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A Day Across Arizona

I awoke near Willow Beach, tossing and turning, and will continue to do so until the sky starts to lighten before 5am. I was sweaty when I went to sleep, but the temperature finally dropped from 100° to 75° F. … Continue reading

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A Day at the Capes

It’s still raining when we reach North Carolina, but the coastline lacks the crying clouds, so we’re able to spend the day exploring two capes — places we lived close to for years while stationed in Norfolk, but somehow hadn’t … Continue reading

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Everglades to Key West

We awoke in Murder Bottom, aka The Everglades, and hurried down to Key Largo. We always look forward to cruising on the “Highway that Goes to Sea”, the 113-mile stretch of the US Route 1 that connects the Keys with … Continue reading

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Pensacola to the Everglades

In the darkness of last night, we had missed the Gulf Islands National Seashore, which is still available to civilian visitors (minus closures for wildlife protection, restricted access around facilities and docks, and occasional closures for management). Fort Barrancas and … Continue reading

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Chiricahua to Fort Stockton

We awoke at Bonita Canyon Campground and started the morning with the sun on the Massai Point Nature Trail. Many of the rhyolite hoodoos are still in the shade, but the formations these silica-rich extrusive igneous rocks create are mesmerizing. … Continue reading

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