We spent the morning walking around Old Town Scottsdale. Similar to Old Town Albuquerque, Old Town Scottsdale predominantly was a street lined with tourist souvenir shops and art galleries. After some browsing we got too hot so we made a pit stop at Sugar Bowl, which is an old-fashioned soda shop. This shop has been … Continue reading »
This morning we decided to explore Old Town, Albuquerque before we took off for another 6-7 hour drive to Arizona. Old Town is approximately 10 minutes away from the airport/University of New Mexico area that we were staying around. It is made up of old adobe-styled stores, restaurants and buildings. In the center is a … Continue reading »
We slept in today as our hotel in Aurora, Colorado was quite comfortable. I’m beginning to really like the Doubletree chain of hotels, and love that our stay in Scottsdale will be at a Doubletree resort too! We then ventured out on our way to New Mexico, which would be halfway between Colorado and Arizona … Continue reading »
Days 12 started off early in the morning as we departed Rapid City, South Dakota towards seeing the great monument of Mount Rushmore, where the presidents of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into the mountain. Driving through Keystone, South Dakota, a small tourist attraction town, we stopped off for … Continue reading »
Heading Midwest, we left Minneapolis in the morning for the plains of South Dakota enroute to Mount Rushmore. The drive is close to 10 hours. The drive got quite boring, similar landscape to that of our Calgary to Winnipeg drive. But Americans know how to capitalize on tourism dollars! Along the way expect lots of … Continue reading »
