Expedition Me & You

Chris walked in the footsteps of an earlier traveler until we reached quite the scenic view! We're quickly coming up on our first wedding anniversary! October 12th! Eek! When I first started this blog I had a feeling I wouldn't be updating it as much as I'd like. I never expected, however, for it to take a year to finally finish writing about our honeymoon. I should have known better, but it is what it is. While Chris and I are adventurous types we are also the kind of folks who depend on steady jobs in order to pay our bills. Traveling isn't something we can afford to do as often as the two of us would actually prefer. Especially considering the heat of Texas summers. But we're coming to the end of the 100 degree months soon enough. Labor Day weekend will be our first excursion since the spring. Actually, we just returned from REI where we purchased a couple of self-inflating mats to use under our sleeping bags. They're on the heavy side compared to h...

Try as we might, Chris and I got a late start on the first day of our honeymoon. Our tire surprised us with a nice, little leak! Awesome! Also, family were starting to leave town. We ate a nice breakfast, had coffee, packed up, and headed out to Tesuque to explore some ruins. Except... we could not find the right place to go and our phones weren't able to get a good enough internet signal to find advice on Google. Plan B (you should always have a plan B) was Bandelier National Monument . Why? Ruins. But also it was supposed to be tarantula mating season and who wouldn't want to see migrating giant spiders? Exciting! The drive from Santa Fe was fairly scenic. I took a number of photos from the highway. Bandelier is further ahead! I can see it! Okay, maybe not but still. Here we go! The preserved ruins and surrounding natural area are home to scientific research in addition to being a fun tourist spot. Parking off site is required. Visitors leave their vehicles...