Tag: travel
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Word Press blogging is habit forming
carryoncouple.com is a razor-thin part of the Word Press blogosphere of millions of blogs. Regardless, Sue and I love writing bits and publishing photos from our travels and other post-work experiences. We enjoy hearing from family and friends via blog comments or “likes” during our trips. We also hear from people from all over the…
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We blow into Aztec
Aztec Ruins National Monument In northwestern New Mexico provides a trip back in time, but don't let the name fool you. When discovered by Anglo settlers, they mistakenly believed these ruins were built by the Aztecs of central Mexico. In fact, these ruins are what remain of the community built from the late 1000s to…
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Apache Nugget saves the day
The weather report called for high winds today and boy were they ever! We drove north from Santa Fe, cutting west on scenic Highway 96 towards Highway 550, which would take us into Colorado. The gusts blew anything and everything that wasn't nailed down…including us. A veil of dust covered the landscape, creating a…
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Santa Fe is a restful stop on Southwest tour
After driving nearly 2,000 miles in eight days, we found a rest stop in Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico. We found excellent food with a Southwest flavor, more than 200 art galleries, and a city dominated by pueblo architecture. Santa Fe is the oldest and highest-elevation (7,200 feet) capital in the United…
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Window Rock: A porthole to the sky
Window Rock is the capital city of the Navajo Nation and also the name of this geologic wonder about a mile from town in Arizona near the New Mexico border. The Navajos have a nice park next to the rock that features a memorial to the Code Talkers of World War Two. We booked a…
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
This is what we hoped to see, however we had no idea how spectacular the remains of these ancient dwellings would be. Below, The White House is the only site that visitors can access without a guide. There is a two and a half mile trail from the rim to the valley floor…but more about…
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Monument Valley provides iconic views
We took a short side trip yesterday as we continued across Arizona. Anyone who has ever watched a western will recognize the soaring buttes and mesas of Monument Valley. This landscape has provided a backdrop for movies, TV shows and commercials since the 1930s. The valley is situated on Navajo Reservation land so access is…
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Southwest tour: Trucks fly by and time zigs and zags
It would be understood if your jaw tired from all the “Oh, my” exclamations during the drive from Cedar Springs, Utah to Page, Arizona. Our two blog posts from the journey are just a sample. We set a family record for viewpoint turnouts. Our camera does not do it justice. A couple of notes from…
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Utah has us seeing red
We figured we'd zip through Zion National Park quickly today since we had spent time camping here not long after we'd married. After thirty years, our memories are obviously failing us. Neither Reg nor I had any recollection of the sights we saw today…beautiful soaring red cliffs around every bend of the road. It was…
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