A place in America where ice freezes under hot volcanic rocks
DAY 75 – Hidden away in north California is scorched (and icy) Lava Beds National Monument, an amazing place where my blood sugars were humbled into behaving. [keep reading]
Temperatures and blood sugars going up and down all day
DAY 74 – Only one high blood sugar on a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park, whose main road was partially closed in June. Melting snow and boiling mud made it all amazing! [keep reading]
To a canyon barely accessible by road
DAY 72 – The corner of Kings Canyon National Park you can see by car is pretty extraordinary, and today my blood sugars were (mostly) behaving as well. [keep reading]
Blood sugar problems in the shadow of Earth’s largest living things
DAY 71 – Stress was making my blood sugar high for days on this road trip. I hoped a visit to Sequoia National Park would relax my soul, and my diabetes. [keep reading]
BG Report: Driving around magical golden fields of California
DAY 70 – Driving through central California is a spectacular adventure. The area is swollen with waving fields of gold-colored grass, gentle hills obscuring the view, and, for contrast, groups of dark green… [keep reading]
Hot, high, and happy at the bottom of Death Valley
DAY 68 – There's a lot to see in Death Valley, and even if you want to spend most of your time in an air-conditioned car, you can do a lot. Here's how we handled one day there. [keep reading]
Nevada’s desert: from alpine trees to the rings of Saturn
DAY 67 – Nevada's Great Basin National Park may be obscure but the night sky and the thick green alpine forests are worth a long drive through the desert to see. [keep reading]
A second emergency room visit, and the road trip hangs in the balance
DAY 62 – Yet again we had to make an emergency trip to a local hospital in Utah, and I fear that the rest of the trip may be in jeopardy. Health trumps adventure. [keep reading]
Among the mystical orange pillars of Bryce Canyon
DAY 61 – Bryce Canyon and its insane orange rock hoodoos are nothing like anything you've ever seen. This is truly a trip into the mystic. [keep reading]
The lower and upper reaches of Zion National Park
DAY 60 – I decided to skip Zion on this road trip because it's so packed with tourists. But I changed my mind and I'm glad I did: hiking in Zion was fantastic and as usual got my blood sugar down to where I wanted. [keep reading]
Blood sugar epiphanies at the edge of the Grand Canyon
DAY 58 – 90% of visitors to the Grand Canyon only see the south rim. We saw both rims, and on the south rim I had a grouchy epiphany about high blood sugar: forget about it. [keep reading]
Drop what you’re doing and go to Petrified Forest National Park now!
DAY 55 – Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert offer some of the strangest and most alien landscapes on the planet. And it's just a simple drive through the desert to see it all. [keep reading]
Canyon de Chelly, the trip’s best surprise?
DAY 54 – In the obscure corners of America you can find some wondrous sites, but few are as amazing as Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Ever heard of it? I hadn't. [keep reading]
Harsh diabetic lessons at Mesa Verde
DAY 53 – Mesa Verde National Park let me down with regards to a campsite but the ancient history of the place taught me some important lessons, about life and about diabetes. [keep reading]
How to get the most out of Black Canyon of the Gunnison without hiking
DAY 52 – Not only did I manage to see virtually all of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, but the visit finally straightened out my blood sugars. Can't ask for more than that! [keep reading]
Too windy to hike at Great Sand Dunes National Park
DAY 50 – Great Sand Dunes National Park is great but on the day I went, the wind was so strong that hiking was discouraged. I mean, I tried, but man it was rough going. [keep reading]