I’ve driven a lot of roads in the U.S., and one of the very best is Highway One on the California coast.
Author Archives: Deonne Kahler
Fire, Then Rain
I’m posting about this epic Scamp all out of order, so forgive me. I seem to be randomly inspired these days, but maybe a month on the road will do that to you.
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
I’m on the road and the McDonald’s manager is giving me the evil eye, so I’ll make this fast. (Apparently he thinks my one dollar coffee purchase doesn’t mean I can sit here using their free Wi-Fi forever.)
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Tagged California, National Parks, Sunsets, Volcanoes
The Best Little Truck Stop In Arizona
When I tell people I often stay overnight in the parking lots of truck stops, they either look appalled or concerned.
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Tagged Arizona, Truck stops
So Okay, Beaches Are Pretty Great
Despite the fact that I grew up on beaches in San Diego, they don’t generally draw me in these days. I’m not that person who, when dreaming of travel, immediately pictures sand and surf.
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Tagged Beaches, California
Capturing the Green in Vail
On this last Scamp through Colorado, I was constantly awed by how green everything was.
You Say Caldera, I Say Crater
Visiting the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico reminded me of my Ireland trip, where people who know the area assume their directions will be sufficient. They are not.
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Tagged Hiking, Mishaps, National Parks, New Mexico
Hiking the Jemez
New Mexico doesn’t have the 14ers that Colorado does, but still, we’ve got some pretty great mountains like the Jemez, which I spent some time in a few months ago. (Jemez is just west of the weird and interesting Los Alamos.)
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Tagged Hiking, Mountains, New Mexico, Sam, Waterfalls
Pilgrimage for the Faithful
New Mexico is nothing if not complicated. Just east of Espanola, a small town south of Taos infamous for its drugs and violence, sits El Santuario de Chimayo, a place of religious pilgrimage and healing.
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Tagged Churches, New Mexico
It’s Big, It’s Beautiful, and I Almost Missed It
It’s been quite a year. Terminal disease (my immediate family), not terminal but the same disease (me), plus medical procedures galore, funerals, and a breakup. Despite all that, there’ve been many great things, too. Like my camping trip in Grand Canyon, which almost didn’t happen because I’m a giant dork.