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]
Tag: Arizona
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]
Hot insulin and tall cacti in Saguaro National Park
DAY 11 – Keeping insulin cool in Saguaro National Park is a challenge but worth the trouble: these cartoonish and gigantic cactus plants are an unbelievable sight. [keep reading]
Why you should get off the interstate
DAY 11 – Longer, less-efficient, slower, and much more beautiful: small highways are definitely better than big interstates when you're on an epic road trip like this one! [keep reading]
The art of Ajo and chilly desert observatories
DAY 9 – Roller-coaster blood sugars didn't diminish the excitement of an artists' oasis in the Arizona desert and a vast collection of observatories high above an Indian reservation. [keep reading]
Cactus vs. sky at Organ Pipe
DAY 9 – I had both the lowest and highest blood sugars of the trip so far at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it was still an extraordinary camping experience. [keep reading]
A lizard beckons us towards ancient desert petroglyphs
DAY 8 – On a side trip to see some ancient Native American petroglyphs in southern Arizona, I met a lizard and got a great blood sugar reading thanks to a kindly cactus. [keep reading]