Cortez Trips

It was a really long drive. We got a late start Thursday and drove through storms so we didn't get as far as we planned. I couldn't drive any farther so we pulled off in Stuart, Iowa. All the hotels were full. I couldn't drive any more so we …

Our trip route on Google Maps. I'll admit it - I'm a maximizer. Why else would I build an entire family roadtrip to the Southwest in late spring based solely on the fact that National Car Rental had a great one-way rate for just about any sized …

First day of the trip and what a great way to start a trip , a peaceful place like Joshua Tree NP. Here is the sunset at Joshua Tree , this just sums up my expereince at Joshua Tree.You can view more pics from my trip @ http://yessy.com/bachans …

Typing this at 6 am in our hotel in Chicago – we should be in SLC, so we’re behind schedule before we’ve actually started! Quite a day yesterday and it already seems light years ago. Journey to Heathrow was fine, though there was quite a long del …

We left Austin around 10 am. We drove through West Texas and stopped at Texas Road House in Abilene for lunch. We had reserved seats for the Texas! Musical at Palo Duro Canyon, but actually arrived in Canyon earlier than expected, so we went …

Just trying to finish last minute details before we leave and testing out the yahoo journal. Ok, so we decided to skip Brooklyn and we went straight to DC... The ride done was fine, we didn't leave MA till about 4:30 - got over the GW Bridge …

Catching a late flight on Thursday, we landed at Cortez Municipal Airport. It always feels a little weird flying over the desert at night. Without city lights below everything just looks like a big empty space. It's sort of eerie. From the …

We finished our final preparations today, packing the car as best we could. We are scheduled to leave from Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon and head to Shenandoah National Park for our first stop. We are both quite excited. Skyline drive was …

Version Française en dessous... Hello, That's the great departure day... Luggages ready, camera ready to shoot, and excitation as the highest... We have our flight scheduled at 7pm at Newark Airport (NJ) to go to San Francisco Airport (CA). It wi …

Jeannette and I had planned to spend last night preparing for the trip.... but we ended up playing poker instead at the Outback. ;-) It was an opportunity for her to meet some of the people I hang out with and play in the tournament. She did …