Spring is my favorite time of year. Trees are so chock full of blossoms, not another blossom could possibly fit. Traditional spring flowers like daffodils, jonquils and crocus color the previously drab, brown garden. Even dandelions are welcome.
Read MoreOne thing always leads to another with us. I wrote a blog about our shrinking Lake Mead and learned about St. Thomas, the ghost town that had emerged again when Lake Mead’s level drastically declined. As a result, we decided to visit St. Thomas. While at the ghost town, we learned about the Old Arrowhead Trail, the first all-weather autoroute from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. A section of it (~6 miles) travels through Valley of Fire State Park, so we decided to find it. While researching the trail, I learned about The Lost City Museum in Overton and then… yup, a visit to the museum was on our radar.
Read MoreWe recently visited Lake Mead’s St. Thomas ghost town and saw a reference to the Old Arrowhead Trail and it piqued our interest. Under a gray, mackerel sky, we set out to find the old trail. It was unseasonably cool as we headed north to Valley of Fire State Park, one of our favorite Nevada state parks, and found the signed entrance to the trail.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
