On the Road Again: New Adventures Await!
Do you ever go on road trips?
As a child, we traveled almost everywhere by car. My parents would load up our station wagon complete with its ‘faux’ wooden panels and my sister, brother and I would argue about who would have to sit in the middle first.
Tanaya Lake in Yosemite. I’m on the left 🙂
Most of our road trips involved camping throughout the state of California. I have great memories of sitting by the campfire, my mom making chicken and dumplings on the camp stove, dirty feet that had to be washed before walking into the tent and most of all, just having fun.
Now that I am grown, road trips are still a part of my life. While I take many with my own family, I also go on a special road trip each year with my mother.
For those of you who have followed my blog for awhile, you have undoubtedly participated in our road trip adventures. In fact, I am often asked where our next destination will be.
Every year, we both sit down and decide where our next adventure lies. The goal is to explore different regions of the United States by car.
We typically fly into one city and days later, end up several states away. Our road trips have taken us to a variety of fun places and experiences including:
Touring a horse farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Walking through the grounds of an old plantation in Savannah, Georgia.
Observing an old Amish farmer, throwing manure onto his corn field.
Strolling through the streets of Charleston, South Carolina and admiring the lovely window boxes.
Touring Mackinac Island in Michigan and coming back with several pounds of fudge.
Visiting some beautiful botanical gardens like Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
Exploring lighthouses, including the one at Point Betsie, Michigan.
Of course, wherever we go, I am always on the lookout for new gardens to visit, which I love to share with you.
As we hit the road, I blog about each day’s adventures – usually daily.
My bag is almost packed and I am finishing up a few things before I go, which leads me to the question that many of you have been asking:
“Where are we going?”
Earlier this year, I asked you for some suggestions and mentioned five different options we were considering, which you can read here.
I’ll be back on Wednesday, to let you know what region we decided to visit!
Noelle Johnson, aka, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant who helps people learn how to create, grow, and maintain beautiful desert gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. As she likes to tell desert-dwellers, "Gardening in the desert isn't hard, but it is different."
