Author Archives: Aharen

Wednesday we decided to go to one of our favorite camping sites in Beavers Bend State Park near Broken Bow, Oklahoma. We waited to reserve our campsite until we pulled into the Steven’s Gap area. We chose site #37 in the Coyote campsite. This is one of the largest sites. Besides our tent, we setContinue reading “This Magic Moment!”

We arrived deep in the Rio Grande Gorge at my favorite camping site in Pilar, New Mexico. This area is run by The Bureau of Land Management. It’s official name is the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. If your lucky you can snag a spot at Taos Junction which is what we did. The great thingContinue reading “New Mexico! The Land of Enchantment.”

After a 6 hour drive and pleasant night’s stay in Redondo Beach, we drove 30 minutes to Long Beach to watch for ocean life. Technically, it was a whale watching tour, but I knew from the sighting logs on the tour boat’s website that we most likely would not encounter whales on this trip. WeContinue reading “From the forest to the ocean!”

Trees, trees, and more trees! From Joshua Tree National Park we drove straight through to Kings Canyon National Park. There are no words that can describe the beauty of the sequoias so I won’t even try. Things I learned:Despite what I had read, you do need reservations to camp in most of the park. Luckily,Continue reading “Kings canyon National Park”

We arrived at dusk, just as the temps cooled to a reasonable 80 degrees. This was a camp and run stop, meaning a place we would stay at for 24 hours or less. We reserved a spot in Jumbo Rock campground, nearly 35 miles inside the park. Each campsite is beautiful. It was incredibly cleanContinue reading “Joshua Tree National Park”

We are leaving for California. Wish us luck!

Besides my official title as mom and teacher, I am a poet at heart. I was a poet first, after all. I wrote my first poem at age 7, and it was about the poor crocodilles, baby crocodiles who cried crocodile tears in their tiny homes under the grass canopy of my front yard. 🐊💧Continue reading “Travel As Muse”

Since yesterday went so smoothly it was only natural that we’d have a few hiccups today. One of us has had tummy troubles and this caused us to leave later than planned and arrive at our second stop later than expected. The drive from Roswell to Tucson was easy peasy. Driving west from Roswell, weContinue reading “Day 2!”

We are well into summer vacation and we begin our first official summer trip tomorrow! This will be my biggest trip so far. I’ve literally been planning this trip for two and a half years. In that time it has morphed from a pre-covid quest through mountain country to the tip-top of the west coastContinue reading “Summer Camping Season is here! Please excuse the typos!”