How do you get your 73 year old mother to drive up a slope covered in lava rocks the size of a cantaloupe? How about spending a few days driving across the sandy Mojave Desert, dodging joshua trees and chollas? Well, just invite her! It all started just after Christmas during our annual family visit. …
Business in the tourist town is beginning to wind down since all the kids went off to school. I planned a trip to see my mom and help clean up around and under the house. The trip can be done in under 11 hours, but I decided to play a little tourist myself and take …