Odometer: 50,753Time: 08:15We plan a short hike to the Toadstools for the day. About 25 miles West on 89 we park the car and start walking along the creek as described in the guide. After less than a mile we see the first of these toadstools and then shortly thereafter we see them all. It’s…...

No risk, no fun….Odometer: 50,652Time: 07:15Checked out of the Travelodge and drive away from the cloudy sky over Page towards Big Water. We try Smoky Mountain road again and today get through the riverbed and on for some more miles before the mud gets to heavy and we have to turn around.We continue HWY 89…...

Odometer: forgot it againTime: 10:00We check out of Debbie’s Hide A Way and explore the area, starting with the Antelope point. Later we check the road to the Smoky Mountains on the other side of the lake but, there is no way that we could drive through the river yet, there is too much mud.…...

Odometer: forgot to check itTime: 06:00 amIt’s still raining and it doesn’t look like it would stop soon. At times it is pouring down heavily (as we find out from the evening news we got over 2 inches of rain in only a few hours). The task of the day is to find a room…...

Odometer: 50,094Time: 08:00Weather: mostly cloudyWe are only about 20 miles from the Petrified Forest National Park away and so it is an easy drive to get there. We take some of the suggested walking tours in the Park do see these fascinating petrified woods. Here an extract of the park’s website with some background information: During…...

Odometer: 49,648Time: 08:00 amWeather: mostly sunny and still hotFrom Gila Bend south on HWY 85 all the way almost to the Mexican Border the road leading there is offering some spectacular views of blooming Saguaro cactuses on the dark volcanic hills. The Saguaro often begins life in the shelter of a “nurse” tree or shrub…...

Today we have started our trip….Odometer: 49,312Time 10:00 amThis morning we spontaneously decide to pack our stuff and hit the road. The car had been serviced last week and is ready and there is no reason to stay in San Diego any longer.We hit the road at around 10:00 am and head east on HWY 8 all the way…...

Yes, we are still in San Diego. We have been very busy working with designing new websites. This weekend the temperature rose from day to day, reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (which is close to 40 degree Celsius) today. So we spent Saturday and Sunday at the beach, working on our suntan and today we were mostly hiding in…...

The beautiful weather lured us out again today….... downtown is calling us - Seaport Village and the USS Midway which are both part of the Embarcadero.The scenery is fascinating: besides the colorful stores of Seaport Village, the big Hotels, the skyscrapers of downtown and the nice yachts we also see some fisher boats and the…...