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…
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…
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 hot tub. It was August in Arizona, so the temperatures didn’t…
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…
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…
Arizona Snowventure
Yes, there is snow in Arizona, and it isn’t hard to find. 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…
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….
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…
Butcher Jones With SkyPixel Media
We had our friends from SkyPixel Media join us for a day in the desert before the New Year. While I often like to introduce them as “homeless”, Blake and Rachel are on a nomadic adventure. Currently, they’re based somewhere…
NACA Duct vs. Scoop
A few months ago, a fellow Pikes Peak driver David Kern, asked us a question about the difference between traditional style air scoops and NACA Ducts. There seemed to be some info that mentioned NACA ducts creating far less drag,…