I finally have gotten the last of the photos on.
We got up at 4:30 this morning to return the rental car and catch the plan before 7am. No problems with that. It is just weird to wear short in 80 degree weather yesterday and have to go back to snow and winter today!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Last Few Days
It has been a few days since I posted and don't have time to put pictures on, but I thought I would update the past few days.
After our Slot Canyon adventures, we packed up and headed south to the Grand Canyon National Park. We didn't have access so, this will be a big post.
The Grand Canyon is my favorite park. It has been about 20 years since I have visited, but it is still wonderful and I love it there. We arrived at the east entrance midday on Tuesday, stopped for views as we made our way to our hotel in the park. I decided to stay in the park since we would be able to commute either by foot or park bus just about everywhere. We saw some pretty spectacular views.
After settling into our room we tried to find the rim to watch the sun set, which is a must in the park. We managed to miss it by the time we arrived at the rim.
Wednesday morning we slept through sunrise and instead went to town for a quick trip and back to the park. We spent the entire day hiking and checking out the views. We did make it to the rim on Wed. night for sun set. It was wonderful to see. I will put pictures on as soon as I get home.
Sunrise on Thursday was yet another must see. We got up at 5:45 to get out to the rim for the view.Jesper and Randy were a little tough to get moving, but we made it. Jesper enjoyed it, and Randy will some day! Teri and I really enjoyed the experience.
We headed for Vegas on Thursday afternoon. We decided to travel via California, since neither Jesper or Randy had ever been to California. We found out today, as we went to see the Hoover Dam, it was a wise decision on our part. It took over an hour to get to the dam, which was only about 30 miles away. The traffic is horrible, but the view was great. Everyone enjoyed the time spent there.
We are headed to the Strip tonight and will be flying home in the very early hours of the morning. I will post pictures when I get home.
After our Slot Canyon adventures, we packed up and headed south to the Grand Canyon National Park. We didn't have access so, this will be a big post.
The Grand Canyon is my favorite park. It has been about 20 years since I have visited, but it is still wonderful and I love it there. We arrived at the east entrance midday on Tuesday, stopped for views as we made our way to our hotel in the park. I decided to stay in the park since we would be able to commute either by foot or park bus just about everywhere. We saw some pretty spectacular views.
After settling into our room we tried to find the rim to watch the sun set, which is a must in the park. We managed to miss it by the time we arrived at the rim.
Wednesday morning we slept through sunrise and instead went to town for a quick trip and back to the park. We spent the entire day hiking and checking out the views. We did make it to the rim on Wed. night for sun set. It was wonderful to see. I will put pictures on as soon as I get home.
Sunrise on Thursday was yet another must see. We got up at 5:45 to get out to the rim for the view.Jesper and Randy were a little tough to get moving, but we made it. Jesper enjoyed it, and Randy will some day! Teri and I really enjoyed the experience.
We headed for Vegas on Thursday afternoon. We decided to travel via California, since neither Jesper or Randy had ever been to California. We found out today, as we went to see the Hoover Dam, it was a wise decision on our part. It took over an hour to get to the dam, which was only about 30 miles away. The traffic is horrible, but the view was great. Everyone enjoyed the time spent there.
We are headed to the Strip tonight and will be flying home in the very early hours of the morning. I will post pictures when I get home.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Antolope Slot Canyon
It has been a couple of busy days.
Jesper and I went golfing on Sunday morning. It was cold, but hey, when you get the chance, take it. It started snowing on us, but we carried on.
Later in the day, we all drove over to Arizona (that sounds weird!). Anyway, we had hiking permits for the South Coyote Buttes. I didn't get luck enough to get the permits for the Wave, that I had been wanting, so we went for the South Buttes. We drove, during some nasty weather, only to be snowed out completely. This is the way the last few days have gone.
Today, turned out better. We woke to sun shine and warmer weather. Once again, we drove to Arizona, this time Page, AZ. We got a tour of the Antolope Slot Canyon that is on the Navaho reservations. It was an exciting and interesting tour. We are so glad we got to do that. I put on only half of the pictures I took. I think I actually took 60 photos. It was that amazing. The boys really enjoyed it and the 4 wheeling we had to do to get there!
We also stopped by the Glen Canyon Dam. We kind of had to, since we had to drive over it to get to Page. It is a rather inspiring place.
We ended our day with a hike in the Grand Staircase Escalantes. We hiked out to the rock formations named, Toad Stools. It was a short hike and a nice day to do it.
I hope that you are enjoying our pictures.
Jesper and I went golfing on Sunday morning. It was cold, but hey, when you get the chance, take it. It started snowing on us, but we carried on.
Later in the day, we all drove over to Arizona (that sounds weird!). Anyway, we had hiking permits for the South Coyote Buttes. I didn't get luck enough to get the permits for the Wave, that I had been wanting, so we went for the South Buttes. We drove, during some nasty weather, only to be snowed out completely. This is the way the last few days have gone.
Today, turned out better. We woke to sun shine and warmer weather. Once again, we drove to Arizona, this time Page, AZ. We got a tour of the Antolope Slot Canyon that is on the Navaho reservations. It was an exciting and interesting tour. We are so glad we got to do that. I put on only half of the pictures I took. I think I actually took 60 photos. It was that amazing. The boys really enjoyed it and the 4 wheeling we had to do to get there!
