Travels with Tricia

Tag: Arizona

  • A vintage car sits parked at a vintage gas station on historic Route 66, in Arizona.

    Getting Our Kicks on Route 66: Highlights from a Cross-Continent Road Trip

    As someone who fancies all things vintage, I’d long wanted to drive Route 66, the so-called “Main Street of America.” So when Shawn and I criss-crossed North America (from Saint Louis to Québec City, then on to Nevada, via Santa Fe, and the Grand Canyon), we declared it essential to hop on what remained of this legendary…

  • Trees frame the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The sky is blue, and there are white, fluffy clouds overhead.

    The Glorious Grand Canyon

    What special hours we spent walking around the south rim of the Grand Canyon earlier this week! I shall always remember the sight of the birds regally soaring a mile above the canyon’s floor and the thrill on visitors’ faces as they glimpsed the canyon for the first time. It’s hard to believe that there…