Year 2019

Overland: Flagstaff to Grand Canyon

This 4th of July, Savannah and I opted to push our comfort zone and join an off-raod group (Instagram: @overland_raptor_runs) for a three day overlanding trip. We had gone camping with the kids before, and we had gone on long… Continue Reading →

The Night We Bailed, And Checked Into A Hotel

For our family summer vacation this year, we had originally planned a two-week adventure through Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The trip was going to be centered around my brother’s graduation from Business School, but it would also be… Continue Reading →

DIY Hot Tub Install

We had been talking about it for quite a while, and even though I do a lot of craigslist hunting, we had yet to pull the trigger on a DIY hot tub install. It was August in Arizona, so the… Continue Reading →

Technology-Free Travel With Toddlers

Our kids have both been so fortunate to have a good bit of experience flying; our two-year-old took his first flight when he was six weeks old. However, up until this past summer, all of their flights had been to… Continue Reading →

LED Light Bar Aerodynamics

Lights and trucks seem to go together since the early 1970’s when KC HiLites started re-purposing aircraft landing lights for Baja 1000 race trucks. Lighting technology has advanced tremendously since the 55-watt halogen lamps, and can now be attained in… Continue Reading →

Strawberry Arizona – Snowventure

To everyone that says Arizona has only one season, summer, they are almost entirely correct (Arizona averages 300 sunny days every year). I am usually the first to get excited for the valley to warm up in the spring, but… Continue Reading →

The Grocery Getter

When I met my husband in 2011, I was cruising around in my E36 M3. I loved my BMW and I swore I’d always drive German and that I’d always drive manual. Ha. Ha. Ha. My new car isn’t German…. Continue Reading →

2019: Arizona National Parks

There are 24 places in Arizona that are run by the National Park Service. From our state’s three National Parks to National Monuments, Historic Sites, and even some Historic Trails. This year our family is setting out to explore each… Continue Reading →

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