by Melodie Kenniebrew | May 19, 2016 | Destinations, Road trips and scenic drives, Southern NM & Borderlands, Travelogues
“You can’t fight the desert… you have to ride with it. — Louis L’Amour Where did everybody go? That’s a question that popped into my mind more than once on my recent road trip through the American Southwest. Mile after mile I saw hills,...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | May 13, 2016 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, eateries, eats, Markets and Shops, Sweets
Drinking Hadley’s Date Shake is a sweet way to stay cool when driving through the California desert. Hadley’s Date Shake tastes much better than it sounds. The thing comes colder than ice and is absolutely the best shake I’ve had in 15 years. I’m sure of...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | May 10, 2016 | eateries, eats, Restaurant Reviews, Road trips and scenic drives
When my San Francisco friend learned we were on our way to Victorville, a city of 120,000 in California’s Mojave Desert, the first thing she said was, “Why? There’s nothing there.” But after 4 days of fun in San Francisco, we were looking forward to taking it...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Apr 29, 2016 | Destinations, eateries, eats, Restaurant Reviews, Road trips and scenic drives
KC’s Outpost in Beatty, Nevada, doesn’t look like your typical oasis. You see no pools of water or waving palm trees lining the streets. But when you’re more than six hours from your last meal as we were, the sight of a restaurant with picnic tables on the porch and a...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Apr 25, 2016 | eateries, Restaurant Reviews, Road trips and scenic drives
This breakfast in Tonopah, Nevada was the delicious and surprising light at the end of a 250-mile road. (250 miles is the distance we drove to get there on the I-95 from Hoover Dam.) I found it at the Pittman Cafe at the Mizpah Hotel where we had lodged the night...
