tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364611152024-03-05T13:18:23.779-08:00GrifflogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-54219860099320446142020-04-17T12:53:00.001-07:002020-04-17T12:58:37.610-07:00Europe 2019 - Edinburgh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">Now that we are all sequestered at home because of the coronavirus, I realized I never wrote up our Europe trip from last summer, 2019. And now I have time to do that! So I will do a post for each place, since there's a lot to share, including photos.</span><br />
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Griffin and I headed out in mid-July to visit Edinburgh, Paris, and London in two and a half weeks. Our first stop was technically Amsterdam, as we changed planes to Edinburgh. Griffin was thrilled about this, as he has been studying Dutch using Duolingo, a language app on his phone. He also has Dutch heritage through Doug's family and wants to visit the Netherlands someday, beyond Schiphol airport! He had a lot of fun trying to read signs in the airport as we hurried to make our flight. We made it with a few minutes to spare.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin in the Amsterdam airport wearing his SC Heerenveen jersey (Dutch football team)</td></tr>
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Once we arrived in Edinburgh, we had some time before we could move into our AirBnb, so we put our suitcases in lockers at the bus station (which took us a while to find, since there was a lot of construction). We wandered around Princes Street, which is a main shopping street, bought new SIM cards for our phones so we could use them without it costing a fortune (5GB for £15 each, not bad!), and found a bookstore (of course).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edinburgh Castle from below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agatha Christie is still popular!</td></tr>
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Our AirBnb was an apartment just a few minutes by bus or taxi outside of the downtown area, a cute place where the bedroom Griffin used was almost exactly the same size as the bed in it. I wish I had a photo. We learned how to use the bus system well, and had fun being on the top of the double decker buses.<br />
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We visited Edinburgh Castle, walked down the Royal Mile, St. Giles Cathedral, Victoria Street, visited some Harry Potter inspirations (J.K. Rowling wrote the first book in Edinburgh), and saw how people lived in the 17th century in tight, dark, miserable quarters in a place called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_King%27s_Close">Mary King's Close</a>. Then we took a bus to the Royal Yacht Britannia and took a tour of this HUGE ship!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Royal Mile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved all the little alleys and walkways</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Giles Cathedral - we heard the organist rehearsing and it was magnificent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victoria Street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited a cemetery with some familiar names, this one is for "Thomas Riddle" and there was another for a McGonagall </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edinburgh Castle front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Edinburgh Castle - down to Princes Street<br />
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I learned that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Edinburgh Castle, right before we visited the <a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Honours-of-Scotland/">Scottish Honours or the Crown Jewels and the Stone of Destiny</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course we visited the National Library of Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royal Yacht Britannica</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living room in the Royal Yacht Britannica (probably bigger than our whole house!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolly the Sheep in the National Museum of Scotland</td></tr>
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After four days of exploring, we took a train from Edinburgh to London, with beautiful views along the coast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edinburgh train station - I just love seeing all the places the trains are going</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tea cart on the train - I love tea so being in the UK is perfect!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-24155738913566234502019-04-27T12:16:00.001-07:002019-04-27T12:16:28.496-07:00Los Angeles - Spring Break 2019Hi! Griffin and I had an adventure during Spring Break this past week, we went to L.A. for five days. We flew out of Paine Field in Everett, which is only 15 minutes from our house and a small airport, so getting in and out was really fast and easy. It's my new favorite way to fly out of Seattle!<br />
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We flew to LAX, the opposite of Paine Field, a huge busy airport, rented a car, and drove to In N Out Burgers first for lunch. Love that place! Then we went to the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, where they had an interesting exhibit on the history of Los Angeles. <br />
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Then we walked across the street to USC, where I went to school. We walked around the campus, it looks a bit different these days, visited the bookstore and Tommy Trojan. Griffin is thinking about colleges in the future, but I'm not sure we can afford USC!<br />
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Then we visited Disneyland and California Adventure, two of my favorite places in the world! Griffin was adventurous this time, going on some of the rides he wouldn't ride last time, like Space Mountain. He willingly put up with his mom's love of Disneyland and I think we both had a great time! Can't wait to go back again soon!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-49983994014843389672018-10-26T20:05:00.000-07:002018-10-26T20:08:50.906-07:00Griffin's school photosSo Griffin somehow got it in his head that this shirt was the shirt to wear for school photos. And the one year he couldn't find it, he found one very similar. The office manager at Ridgecrest puts these cards together so we have photos of students, and she noticed this in 3rd grade and thought it was amazing and shared it with me. I think it's amazing, too!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-52367979909922500452018-10-13T22:21:00.005-07:002018-10-13T22:25:03.743-07:00Road Trip 2018It's been a while, but here's a recap of our Summer Road Trip 2018. Hope you enjoy (hi, Patty!).<br />
