Author Archives: Granger Meador

About Granger Meador

I enjoy day hikes, photography, podcasts, reading, web design, and technology. My wife, Wendy, and I work in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of our employment.

A Grand Adventure, Conclusion: Santa Fe

Posted on July 15, 2017

TRIP DATES: June 16-22, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM Santa Fe Plaza with the Hendersons Day 8 of our Grand Adventure was our final day with the Hendersons, who would be heading back homeward. Wendy was tired and slept … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 7: El Morro & The Ice Cave

Posted on July 9, 2017

TRIP DATE: June 15, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM On Day 7 of our Grand Adventure we traveled to Santa Fe with long stops to hike at El Morro and to explore the Bandera volcano and its ice cave. … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 6: Winslow & Holbrook

Posted on July 8, 2017

TRIP DATE: June 14, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM After breakfast on Day 6, it was time to begin the homeward journey. We still had new sites to see in the days to come, including a hike at a … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 5: To Desert View & Marble Canyon

Posted on July 3, 2017

TRIP DATE: June 13, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM We managed to get on the road earlier on Day 5, heading out at 8:30 a.m. to re-enter the park and head east on Desert View Drive for a series … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 4: The South Rim

Posted on June 30, 2017

TRIP DATE: June 12, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM Most of our party slept in the next day to recover from two long travel days, although John was up early. We had breakfast in the same Canyon Room restaurant … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 3: The Petrified Forest

Posted on June 24, 2017

TRIP DATES: June 11, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM The third day of our adventure out west in June 2017 was a long drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Tusayan, Arizona featuring a drive through the north end of … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Days 1 & 2: From Cadillac Ranch to TinkerTown

Posted on June 24, 2017

TRIP DATES: June 9-10, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM Over a quarter century ago my father and I went west in his Volkswagen camper, with him showing me highlights of central New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, and Arizona. In 2013 … Continue reading →

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