More often than not, I love a good tourist trap (except Disney.... I'm not on the Micky train).  We spent this afternoon in Tombstone, AZ... where men walk around in spurs and chaps and no one is laughing.  Loved it....

We're an ocean family.  Mom wanted to dip her toes in the Pacific so we decided to take a day trip to Santa Cruz. We didn't know much about the place.  We headed off in that direction on a recommendation...

I've read about petrified wood but hadn't seen any.  Ditto for Scott.  When we saw a sign for a petrified wood garden just outside the Badlands, our thought was, "Eh, why not?!"  It was $12 for the both of the...