39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – Colorado II

39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – Colorado II

With Crestone in our rear view, we headed northwest into the vast, flat, San Luis Valley before being squeezed out of the valley and back into the mountains. We started out on pavement today before picking up the gravel Marshall Pass road that goes over the continental divide. So far we have not seen rain on this trip, and as […]

39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – Colorado

39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – Colorado

He was born in the summer of his 27th yearComing home to a place he’d never been beforeHe left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born againYou might say he found a key for every door When he first came to the mountains his life was far awayOn the road and hanging by a songBut the string’s already […]

39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – The Flatlands

39 Days, 10 States, 2 Kids – The Flatlands

Waking up in Wichita, we were delighted that we were alive, and nothing terrible happened while we all slept in a stranger’s basement. Not yet settling into a routine, since it was our first morning on the road, the kids argued over muffins and argued more as we loaded back into Jethro to start our day of driving. They are […]

The Stupidest Trip I’ve Thought of.   So Far

The Stupidest Trip I’ve Thought of. So Far

What were you thinking? Reading an off-road internet forum years ago while working on our suburban project, I came across information about an off pavement trail that went across the United States From Tennessee to the west coast in Oregon for dirt bikes.  They called it the Trans-America Trail, and while it does use pavement in some sections (requiring you […]