
  • September 2, 2019 - Woodall Mountain
  • August 30, 2019 - Tiffin Fun
  • August 29, 2019 - Mount Magazine
  • August 27, 2019 - Up In The Air
  • August 27, 2019 - Cadillac Ranch
  • August 25, 2019 - Moose Duel
  • August 23, 2019 - Colette’s First 14er