Brake Lights & Bug Bites

Tales from the Road

Author: Karen Proctor

  • March 21, 2025
    We have taken a brief break from the national parks to make our way through Texas! We have the goal…
  • March 5, 2025
    Big Bend National Park is, well, BIG! The park encompasses an area of 801,163 acres which is larger than the…
  • February 27, 2025
    We moved a little further east to a campground at the entrance of Carlsbad Caverns National Park and just 30…
  • February 10, 2025
    I am sitting here atop a rolling white sand dune under a sunny blue sky watching Charlie, Grant and Miles…
  • February 2, 2025
    We are back in Arizona after a great month in Ohio. While in Ohio, we visited with friends and family,…
  • December 8, 2024
    We made it to the Grand Canyon! I was talking with a friend and she asked, “Haven’t you already been…
  • November 24, 2024
    After a month in Utah, we turned south into Arizona. We started out in Page which is home to Horsehoe…
  • November 15, 2024
    Written by Charlie! :) After leaving Bryce Canyon, we headed to Zion National Park. On our way to Zion, we…
  • November 4, 2024
    Oh Bryce Canyon. I fell in love with you at first sight! This was definitely my favorite stop of the…
  • October 11, 2024
    We made it to Utah! Utah contains some of the most famous National Parks, known as the Mighty Five (Arches,…