United States

Visiting Jean, NV, USA

Jean is a short scenic drive-- 20-30 minutes-- south of Las Vegas on I-15. Jean is on the NV – CA border. From the size of the gas stations in Jean, road trippers would be well advised to fill up...

Where to Stay in Las Vegas

We have been to Las Vegas so many times that I'm not sure I can recall all the places we stayed, but I think it is at least 8 different hotels. The Las Vegas Hilton, now the Westgate Las Vegas Resort...

Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ, USA

Pipe Spring National Monument deserves more attention by tourists than it gets because Pipe Spring National Monument is a rare survivor of an early real Wild West cattle ranch, and it was a very big...

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon

The advantages of the North Rim are: - 1: it is much less crowded, and - 2: its altitude is 1,000 ft. higher than the more popular South Rim, which is to say that the canyon when seen from the...

Wine Tasting Willamette Valley Oregon

The Willamette Valley is in Oregon, running from The Columbia River in Portland south through Salem. It contains more than 19,000 acres of vineyards and more than 500 wineries. We visited...