Author Archives: Kira Bridges

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!”

Wandering West, Day 7, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Sometimes when you travel you find unexpected gems and are disappointed by places that have all the hype. Today was one of those days. We started our day with an unscheduled trip to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. I had honestly never heard of it untilContinue reading “Las Vegas!”

Wandering West, Day 6, Tuesday, June 29 Today we left Grand Canyon National Park and traveled 276 miles northwest to Las Vegas. It was a travel day so that didn’t leave much time for many adventures but we still managed to take advantage of our route and saw an engineering marvel on the way, theContinue reading “Good Bye Arizona, Hello Nevada!”

Wandering West Day 5, Monday, June 28 Yes, we did wake up around 2 am today and it was worth every minute of lost sleep! Today’s agenda consisted of a kayak trip on Lake Page and a hike through Antelope Canyon. Then, to top it off we stopped by Horseshoe Bend, drove through the PaintedContinue reading “I Woke Up at 2 AM for This???”

Wandering West Day 4, Sunday, June 27 We’re all just a little bit tired as we get ready to call it a day this evening. We went to bed last night saying we would not be setting an alarm this morning. Well, sure enough, my eyes popped open at 5:30 am. I don’t think myContinue reading “Don’t Look Down!”

Wandering West Day 3, Saturday, June 26 We started the day in a desert in New Mexico and ended it watching a sunset over the Grand Canyon. No one can prepare you for the feeling you get the first time you see the majestic views of the Grand Canyon. I was absolutely awestruck, to theContinue reading “Majestic Views”

Wandering West Travel Day 2 What a day! Today we put some miles behind us, traveling 493 miles from Allenreed, TX to Gallup, NM. We had a few bumps in the road today but nothing that we couldn’t overcome. The day started out great, several of our crew got up at 6 am and wentContinue reading “Everybody Hates a Thief!”