85 degrees3 hours 18 minutes222 miles1 pyramid2 waterfalls3 sushi rolls8th Marriott1 flat tireBefore we left Memphis and we woke up very late- 11 AM, we stopped at the GIANT pyramid that resembled the Excalibur in Vegas (i think that's what it is). it was their old basketball stadium, now a Bass Pro Shop.Random people told us to go there. It was cool. Looks like most but gigantic. There are the typical fishponds only way bigger. They actually have pontoon boa...

80 degrees and rain driving90 degrees and sunny LR337 miles4 hours 52 minutes7 MarriottsToday was more of a travel day. We got a really late start and actually had breakfast around 11. It was a rainy day in Oklahoma. We drove most of the day in the rain. It was pretty dreary but thats ok. We have had so many perfect days. Strangely, when we were heading into Little Rock, we literally drove out from under the weather cloud line into sunny 90 degree weather. No rai...

100 degrees (on the car)259 miles3 hours 50 minutes10,000 bottles of soda pop6th Marriott5 sushi rolls1 hour "Trapped"7 Locks2 enormous crossesWe all woke up late this morning at 8:45. That is late for hotels for us. Mostly because we like to boogie out early. We were tired, I guess. We stayed at the Courtyard downtown Amarillo. We had an enormous room that was really nice even though we got in late and didn't really enjoy it. We were slightly apprehensive of...

80 degrees and sunny4th of July6 miles rafting I to III class rapids 3 hours 1896 miles long 5th longest river  We are really enjoying Taos. It is such a unique place. A whole nuther world. Apparently, whole nuther worlds visit here. There are even cow crossing signs with flying saucers. Too funny. I'll grab a pic of one tomorrow. Uncle Stone pointed them out. Seems New Mexicans like to call you boss, too. The guy at the store kept calling Paul boss. Be...

76 degrees8100 feet above sea level7 Llamas2 bridges1 guide (stuart)1 Big surpriseToday we did something that might seem strange and unique. I wanted to do something here in New Mexico that seemed to fit the area. We traveled up into the Carson National Forest mountains and met a man named Stuart with his 7 beautiful Llamas. We had lunch with the Llamas. We hiked up the mountains with the Llamas carrying our stuff. Everyone loved the Llamas. They are so cute. Stu...