Author Archives: Kira Bridges

Wandering West, Day 17, Saturday, July 10, 2021 We did it!!!! We traveled 5,108 miles in 17 days with 17 people. We traveled through 7 states, visited 6 National Parks, 1 National Memorial, and 1 National Historic Landmark. We stayed at 10 campgrounds, hiked in 2 state parks, visited 5 Wal-Marts in 5 different states,Continue reading “Home Sweet Home”

Wandering West, Day 16, Friday, July 9, 2021 Sometimes days just don’t go the way you plan them. Today was one of those days. We left Moriarty, NM at around 8:30 this morning with the intention of making it to Shawnee, OK. Well, part of our group made it, part of us, not so much.Continue reading “Uh Oh….Now What??”

Wandering West, Day 15, Thursday, July 8, 2021 Today was a day for a little bit of sightseeing and a whole lot of driving. The day took us to our final national park visit of the trip. We’ve visited six national parks and one national monument in the last fifteen days. I’d say we sawContinue reading “Petrified Forest National Park”

Wandering West, Day 14, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Today we hit the road, this time heading back east. Yep, we are in the final stretch of our Wandering West adventure. The next several days will be filled with a lot of driving and hopefully a few interesting stops along the way. Today though, it wasContinue reading “On the Road Again…”

Wandering West, Day 13, July 6, 2021 Today we visited Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. I will admit, during the planning phase of this trip these parks have confused me. Everything I was reading was saying you could easily see both of these parks in the same day, yet they offer vastlyContinue reading “Big Trees and Deep Canyons”

Wandering West, Day 12, Monday, July 5, 2021 Friend…how would you define it? According to Webster’s Dictionary, it is 1a. One attached to another by affection or esteem; 2a. One that is not hostile; 2b. One that is of the same nation, party, or group; 3. One that promotes something (such as charity); 4. AContinue reading “Friendship”

Wandering West, Days 10 & 11 Saturday & Sunday, July 3 & 4 We arrived at Yosemite National Park on Saturday, July 3 and it’s been a busy last 48 hours. Johnny had been looking forward to this leg of the trip the most. Yosemite is in his “Mount Rushmore” of national parks (Yellowstone, GreatContinue reading “Yosemite National Park”

Wandering West, Day 8, Friday, July 2, 2021 Today was a travel day, and thank goodness it was an uneventful travel day. We hit the road around 6:30 am headed west toward California. Today took us 431 miles and through Bakersfield, Fresno, and finally to Oakhurst where we are camping for the next 3 nightsContinue reading “Goodbye Nevada, Hello California!”

Wandering West, Day 8, Thursday, July 1, 2021 You know, people say the heat in the Southwest is a “dry heat”. Well, dry heat or not, it’s just plain HOT!! Today we took a day trip from Nevada to California to see Death Valley National Park. It’s a place that is truly hard to describe.Continue reading “Death Valley National Park…Yep, it’s HOT!”