The Bald Traveler

Helping Geeks in their Travel Endeavors

Trip to Virginia Day One

Phoenix AZ to Gallup NM 10/2/2021 Leaving Cave Creek Regional Park We packed up to leave our staging site at Cave Creek Regional park and start heading east to Virginia to see family. Everything started out well until we tried Read more…


Ute Lake State Park Campground

Ute Lake State Park is located on Ute Lake near Logan NM. Ute Lake is the largest man made lake in New Mexico and is on the Canadian River. The lake is 13 miles long and is home to various Read more…


Cave Creek Regional Park Campground

The Cave Creek Regional Park is one of the many Maricopa county regional parks near Phoenix Arizona. All of the regional parks offer camping, Most offer a mix of primitive (No hookups) and developed (i/Water) sites. A few like Cave Read more…


How to pick the right shoes for your vacation

This is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while. In my opinion there is nothing more important than having the right shoes when on vacation. Proper footwear can make or break a trip. Read on for my Read more…


How to use transit cards on your phone when you travel.

When traveling one of the things to consider is how will you get to all of the museums and parks and areas you want to visit? If you drive the answer is usually pretty easy just drive everywhere you need Read more…


It’s been two years…

Where I’ve been these last few months. It’s been almost 6 months since my last post on any media. To be honest the U.S. was not doing well with Covid-19 and the borders were shut down. I went into a Read more…


Sakura Blossoms of Japan a Springtime Destination Activity

Sakura blossoms or cherry blossoms are one of the yearly events to plan for if traveling in Japan. The blossoms start in southern japan in early March and move northwards throughout March and April. If you plan to travel to Read more…


2020 Pandemic Trip Day 7, The Return Home

August 15th 2020 We woke up today with somewhat heavy hearts, as with most trips the return is mixed with sadness to be leaving where we have been, and joy to be heading home again. We care the memories with Read more…


2020 Pandemic Trip Day 6, La Jolla and the coast

August, 14, 2020 Today Sue was also off so we headed up the coast to La Jolla. We drove up and parked near the cove and walked around the beach. We walked along the coast blvd and the cove from Read more…


The San Diego Zoo

The Bald Traveler Review The San Diego Zoo is one of two main nature parks in San Diego, the other being Sea World. The Zoo is located in Balboa park and is situated on a valley that runs the length Read more…