01/22/2020 I had the opportunity to meet someone who I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever see in person, much less shake his hand: astronaut Captain Scott Kelly, the man who spent a year in space. A YEAR. I had definitely heard about Captain Kelly and his stint at the ISS station. …
12/31/2019 This morning we drove the hour and a half to the Grand Canyon! I’m excited because I’ve always wanted to see it my whole life! The drive is smooth through the highways, which aren’t iced or snowy and the scenery is nice. The lines aren’t that long and now my annual pass has paid …
01/01/2020 The evening before I was having some serious chills and felt super feverish. I also could barely breathe or move. I realized that I might be really sick and looked for a clinic that was nearby to visit. Unfortunately, it’s New Year’s Day and nothing but the Flagstaff ER is open. I tried the …
12/30/2019 After spending the night in Tucson, it was time to explore Saguaro National Park. I learned that there are actually 2 sections of this national park and so I went to the West section first in the mountainous area west of the city of Tucson. This section had tall saguaro cacti dotting the sides …
Continue reading Saguaro National Park and Casa Grande Ruins
12/28/2019 A week’s worth of clothing and items for one week of (mostly driving) travel to Arizona! I wanted to make sure that if my clothes got snow and wet, I would have enough dry clothes so it’s more than I would normally pack. Here’s what went inside: Packing cube (clean/dirty) with: 5 long sleeve …
12/29/2019 This past week had been very tough. A break was much needed to reflect and regroup my mental health. The best medicine is travel: so off to Arizona! Driving through the long I-10 west corridor, I drive literally through the mountains and think, “how do they pave such long roads out here?” In answer …
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