HEYBIKE ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE — NOW AVAILABLE IN EUROPE! Built to stand out. Made to stay unique. Ready for wherever the ride takes you. No rules. No boring rides. Just twist the throttle and let your joy out.
Friends who ride together, stay together. Every adventure is better with a ride buddy. Happy International Friendship Day. Tag your ride buddy and tell us which type you are.
Zion National Park: Bighorn sheep near the East Entrance in Utah. From SR9, the road reaches Canyon Junction, where shuttles take visitors along Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. I’m determined to share all my road trip photos.
Brian Head, Utah, at 10, 152 ft, is the state’s highest town. Brian Head Peak reaches 11, 307 ft. A ski resort with 227 inches of annual snowfall, it features a steel bear sculpture where visitors become part of the town’s story.
Cave Creek, Arizona to Gallup, New Mexico, via Navajo Nation to Cortez, Colorado. Landscapes and lifestyles quickly change beyond Phoenix. I plan routes, book hotels, care for the driver, and capture snapshots from the moving car.
Tapestry Sneakers
I gave bargain sneakers a makeover with tapestry canvas. Love the lilac accents, velvet laces, and funky soles. Bamboo fiber wool looks great but is tricky to stitch; traditional sheep’s wool works better.
The Tehachapi Loop, built 1874–1876, is a railway engineering wonder. Its ¾-mile granite track climbs 77 feet at a 2% grade, allowing 4, 000-foot trains to pass over themselves. Designed by William Hood, it remains active today.
Western diamondback rattlesnake—a venomous viper. This one is huge, likely pregnant. They give birth to live young, so hopefully I don’t find twenty babies by the back door next time.
Meet “Dilemma, ” my two-horned ceramic talisman, created by the multi-talented Nicole Haring. Find her at the Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour, Studio 41.
San Luis Obispo, California: Downtown SLO offers wonderful shops and restaurants, and we enjoyed staying at the Peach Tree Inn. Founded in 1772 on California’s Central Coast, it was first home to the Chumash. SLO also features Julia Morgan’s Monday
Morro Bay, California: Playful sea lions practice synchronized swimming, then gather on their dock at dusk, barking as boats return to the foggy harbor.