Adventure beyond the walls
Welcome to Adventure Beyond the Walls, a travel and adventure blog by Kim & Sam.
The Wickedest Town in the West – Jerome, Arizona
Our exciting plans for a week in Sedona, AZ were derailed because of the Rafael Fires in the Coconino National Forest, but sometimes these sudden changes present new opportunities for adventure. In this case, we lucked out big time! Thanks to a chance meeting with a...
Day Trip from Santa Fe to Taos
We arrived in Santa Fe, New Mexico on day 10 of our road trip, and we were spent. We decided to find a place to stay for two nights so we could relax a bit. I stumbled upon the Rancho de Santa Fe Campground, just a few minutes drive to the old town. This was the best...
Wuptaki National Monument, Arizona
Wuptaki National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona was another incredible and unexpected find along out travel route. And, bonus, we were able to use K2’s National Parks Every Kid Outdoors pass again to enter the park. Wuptaki (wuh-POT-kee) is the site of ancestral...
Nashville’s Opryland Hotel and Grand Ole Opry
I love gardens. When I started researching things to do in Nashville, TN, the gardens at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel rose to the top of my list! I found this great blog article about how to visit like a local. It had great tips on where to park and how enter the hotel...
Birthplace of The King, Elvis
Our travels took us to Tupelo, Mississippi where we saw the birthplace of the King of Rock-N-Roll, Elvis Presley. I'm not a huge fan, but my parents were pretty excited to check it out. And, as it turns out, the history was really interesting! Elvis' father built the...
Hot Springs National Park
We didn't plan to visit Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, but I'm glad we did! A change in our travel route brought us to the park early in the morning, early enough to score a great parking spot for the RV, a delicious breakfast and a walk around town before it...
