Roadtrip 2011- Vermilion Cliffs & Zion National Park

This post wraps up coverage of our 2011 road trip. Along the way we discovered lots of cool places that we hope to return to. During the road trip portion of our travels we drove through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Oregon. 

Vermilion Cliffs in Arizona...

Neon motel signs in Kanab, Utah...

Zion in Utah...

If this year's adventure left you thirsting for more beautiful and unusual travels- check out the Vintage Roadtrip category.

Roadtrip 2011- The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon was an incredible place to visit!

Besides the stunning beauty of the landscapes the buildings and structures at the Grand Canyon were also eye catching.

On the night that we stayed at the Grand Canyon we went and had dinner at the El Tovar Dining Room. The food was excellent and the service was seamless (we felt as though we were in one of those BBC period productions where the staff glides your food in front and away from you without incident and they know of your every need). While dining at the lodge a man came in that I was trying to place and I am pretty sure that it was Tommy Chong from Cheech & Chong!

Roadtrip 2011- Flagstaff & Sedona, Arizona

Flagstaff...

Sedona...

Roadtrip 2011- La Posada in Winslow, Arizona & More

Giant Jack Rabbit territory...

Twin Arrows...

La Posada Hotel & Gardens is a gorgeous hotel located in Winslow, Arizona. The hotel is one of the railroad hotels that was built for the Fred Harvey Company...

Defunct(?) diner located across the street from La Posada...

Roadtrip 2011- Rainbow Rock Shop in Holbrook, Arizona

Our first destination after we left our tepee was the Rainbow Rock Shop which is populated by cement dinosaurs and a dizzing array of rocks...

A groin injury about to happen...

Adam Luna Alexander is the kind and talented owner of the Rainbow Rock Shop. He created all of the dinosaurs...

Down the road from the rock shop is this dino who looks to be about to demolish some houses...

Roadtrip 2011- Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona

One night on our trip we stayed inside of a concrete tepee at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona.

The motel is run by the elderly daughter of the man who constructed the Wigwam Motel's tepees. A fun feature of the property is that there are vintage cars parked around the parking lot.

Roadtrip 2011- Albuquerque, New Mexico

Roadtrip 2011- Madrid & Tinkertown in New Mexico

Madrid is a neat little town that we stopped at on our way from Santa Fe to Albuquerque.

Cowgirl Red is a store in Madrid that is stocked with a great selection of vintage western wear for Men and Women...

The Tinkertown Museum is a place that I first saw on the Canadian television program Weird Homes and I have wanted to visit ever since.

Ross Ward, the visionary behind Tinkertown, carved figures, painted signs, built structures and collected objects for over 40 years to create his unique museum...

Roadtrip 2011- Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe has been on our list to visit for quite awhile. We were excited to finally be able to check it out.

Folk Art of the Andes featured traditional clothing, accessories and art from the countries in that area...

There was a display of traditional wedding clothing Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress ...

The permanent collection Multiple Visions: A Common Bond was an intriguing array of collections of folk art from around the world. The permanent collection consists of items collected by renowned designer Alexander Girard...

Me at Kakawa enjoying a small cup of dark chocolate drinking chocolate with subtle hints of almonds and cinnamon, and sharing a slice of decadent chocolate cake...

Photos from around Santa Fe...

Double Take was full of beautiful vintage sequined and hand painted Mexican circle skirts...

La Fonda is a gorgeous old hotel with lots of charm and character...

The rooftop Bell Tower Bar is a great place to get a drink and watch the sunset...

Roadtrip 2011- Taos, New Mexico

We fell in love with New Mexico! It's so beautiful!

After our stop in Tucumcari our next destination was Taos...

San Francisco de Asis Church, a subject of Georgia O'Keeffe's artwork...

The Two Graces Plaza Gallery is owned by a nice couple who have a fun and eclectic selection of Native American art; vintage misc; art books; and artwork by one of the owners...

I loved these Native American rings of Disney characters! In general I am not a fan of Disney- but, these are just so wacky and cool...

We drove up to the mesa town of Los Alamos. When I was a girl I visited my aunt and uncle who lived here. I remember that they took me and my family around to beautiful New Mexico sites and I had been wanting to return to New Mexico ever since.

We tried to check out Black Hole Surplus, a store selling used scientific miscellaneous from the nearby nuclear laboratory, but they were closed...