Rusty and I finally decided we needed to get back to Newfoundland. So, when Donna and Bob suggested to come the last 2 weeks in February (for the best snow) we booked our flights. And boy did it snow!
For Rusty’s 61st birthday, we toured the Northeast, including Niagara Falls. I had been there back in the 1970s, and was interested in seeing how it had changed.
This year as we were heading west through the northern states, Rusty and I made a pact not to miss this wild and mysterious place called “mako sica” by members of the Lakota tribe, translated to “bad lands.”
On our way through Kentucky, we stopped at Mammoth Cave National Park for a few days. Surprisingly, neither of us had ever been there before.
On our way from Tulsa and northern Arkansas (and several weeks of visits with family and friends) toward Kentucky and the east coast, we found ourselves passing through the Ozarks. The Ozarks are old… really old.
If you’ve had enough cold and snow for the season, why not plan a late-winter/early-spring vacation in the Southeast? In just a few hours you can fly into Atlanta, Georgia, or Jacksonville, and feel the sun on your face!
During our stay at Padre Island National Seashore, there were lots and lots of birds to see and identify.
Tired of wintering over in buggy and humid south Florida, we decided to try the BLM lands in the desert southwest. We’d heard a lot about Quartzsite and the surrounding areas, so we decided this was the year to check it out.
It was a year ago, while were hiking on the Colorado Trail, that the idea of hiking the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in two days began to take shape in my head.
We are Girl Hobo and Rusty (Ren and Troy), two greys who met on the Appalachian Trail. We started a life together, converted a van to travel and hike across the country, and we like to eat well. Now, we’re sharing what we’re learning on the road, and we’d love you to join us!