On October 26, we deep cleaned the coffee shop and shut down Hatch for the season. That night, everyone from the bar, the cafe and the hotel closed out the Outlaw Saloon at our end-of-season party. Naturally, my coworkers and I took turns riding the bar bear. Horseshoe Bend A couple days later, the coffee shop crew packed Trace's tiny Subaru full of camping and paddling gear and headed south to Horseshoe Bend. At some point in the summer, we had decided that we would close ou

Hey Monster On The Move family. It's been a while. I think about writing every day... and don't worry I have been keeping up with my...

After Big Bend, Dad and I made our way towards Arizona. We stopped along the way at Guadalupe Mountains National Park for a picnic and...

Dad and I covered a lot of ground during his visit. All the way from Austin to Phoenix. But our most anticipated stop was Big Bend...

Austin was a treat because 1) I've always wanted to see the city, 2) I got to experience it with Mom, solo and then with Dad, and 3) I...