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After our short visit to Saguaro National Park we decided to spend that night with our friends house, south of Tucson. We exited out the...

Saguaro National Park, pronounced suh-waa-row, is named for the large Saguaro cacti that grow in abundance. The park has two districts...

After visiting Petrified Forest National Park, Tom and I headed toward Saguaro National Park. Having spent most of the day exploring...

Tom, Aly and I visited Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. This is one of the few pet-friendly US national parks. Dogs are allowed...

After exploring downtown Grants, New Mexico and giving the ice a chance to melt from I-40, Tom and I continued our drive west toward...

Continuing our slow loop from Colorado to Texas, via Arizona, Tom and I took our time crossing New Mexico. The previous night’s snowstorm...

Tom and I are off on our first long road-trip with our new puppy, Aly. We adopted Aly (short for Alyeska) the day after returning from...

We’re off on our first long road-trip in our new rig. Like most of our travels since Tom and I retired, we don’t have much of a plan. We...

In my introductory post I mentioned that Tom and I had a camper van. For four years we drove a #Winnebago Era Class B #Sprinter van and...

“You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!...

“Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go! If you're...

Welcome to Carpe Diem, an adventure travel blog with destinations unknown. I'm Heidi Hewett, a former blogger in the CAD (Computer Aided...