Our Second Month

Technically I’m a little early but we covered a lot of ground so to prevent this from being a 10 minute video, I cut a week off the month. This month we have 9 National parks, 3 states, a lot of animals, a dog too tired to stand and eat, and a gold medal beam routine. Enjoy!

A Look Back – Week 7

Most Breathtaking –New Mexico Sunset• Runner-up – Climbing to the top of the highest Sand Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Great Sand Dunes National Park • Runner-up – Santa Fe, NM Most Surprising – All the wild animals in Rocky Mountain National Park and all the mountains in Colorado! Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Pagoda…

A Look Back – Week 6

Most Breathtaking – Sunset on Hwy 211 at Creek Pasture Campground  • Runner-up – Stumbling upon Delicate Arch  Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Hwy 211 to Canyonlands South Entrance (Needles Entrance) Most Surprising – The Utah National Parks are so close to each other but have such different landscapes, each one so unique Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Tropic, UT & Eagle,…

Farewell Utah

What a whirlwind few days in the wonderful Utah. The beautiful red rock bluffs, crazy needle rock formations and the towering snow capped mountains in the distance.  I concluded the big five parks in Utah with the northern entrance of Canyonlands (Canyonlands is split into two sections) before heading east to Colorado. My time the last five days was spent…

A Look Back – Week 5

Most Breathtaking – Driving into Zion National Park  • Runner-up – The top of the Big Horn Trail overlooking the Red Canyon Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Red Canyon, 13 miles outside of Bryce Canyon Most Surprising – Coral Pink Sand Dunes Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Tropic, UT National Parks Visited – Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef Most Uncomfortable Moment – Two weeks…

Red Canyon is My Favorite

Yesterday was another National Park day, there are a lot of those out there, I think we went to Bryce Canyon. It looked cool from the car window but like every other National park that’s all I get, except the Grand Canyon! I just had to stay above the rim so the Grand Canyon is…

Arizona to Utah

As the classic country tunes from Blackhawk, Tim McGraw and Reba played on the CD player (yes CD player), we drove passed the Grand Canyon one last time. Saying goodbye to our new friend as the snow lightly drizzled down and clouds once again covered the blue sky. I continued my drive towards Page, Arizona. The…

A Look Back – Week 4

Most Breathtaking – Grand Canyon after a day of waiting for the clouds to clear  • Runner-up – The Night Sky at Joshua Tree Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Joshua Tree, Climb the Boulders and Chase the squirrels Most Surprising -Waking up to Snow in Arizona Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Flagstaff, AZ (I’ve heard of it and I don’t think…

Catching Up

Let me catch you up to the last week of travel on fast forward: THE OCEAN From the Sequoia Forest and National Parks we headed west toward the Ocean. We hit the beautiful town of Santa Barbara first and walked the windy (very windy) pier, watched the waves and surfers and then hit the road once…

A Look Back – Week 3

Most Breathtaking – Munro Point in Yosemite  • Runner-up – All of Yosemite Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Santa Barbara and driving down the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) Most Surprising –The trees at Sequoia are GIANT, I mean really Giant! Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Camp Nelson, CA National Parks Visited – Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia Most Uncomfortable Moment – A man swerved all the…

Swimming

Finally a day of freedom and by freedom I mean, Swimming! Mom and I went to a place called Success lake early in the day so we had lots of time to run around, swim and roll in the dirt.  Yesterday was a long day in the car, which I don’t mind because the cold air is blowing…

Time With Friends

This week was my first friend stay, a short break from the road. I arrived in Pleasanton, California to the open arms of some of my very favorite people. A taste of the all american family in suburban California. A week full of baseball games, softball practices, birthday parties, school, naps, and movies, a stark contrast to the…