Author Archives: The Adventures of Laura

Visit Date:  September 15, 2019 The Buffalo National River is the second stop in my National Passport Book travels.  There are no fees to go to visit to the Visitor Center, but you may want to call ahead or check their website for camping fees. The Buffalo was the first National River and was establishedContinue reading “Buffalo National River”

As some of you may know, I am a bit of a nerd.  It is a badge that I wear with honor. My latest nerdy obsession is visiting the more than 400 sites of the National Park System.  The way that I track and organize these visits is with the National Park Passport book. InContinue reading “National Passport Book”

For the record, a runny nose is a medical emergency.

Plans changed a bit in San Francisco. We arrived at 4:30am after driving through the night. We made our way downtown to see where we needed to go to get on a tour of Alcatraz. All of our stops we researched before this trip. But we didn’t want to buy too many tickets or reserveContinue reading “San Francisco”

A summary of our Grand Canyon adventure. Complete with pictures.

The capital of California, this was our 3rd capital stop. There was a really nice Peace Officers’ Memorial nearby. The state Supreme Court Testing the selfie stick. I was more excited than Michelle about it.

California has check points to make sure you don’t bring in certain plants, fruits, or vegetables.

Phoenix was our second capital for the trip. We spent more time looking for a place to park than actually taking the picture. I was totally fine with parking in a Representative’s parking spot, but Michelle thought that would be wrong for some reason. It was 4:30 pm. If dude wasn’t at work then, heContinue reading “Phoenix, AZ”