New Mexico, Arizona – Itinerary
My parents had taken me to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico as a child and we wanted to do the same for our children. However, planning a trip for what to do after visiting the caverns...
Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Park
Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe National Park are relatively hard to reach for most people. Therefore, we had to work quite a bit to build a plan which included these two destinations. For us, this meant a one-way...
White Sands, Silver City
After leaving Carlsbad, the route typically takes you up over the mountains to the White Sands National Monument. I have to say this may have been the highlight of our trip – and we recommend you...
Tucson
After leaving White Sands and Silver City, we drove right next to the Rio Grande as we headed over to Tucson and the Arizona Saguaro Desert Museum. This museum is really an open air zoo where...
Phoenix
After breakfast at the hotel in Tucson, we made the drive to Phoenix for our last leg of the vacation. If Tucson is desert and cactus, Phoenix is desert and palm trees. And we have been...
Kapalua
If you can stay in only one place on Maui, we recommend west Maui in either Ka’anapali or Kapalua Bay. West Maui has a little bit of the best from all areas of the island including...
Wailea
Wailea is on the sunny side of Maui, protected from rain by the dormant volcano Haleakala. For this reason, it attracts the larger hotels which can promise more days of sunshine as well as large intricate...
The Road to Hana
The Road to Hana ranks as one of our top three activities we have ever done if only for the beautiful views and uniqueness. But first a few quick notes. Time. Many people drive the Road...
