As we raced across Nevada to make a decision to sell or not sell the house, we had one last stop to make as we crossed into Utah. More on this later, but here’s one of my favorite photos:
The Casa Grande Ruins (Great House) has been standing for more than 650 years as a monument to the Sonoran Desert People and their way of life. Not a lot is known about the purpose of the house, but the mystery is part of the appeal. When We Visited: February 1, 2014 Ages of Kids:…
Very nice write up about the ruins! Those are about 15 minutes south of where we live and it is always fun to visit and contemplate the changes in our way of life since those days.:)
Thank you!
I’ve wanted to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park for months, so when we dashed through Southern New Mexico on our way to Disneyland it was definitely on the short list. It didn’t disappoint. When We Visited: January 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 3 Where We Stayed: Brantley Lake State Park. About a 30 minute…
Thanks! Another one to add to my “list”. I have seen stuff about this place before but was not sure if it was worth it. It looks like something my boys would like though!
We pretty much did the same tour as y’all did. Walk down and took the elevator back out. For lunch, though, we ate at the concession in the cave.
I was 13 the first time I went on a cave tour. Our daughters always enjoyed the few caves we went in, as have our grandkids.
[…] wrote a blog post about this already, but in short, when people ask our kids what their favorite place is Carlsbad is […]
We love old forts. The history, the architecture, the sheer size, all of it makes for a fascinating visit. Fort Picken is located in the Gulf Island National Seashore – a barrier island along the panhandle of Florida. The seashore also stretches into parts of Mississippi, although somehow skips Alabama? Still not sure about that….
Convenient to our house in Virginia (which we house-swapped into, prior to Airstream travel) were two National Parks. The first was Prince William Forest, and the second was Manassas National Battlefield. Our visit here required a wait, as the 2013 government shutdown placed it just out of reach. We visited the first day the National…
That place is so amazing! I am hoping to bring the boys by there next year! Beautiful shot!
Thank you!! One of these years I think it would be really neat to go for Speed Week. There are only a couple of weeks a year that anything interesting happens out there!