The Travel Notes

We're working our means through the American Southwest. This week, it's Yuma equally nosotros run our means over into Arizona. Yuma is at the convergence of California, Arizona, too Mexico... Watch the Video! In the old days, cowboys would come upwardly hither looking for a skillful saloon, a bath, too mayhap somebody to pass the black with.  Today, we’re looking for a total breakfast, a large room with a comfortable bed, too a skillful wifi connection. Near the western cease of town, reminders of the old days sit down across the state highway from each other. The Territorial Prison on a bluff looking over the Colorado River held the area's ne'er produce wells inside its thick, stone walls.  Those who were to a greater extent than upstanding…or mayhap simply lucky at non beingness caught…would guide maintain a mutual frigidity beer land playing cards across the means at Lute's Casino . For this trip, our hotel would hold out the Springhil...

Some days, I get got to a greater extent than ideas inwards my caput than I get got fourth dimension to write. Today is non i of those days. Writer's block is no fun when you've dedicated to writing a novel even out or ii each week.  So what produce I write about? How nigh non beingness able to? It's Wednesday, in addition to hence I'd commonly get got i of our in-between stories...travel tips, adventures unopen to home, or other non-travelogue features that tally inwards the middle of a locomote story. Maybe I tin produce an a accessible attractions even out but yesteryear similar a shot I don't get got fourth dimension to driblet dead through my notes, pictures, in addition to inquiry to come upwards up amongst i (yes, it takes me to a greater extent than than a few minutes to whip i of those up). Same amongst a transit report. Travel tip? Don't driblet dead a locomote blogger.  Kidding...it's great, when yous tin mean value of something to writ...

Borregos Against the Setting Sun While Tim in addition to I are writing, editing, in addition to polishing upwards our newest report, let's revisit the beautiful in addition to remote Anza Borrego State Park alongside side trips to Julian in addition to the Salton Sea... Two to 3 hours exterior of Los Angeles, depending on your route, is the desert of Anza Borrego. We opt for the northern route of driving yesteryear Palm Springs, turning southward at the Salton Sea, in addition to and hence dorsum westward into Anza Borrego Desert State Park in addition to the town of Borrego Springs. Watch the Video (Part 1)! We drive over to the unique cloak-and-dagger visitor’s center, exactly abide by that it is closed. We brand it on a Wed exactly it’s alone opened upwards Th through Sunday. I suppose the state’s massive budget cuts mightiness guide maintain something to practise alongside that. The accessible restrooms are open, though, in addition to are welcom...