above the clouds – 8 jun 2011
On Day 18, we woke above the clouds, then drove down into them …
mount diablo sunset – 7 jun 2011
On Day 17 of our big trip out west, we drove up to the top of Mount Diablo. We had the campground almost to ourselves — four other humans and a few raccoons were there.
with suze – 6 jun 2011
On Day 16, we met up with Suze and went to the Winchester Mystery House.
new brighton state beach – 5 jun 2011
Day 15 of the out west trip brought us up the coast from Morro Bay to Capitola via Monterey and the aquarium.
morro bay – 4 jun 2011
Day 14 of our trip brought up to the Pacific Ocean finally!
route 66 diner – 3 jun 2011
On Day 13 of our road trip, we stopped at a Route 66 diner in Kingman, AZ. The girls had root beer floats and grilled cheese sandwiches.
grand canyon – 2 jun 2011
On Day 12 of our trip out west, we spent the entire day at the Grand Canyon and didn’t start the car even once!
grand canyon – 1 jun 2011
Day 11 of the trip brought us from Mesa Verde, through Monument Valley to the Grand Canyon!
spruce tree house (mesa verde) – 31 may 2011
On Day 10 of our trip out west, we visited Four Corners and then Mesa Verde National Park.
petrified forest – 30 may 2011
day 9 of our trip out west brought us to the Catwalk National Recreation Trail and the Petrified Forest…
gila cliff dwellings – 29 may 2011
The Cliff Dweelings were pretty awesome to see. Between the smoke and dust, I wonder how the people who lived there were able to breathe??
white sands – 28 may 2011
At White Sands today, we rented a sled so the girls could go sledding on the dunes. The wind was whipping sand into our faces, so the girls decided that they really needed their goggles …
valley of fires – 27 may 2011
We spent the night at Valley of Fires, a campground in the middle of a lava flow in New Mexico … Chloe loved climbing around on all the lava rocks!
carlsbad caverns – 26 may 2011
Day 5 of our “Out West Trip” included visiting the Living Desert Zoo and Carlsbad Caverns.
car parts t-rex – 25 may 2011
As we headed west from Georgetown, we stopped at three more “Roadside America” sights. The first was the only one that was really cool — this T-rex made from car parts!! I’d love to see it al lit up at night sometime.
chloe – 24 may 2011
Chloe is took advantage of having a tv around. Who know’s when she’ll see one again?
georgetown – 23 may 2011
I always love these bottles sitting in a window at my parents’ house.
evie’s ready – 21 may 2011
We spent the day getting ready and packing up the car. And now we are just waiting until it is time to go early tomorrow morning….
clean kitchen – 20 may 2011
I spent too many hours today cleaning and organizing around the house. It felt great to finally get it all done. Now we can begin packing finally!
GBK Gwyneth