3123 miles and eight states later, Janie Girl and I are home. Quite an ambitious adventure for one week, but we greatly enjoyed ticking one more item off the Bucket List. And we found the most fabulous place (not that it was lost) and are determined to return next year, hopefully as a large family unit to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. I will post a couple of pictures of the trip highlights.
Oklahoma City Memorial - the items on the fence are rotated. The entire monument was impressive and I feel deserves more than a two hour visit.
She wanted to bring this tumbleweed home until she realized how prickly it was. They were rolling over the windswept roads throughout Kansas and Nebraska.
Heads on the mountain. Did you know Thomas Jefferson was originally to Washington's right? When they had carved down to his nose, they realized the granite was too hard so they blew off his face and started over. Rumor has it Obama is going in between Lincoln and Roosevelt.
John Denver was right when he coined the phrase, "Rocky Mountain High". It is unbelievably beautiful and the sky so blue without pollution. One of our favorite events was the Astronomy in the Park by the Park Rangers (no pictures). The sky was so dark the stars really stood out. With the telescopes set up we were able to see Saturn and its rings, Mars, Vega, Arcturus, exploded galaxies, satellites, and the International Space Station zipping by.
Me and Janie at Emerald Lake on the Bear Lake trail. The picture is not a good representation of the beauty, but the sheet of ice is pretty cool.
So now back to laundry, vacuuming, and work. It was a great trip and I must start planning for the next. Stay tuned to my blog as I am going to begin previewing recipes for our upcoming family cook book! - CL
It looks and sounds like you had a great time! Love the pics in the mountains, I would move there myself in a heartbeat if there was a way to do it.
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