Archive for February, 2012
The Grand Canyon was high on my list of “places I must see before I die.” This past spring, I finally checked the Grand Canyon off my list. I took a week long motorcycle road trip to northern Arizona with a few of my close friends. It only cost us $12 apiece for seven-day passes. The sights we saw were worth every penny.
When we had gotten our fill of the natural wonder, we threw on our motorcycle gear and made for historic Route 66. With my leather motorcycle vest and old school goggles I felt like I had traveled back in time- especially when we got to the original two lane sections of the highway. The nostalgia continued at the charming 1950s era Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, where we spent the night.
Last summer by boyfriend and I embarked on a West Coast motorcycle adventure. We wanted to see all sorts of wonders, both natural and manmade, that the United States has to offer. On my list of must-see places was the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park in California.
Specifically, I wanted to see General Sherman, a giant sequoia that is the largest known living single stem tree on Earth (by volume). When the day came for us to don our leather motorcycle jackets and ride to the park, I could not contain my excitement. General Sherman did not disappoint. I channeled Ansel Adams and took an astounding number of photographs that are now framed and hanging on our living room wall.