by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 23, 2009 | X-Country
Route 89, 10 miles East of Page, AZ 1:40 MST. Says Colin: Today we went to Powell Dam. To me it looked like a mini Hoover Dam. We just left Zion National park, there we saw 2 Rattle snakes. We hiked to two emerald pools in one of the pools there were so many tadpoles....
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 21, 2009 | X-Country
Arrived last evening at Zion National Park and within minutes of entering the gates we were completely awed and overwhelmed. The rock formations and the colors of those formations were so breathtaking it was difficult not to stop at every turnout and stare for an...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 20, 2009 | X-Country
East DW Ranch Road, Entry to Hualapai Mountain Park 2:55 MST July 19 (Uncle Jacob’s Birthday) Kingman. AZ Says Joanna: Well, we went to Las Vegas which was kinda interesting. We went to the Hampton hotel and it was very nice and relaxing. After LV, we went to...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 18, 2009 | X-Country
July 17th, In-N-Out Burger 20 Miles South of (Pismo Beach, CA) (Editor’s Note: we cheated by 1.5 miles on this post, but we couldn’t resist the location.) Says Kristin: I am writing this post from sunny LA, where the weather is the best it has been on this...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 16, 2009 | Featured, Reviews, Writing, X-Country
Macworld just posted Jeff Phillips review of Postman for iPhone. Frankly, I can’t recommend the program highly enough. I’ve been using it quite a bit on our x-country trip and it’s fun, easy to use, and a simple way to send some simple notes to...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 13, 2009 | X-Country
July11, ’09, 7:10 PM, Winnemucca, NV Intersection of Winnemucca Blvd. and Potato Road Says Colin: Yesterday we tried to find a campsite but two of them weren’t even camping because there were campers next to each other with no privacy. And the other...