This is Part 2 in a series of stories (and tips) from our most recent road trip. Read Part 1, on the Calico Ghost Town, here, and Part 2, on Las Vegas, here. We left the Las Vegas Strip just after lunch, and started making our way out of town. Before we had hit the…
Backpacking Dad’s Southwest Road Trip (Part 2): Las Vegas
This is Part 2 in a series of stories (and tips) from our most recent road trip. Read Part 1, on the Calico Ghost Town, here, and Part 3, on the road to Flagstaff, here. We left Calico in the late afternoon, and settled in for the long stretch of I-15 ahead of us into…
Backpacking Dad’s Southwest Road Trip (Part 1): The Calico Ghost Town
This is Part 1 in a series of stories (and tips) from our most recent road trip. Read Part 2, on Las Vegas, here, and Part 3, on the road to Flagstaff, here. We began our Spring Break Road Trip Extravaganza late on a Friday afternoon. The first leg of our trip was through California’s…