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Exploring Arizona’s Roadside Icons

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“…Well, I’m a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see…” (“Take It Easy” by the Eagles) On our road trip from California to Kentucky, the first state we traveled through heading east was Arizona. As you may recall from Part 1 of this Route 66 series, we followed […]

I believe we should eat the cake,
buy the shoes, and take the trip.

In a previous life, I must have been a tour guide since I truly enjoy learning about places and history, then sharing that with others and inspiring you to travel.

Come along on my adventures as we explore Arizona, California, and beyond –
Route 66, San Diego, theme parks, and more!

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Photo of Krista Ames-Cook in Shamrock, TX
Shamrock, TX – “Life is short. Take the trip. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake.” Route 66 Road Trip June 2017.

“Keep moving forward, opening new doors,
and doing new things…curiosity keeps
leading us down new paths.”

Walt Disney

Explore ROUTE 66

Grand Canyon South Rim, January 1, 2022

Explore ARIZONA

Explore CALIFORNIA

Explore SAN DIEGO

Explore DISNEY

Explore THEME PARKS

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Behind the Scenes – Krista’s LadyBug Adventures

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Celebrating 8 Years of Exploring, Imagining, and Creating When I decided to start a blog, I wanted to publish the inaugural post on May 10, 2015, since it was a cool pattern – 5/10/15. Since then, I’ve enjoyed researching, photographing, and writing every post and sharing them with you. This blog is a creative outlet […]

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San Francisco Peaks – Various Perspectives

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Cover image for blog post titled San Francisco Peaks - Various Perspectives. Northern Arizona Photo Essay for Krista's LadyBug Adventures (www.ladybugblog.com)

Northern Arizona Photo Essay Towering over Flagstaff and visible from many vantage points in northern Arizona, the San Francisco Peaks are the remains of a lone, extinct stratovolcano with a collapsed caldera surrounded by six summits. The volcano was active 1.4 million and 400,000 years ago and the original volcanic peak may have once reached […]