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Our Roadtrip in 2021 gave us the opportunity to soak in the brand new pools at Quinn’s Hot Spring Resort. You can read all about it in my article for Northwest Travel Magazine.

Any road trip in New Mexico should include the best green chile cheeseburger in the state at the Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio! They say they are fun and friendly and they were! Notes taped to the walls show visitors from all over the world, as well as pics of celebrities (like Elvis!). We have tested chile cheeseburgers…

The Island of Hawaii is my Happy Place! I think it’s this Gekko’s happy place too! Malasadas are Hawaii’s yummy version of a doughnut. We always stop at Tex Drive In for balls of fried dough that are golden brown on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, and filled with chocolate or mango or some other luscious filling….

We ventured almost to the Canadian Border in July 2021 to discover a hot springs we had never visited before! What a great treat it was. We stayed in a modern cabin with all the comforts, including a full kitchen and enjoyed soaking at any hour, They even gave us a key, in case we needed a soak at 3…

The pandemic has birthed some unique new ways of doing things. I love wine and wine tastings have been part of our travels. So, the notion of doing virtual wine tasting intrigued me. The sheer numbers and types of wine are so varied, I sometimes feel overwhelmed. My husband, Bub, and I have been a member of a wine club,…

July 21, 2021 Home! Moab to Tucson July 21 We rose early, grabbed some food and were on the road again for a nine hour drive. The first few hours traversed the wide open southern Utah desert and Indian Reservation. Long, straight roads, with no towns and not much else either. Must be hard living out here. We were looking…

July 20, 2021 Pocatello to Moab We woke up early in Pocatello at the wonderful TownePlace Suites. Since we had a kitchen, we brought in the coffee grinder and the Kona coffee beans we had packed for the road. Pairing that with the fruit and muffins from the hotel breakfast, we were fortified for the day. I had a Tuesday…

July 19, 2021 Kalispell to Pocatello We awoke to another smoky, gray day. We celebrated our meet-up over breakfast with Alice, once again enjoying the fabulous spread that the Kalispell Grand Hotel offers its guests. She headed out towards the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. I had a coaching call with a client.  And then…

July 18, 2021 Kalispell The Grand Kalispell Hotel serves a magnificent breakfast. There’s a quiche I always love along with fruit and yogurt and pastries, muffins and bread. Alice joined us for a leisurely breakfast. Then we all went to the tennis courts. Alice took our pictures and was a good cheering section for me but I still lost 6-3….

Kalispell, Montana July 17, 2021 Day 23 Saturday in Kalispell, MT The morning at The Kalispell Hampton Inn brought another day of very smokey skies.  It’s nice to revisit places from years past and know where things are. We’ve been lucky to find nice, free tennis courts at the Flathead Valley Community College. On this particular morning, there were no…