Marfa [Texas]

I don’t know exactly when I first heard of Marfa, but it’s been on my radar for years. I knew it was some type of artist/maker community in Texas, but that was about it. Despite my lack of anything firm to base my reason for going on, when I realized we were going to be…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park [New Mexico]

As you enter Carlsbad Caverns the sheer enormity is a bit overwhelming, but it’s hard to really grasp what’s you’re up for until you notice the walkway switchbacks going down, down, down…. Then as you pass out of the range of sunlight, you realize that it is still going down…. Oof. Due to COVID restrictions,…

White Sands National Park [New Mexico]

From Tucson, AZ our next real stop is Houston, TX so there’s a lot of ground to cover in between. We figured we’d make the most of the route and stop at a few fun places, the first being White Sands National Park just outside Alamagordo, NM. It is absolutely surreal with 275 square miles…

Arcosanti [Arizona]

Neither of us had never heard of Arcosanti before 2020, but it’s been around (and known by many) since 1970 when Soleri began construction on the place. It took one of Hawke’s favorite bands having a concert there. We bought tickets, watched on the TV in our bedroom at the height of the lockdown and…