Author Archives: Elizabeth Foley

Yesterday was an easy 250 mile drive, then we had a heck of a lot of fun. We had lunch outside with Anne and Vince, who are always great hosts. Then on to the Swanson’s house where we saw Grampy Foley, Beth, Brian, Maggie, Anna and John Swanson. Oh and there were 4 dogs too—PalContinue reading “CHICAGO!”

While I believe every state and most regions have something to see, we are not testing that in Nebraska and Iowa. After a pretty drive through Colorado–where they are still skiing–we hit Nebraska. Six hundred sixty six miles in, we stopped at Grand Island– which is neither an island nor grand. But it was aContinue reading “Driveover States”

Yesterday’s drive from southern to northeastern Utah was absolutely spectacular. Damn good thing because Arches and Bryce on a sunny Saturday in April (duh) were mobbed. As in two hour lines to get in mobbed. We kept moving, with a few stops along the way, until we arrived in Colorado and camped at the ColoradoContinue reading “Hotfooting it through Utah”

Good bye California, hello Utah! We enjoyed another lovely night with Rachel and Beans in Malibu before heading out early today. An easy and interesting 485 miles today, passing by (but not stopping) Las Vegas to the incredible Zion. Zion is amazing and even harder to capture in photos than the Grand Canyon. The townContinue reading “From Eureka to Industry*”

We are in a happy groove of running the dogs on the beach, working or relaxing to the sound of the waves, eating our meals on the patio and listening to great music. Seems like there is a decent undertow, so trying to keep 12 lbs Beans out of the water is a lively game.Continue reading “Malibu Works for Me”

We reached Malibu! Quick stop through Palm Springs, then to see Rachel’s place and roommates in Santa Monica. They have a bright, spacious apartment in a terrific area. It was a bustling Saturday in the LA area and lots of traffic, which I guess is always the case. No thanks. Saw lots of surfers andContinue reading “3528 Miles: Atlantic to Pacific”

We were reunited with Rachel and Beans last night! They are all well and boy is it great to see them. Rachel is one of the funniest people I know. The outside of our accommodations are fabulous, pictures below, and it is right near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. The inside Rachel describedContinue reading “Three Dog Night”

The Grand Canyon lives up to the hype. It is like nowhere else. We went from a stopover in busy, hot Phoenix (89 degrees) to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon where it was 49. Hours later, we had overnight temps of 25 degrees, but the Rig was cozy! It was too windy forContinue reading “Oh it is Grand alright!”

Yep, that is how you say it: Saguaro. They are captivating and pictures do not work, but we tried. Gorgeous, majestic Saguaro get top billing but many other types of cacti are flowering and beautiful. The Saguaro are just starting to “flower” which looks like broccoli on the tops of the plant at this point–tooContinue reading “Suh WAA Roh”

We drove 511 miles today, making our grand total so far 2,586 miles traveled. Our suits are wrinkled but our spirits are high. The drive through New Mexico is other worldly–so arid and vast. Until Hatch, NM, the Chile capital of the WORLD–actually just a ticky-tacky town trying to make a buck. We crossed overContinue reading “Two Nights in Tucson”