Back on the Road Again
After being stuck with slide issues, even a quiet New Mexico road felt like freedom.
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Story map
States with stories
Highlighted states have posted stories. As the archive grows, this map fills in automatically from story places.
Qubit on the reMarkable
Putting Qubit on an e-paper tablet felt a little ridiculous, genuinely useful, and very fun.
RobertQubitRoswellNew MexicoQubitreMarkable
Desert Ride With Aden
A short-ish desert ride with Aden, starting in the middle of nothing and heading into even more nothing.
RobertAdenChaves CountyNew Mexicobikingdesert
UFO McDonald's in Roswell
A stop at the UFO-shaped McDonald's in Roswell, New Mexico. More normal than alien, but still worth seeing.
RobertAdenRoswellNew MexicotravelRoswell
The Knockoff LEGO Place Was Actually Great
A stop that started with low expectations turned into a genuinely fun scavenger hunt with Aden.
RobertAdenRoswellNew Mexicofamilytravel
Game Boy Nostalgia
A surprisingly clean retro handheld find, right down to the original terrible screen.
RobertRoswellNew Mexicoretro gamesGame Boyhandhelds
A Classic Air and Space Day
Spending the day with Aden at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, surrounded by aviation history, space exhibits, and classic tourist-stop energy.
RobertAdenDistrict of ColumbiaSmithsonianAir and Space Museummuseums
Pittsburgh From the Incline
Riding the vertical rail car up above Pittsburgh and getting a wide view of the city from the top.
RobertPittsburghPennsylvaniaPittsburghtravelcity views
Route 66 Museum Stop
A Route 66 museum stop in Elk City with old cars, machines, and a full-size model town that was more fun than expected.
RobertElk CityOklahomaRoute 66museumsold cars
The Camel Farm
A camel farm outing in Brazos County where Aden rode a camel and we saw all kinds of animals, including kangaroos.
RobertAdenBrazos CountyTexascamel farmanimals
Quiet Desert at Four Corners
A quiet, dry stop near Four Corners, where the desert felt wide open, peaceful, and completely different from anywhere we had stayed before.
RobertAdenSan Juan CountyNew MexicoFour Cornersdesert
On Top of the World
A Sandia tram ride up above the valley, with huge views, serious wind, and a ride up that was more intense than expected.
RobertAdenBernalillo CountyNew MexicoSandia trammountains
Walking the Oil Rig
A Morgan City stop where we actually got to walk onto an oil rig, see the equipment up close, and come away with one of those family stories we still laugh about.
RobertAdenMorgan CityLouisianaMorgan Cityoil rig
The Little Museum in Bandera
A surprisingly good natural history museum in tiny Bandera, full of taxidermy animals from the surrounding area.
RobertBanderaTexasnatural historymuseumstaxidermy
Wildlife at the Door
A quiet Bandera moment with wildlife right outside the door, calm enough to make the whole place feel peaceful.
RobertBandera CountyTexasBanderawildlifequiet places
Legoland Indoors in San Antonio
A San Antonio Legoland stop that was not quite what we expected, but still gave Aden a good day and came with the nice surprise of being fully indoors.
RobertAdenSan AntonioTexasLegolandSan Antonio