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Passing through Petrified Forest National Park and a Stay at the Grants/Cibola Sands KOA

May 8, 2018 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Travel date: July 13, 2017 Generally speaking, I wouldn’t suggest a drive-through visit to any National Park if it can be avoided. But if any park lends itself to this kind of visit, it’s Petrified Forest–you can see a whole lot of the park if you spend a few hours driving through and stopping along […]

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Filed Under: 2017 Cross Country Trip, Arizona, Campground Reviews, national parks, New Mexico

Making the Most of One Day at the Grand Canyon

May 4, 2018 by kokotg 2 Comments

Travel date: July 11, 2017 Here is the sun setting over the Grand Canyon, as seen from the Desert View area. And here’s Gus, a few minutes later, mocking one of the many, many others we shared that view with: a woman in a bright yellow jacket who posed enthusiastically and ridiculously on the rim […]

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Grand Canyon Railway RV Park: Campground Review

May 2, 2018 by kokotg 2 Comments

travel dates: July 10-12, 2017 To understand how we came to stay at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park, you have to go all the way back to the beginning of our trip, to our day at the St. Louis Zoo. There I was, hanging out with penguins and whatnot at the zoo, when checked […]

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Filed Under: 2017 Cross Country Trip, Arizona, Campground Reviews

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