Life's Secret Sauce
Airstream life and field notes from the road.

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09
May
Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Arches is crowded, famous, and photographed constantly. It is also still better in person than it has any right to be
9 min read
08
May
Moab, Utah

Moab, Utah

Our first pilgrimage to the church of red rock and big sky.
8 min read
06
May
Navajo State Park

Navajo State Park

Big reservoir views and quiet camp days in our first Colorado state park.
4 min read
02
May
Chimney Rock National Monument

Chimney Rock National Monument

A mesa-top ride into Chacoan history, sandstone pinnacles, and wide-open Colorado views.
4 min read
30
Apr
El Vado Lake State Park

El Vado Lake State Park

No hookups, no neighbors, and a cliff-edge view over El Vado Lake.
5 min read
26
Apr
Bottomless Lakes State Park

Bottomless Lakes State Park

A windy stay near Roswell with clear desert water, sinkhole lakes, and stunning sunsets at New Mexico’s first state park.
4 min read
21
Apr
Brantley Lake State Park

Brantley Lake State Park

A quiet basecamp in southern New Mexico where open land, dark skies, and nearby parks shaped the stay.
5 min read
20
Apr
Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

A sunrise climb to the highest point in Texas, where an ancient reef rises above the desert.
5 min read
19
Apr
Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

A descent into Carlsbad Caverns, where scale, time, and geology are harder to grasp than expected.
6 min read
18
Apr
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

A wild desert stop with incredible animals, a surprise bobcat, and a new photographer behind the lens.
5 min read