December 2019 During the 2019 holiday season, Timmy and I, like many school-age kids before us, embarked on a family Christmas adventure—this time exploring Arizona. We spent a couple of days in Phoenix, four days in Sedona, and made a scenic loop through Holbrook on our way back. For anyone outdoorsy like my family, this region is an absolute dream to explore. In Phoenix, we hiked Camelback Mountain and Papago Park, both offering breathtaking panoramic views of the city. Bet

Summer 2017 Phoenix, Arizona to Rapid City, South Dakota: first north, then east—that was our route. Our mom, Timmy, and I embarked on a pilgrimage of sorts to visit the Wyoming ranch where my brother worked one summer. He was a “ranch hand” on a farm that mined bentonite (kitty litter stuff), with an 18-mile-long driveway. Neighbors occasionally popped over via private planes—this is the kind of rural you only read about in Little House on the Prairie . We flew into Phoenix,