We also stopped by the Glen Canyon Dam. We kind of had to, since we had to drive over it to get to Page. It is a rather inspiring place.
We ended our day with a hike in the Grand Staircase Escalantes. We hiked out to the rock formations named, Toad Stools. It was a short hike and a nice day to do it.
I hope that you are enjoying our pictures.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Challanging Day
Today we were going to go 4 wheeling, but we were actually unable to find somewhere that not only would take us on a tour, but also, close to where we are staying. We called and checked everywhere, but it was very difficult to find. We were not successful, so we will try again another day. Perhaps on our day in Las Vegas next week.
I also tried and was unsucceful in getting a permit to The Wave. I needed to be at the ranger station, before 9am this morning, but it took longer to get there thanrealized, so I walked in just at 9am, and couldn't get in the lottery. So, we will be hiking the South Coyotee Butte instead. I hope that it is just as beautiful as The Wave!
Instead of 4 wheeling, we went back to Zion and hiked the trail to the Narrows. Since this is spring and the snow is melting, there was too much water in the spring, so we didn't get very far.
Tomorrow, we hope the weatherman is wrong, but snow and cold is what is forecast, so our golf game may be out and it might be a challanging hike at Coyotee Butte.
I also tried and was unsucceful in getting a permit to The Wave. I needed to be at the ranger station, before 9am this morning, but it took longer to get there thanrealized, so I walked in just at 9am, and couldn't get in the lottery. So, we will be hiking the South Coyotee Butte instead. I hope that it is just as beautiful as The Wave!
Instead of 4 wheeling, we went back to Zion and hiked the trail to the Narrows. Since this is spring and the snow is melting, there was too much water in the spring, so we didn't get very far.
Tomorrow, we hope the weatherman is wrong, but snow and cold is what is forecast, so our golf game may be out and it might be a challanging hike at Coyotee Butte.
Bryce Canyon
We finally made it to Bryce Canyon. It was cooler than it had been at Zion, but it was still really sunny and nice. There was still about 8 feet of snow in the park, so we got to see the nice views with snow. It was melting fast though. We took in all the sites and then went for a hike. We thought it was going to be a nice short hike, about 1 mile. Turned out it was over 3 miles and really muddy. We started out on the Sunrise trail and hooked up with Navaho trail. The snow was melting causing the mud and ice to make the trip a little slippery. We waled along the steep paths When we finally was about to finish it became vert muddy, Teri sunk in the mud, up to her knees. I managed to avoid the knne deep much, with Jespers help.
I was pretty happy to finish this hike.
The pictures we took, and there are a lot of them, do not do justice to the realy beauty of this park.
I was pretty happy to finish this hike.
The pictures we took, and there are a lot of them, do not do justice to the realy beauty of this park.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Zion
It has been a busy few days. We arrived safe and sound in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Once we got our rental car, we hit the road and got lost trying for find our hotel. Not completely our fault!!! We were given really bad directions. 1 hour later, we finally manage to get to the hotel.
Today, we took off for the 1st leg of our trip. Utah and Zion National Park. We had to drive through the park, just to get to our new hotel in Kanab Utah.; We managed to see a lot, but I can't seem to upload the photos. I managed to get a few on, but the internet connection is soooooo slow here. I will try again tomorrow.
Today, we took off for the 1st leg of our trip. Utah and Zion National Park. We had to drive through the park, just to get to our new hotel in Kanab Utah.; We managed to see a lot, but I can't seem to upload the photos. I managed to get a few on, but the internet connection is soooooo slow here. I will try again tomorrow.
Monday, March 3, 2008
A Fast Week
Last week just blew by so quickly. Partially since I was lucky enough to come down with the cold/flu thing going around. I am almost over it, so that is great, since we leave next week for spring break.
Jesper surprised me last week with the request to go to the wrestling tournaments. He has told me all winter long that he thinks wrestling is boring, but Thursday he wanted to go. So, he went to the tournament. Coon Rapids won the team meet to go to the semi finals for State. Friday, during the day was the individual meet. He wasn't interested in that, until Friday during school when he found out that he could get out of school and it would be an excused absence. So, the school called to make sure it was OK, it was as long as it was excused and didn't count against his attendance. Any excuse to get out of school.
Indoor soccer started last week as well. Jesper is pretty good at soccer and has missed playing since the school season had ended back in October. Since basketball is over now and golf doesn't start yet, it gives him something to do, rather than sit on the computer all day!
We leave next week for Spring Break. Check back then for pictures and posts of our adventures!
Jesper surprised me last week with the request to go to the wrestling tournaments. He has told me all winter long that he thinks wrestling is boring, but Thursday he wanted to go. So, he went to the tournament. Coon Rapids won the team meet to go to the semi finals for State. Friday, during the day was the individual meet. He wasn't interested in that, until Friday during school when he found out that he could get out of school and it would be an excused absence. So, the school called to make sure it was OK, it was as long as it was excused and didn't count against his attendance. Any excuse to get out of school.
Indoor soccer started last week as well. Jesper is pretty good at soccer and has missed playing since the school season had ended back in October. Since basketball is over now and golf doesn't start yet, it gives him something to do, rather than sit on the computer all day!
We leave next week for Spring Break. Check back then for pictures and posts of our adventures!
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