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We left July 3rd and drove through Washington to the northeast corner of Oregon and spent the night in a fancy old hotel in Baker City, and visited the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. We saw covered wagons, learned about how hard it was, and saw tracks still left by the wagons as they traveled west.<br />
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Next we visited Craters of the Moon National Monument, which was fascinating! The landscape really looks otherworldly and it seems surprising that anything can live there, but both plants and animals survive.<br />
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I was really looking forward to visiting the <a href="https://idahopotatomuseum.com/">Idaho Potato Museum</a> the next day, but unfortunately the hotel I booked was sketchy and we decided to move on and not take any chances. Next time!</div>
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So we headed to Yellowstone National Park, which we had visited when Griffin was 7, six years ago. It was fun to see some of the same places in the park, but also some new things. We saw some new animals this trip, including a pronghorn and a grizzly bear!</div>
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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone was so gorgeous. I wanted to spend all day just looking at it, along with the thousands of other people there.<br />
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This guy is in charge of the park.<br />
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We left Yellowstone via a road out of the northeast corner, taking a highway that the map showed would take us through part of Montana to North Dakota. What I didn't know was that it was called the <a href="http://beartoothhighway.com/">Beartooth Highway</a>, and is a famous road that is closed for the winter, as it goes up to 10,000 feet! So we went from hot springs to snow in a few hours. It was a lot of fun, the road didn't seem unsafe at all, I just hadn't realized we would be going up so high!<br />
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The difference between 2012 and 2018!<br />
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We stopped at Pompey's Pillar in Montana, because it has the only physical evidence still around of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Clark's signature carved into the rock.<br />
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We also stopped at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm">Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument</a> and listened to a ranger presentation, because we may never be out this way again, so why not see all the sites? It was really really hot, and we didn't look around much more than the cemetery and the Indian Memorial. It was interested to learn how the monument has changed its presentations and displays over the past hundred years, from being focused entirely on Custer and the white man's point of view, to looking at it from everyone's point of view, especially the causes of the battle.<br />
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The plant identification was interesting, too, giving multiple names, including the native names, and their uses.<br />
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In North Dakota we visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park, mostly because Jake and Jen recommended it, and it was worth it! There are two units, the North Unit is in a different time zone (Central, an hour ahead) and the South Unit is an hour behind in the Mountain Time Zone.<br />
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I couldn't resist one more stop in Idaho, the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/miin/index.htm">Minidoka Relocation Camp</a>, where thousands of Japanese-Americans were sent during World War II, many of them from the Seattle/Bainbridge Island area. It was a way off the highway, down narrow farm roads, and then there was not a lot left. The remains of some buildings, a reconstructed guard tower, a trailer with some exhibits and rangers, and a couple of huts where people lived, and a baseball diamond.<br />
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What we found out from talking to the rangers and reading signs was that after the war the government sold off the land to farmers, so much of it is privately owned farmland now. Sadly, some of the Japanese-Americans who had been sent to live in the camps had decided they liked it in Idaho and wanted to buy the land, but the government wouldn't let them.<br />
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Griffin had read "The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" in 5th grade with his teacher, so he had the background knowledge to start to understand the situation.<br />
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After this we really were ready to go home, so headed to Richland, Washington, and then home. It was a fantastic trip, lots packed into about two weeks' travel time, and I think we will be ready to do it again in a couple of years! Maybe further east next time, or going south and into Arizona and New Mexico, I think that's Griffin's vote right now. Traveling with him is so much fun, I can't wait for the next trip!</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-49135855864073048192015-09-06T22:37:00.001-07:002015-09-06T22:37:55.399-07:00Griffin and DaisyThis is not our Boston Terrier, though Griffin wishes it was. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ0uNqZPackXUrC_FYDmkSXjCR3YjHNKdy34H6uTUvJvXC8Fkr8qMezSaWAe-FxJFL9f95O9saS_TuQ5fDhxIAgAhJRBY-IzcHYwhEv6Q4oA6LTw-OAb1y6QvqE7UdhtJc7eu/s640/blogger-image--743622442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ0uNqZPackXUrC_FYDmkSXjCR3YjHNKdy34H6uTUvJvXC8Fkr8qMezSaWAe-FxJFL9f95O9saS_TuQ5fDhxIAgAhJRBY-IzcHYwhEv6Q4oA6LTw-OAb1y6QvqE7UdhtJc7eu/s640/blogger-image--743622442.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mk15CUonqg0/Ve0il1BBJVI/AAAAAAAAeAc/o7uzf1_lK0E/s640/blogger-image-1796867735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was quiet, peaceful, and had two really interesting environments, because it straddles two deserts. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zyraO4_lD8U/U8IazZrvjPI/AAAAAAAAVT0/x_9e5ycIpq4/s640/blogger-image-160455942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zyraO4_lD8U/U8IazZrvjPI/AAAAAAAAVT0/x_9e5ycIpq4/s640/blogger-image-160455942.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jJYqMI35y0k/U8IXUJf467I/AAAAAAAAVTo/SNkav5_J8bc/s640/blogger-image--671487663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jJYqMI35y0k/U8IXUJf467I/AAAAAAAAVTo/SNkav5_J8bc/s640/blogger-image--671487663.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YsPgPgD0kFc/U8IXN2XlcfI/AAAAAAAAVTY/gGiVGf0BpMM/s640/blogger-image-605465750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YsPgPgD0kFc/U8IXN2XlcfI/AAAAAAAAVTY/gGiVGf0BpMM/s640/blogger-image-605465750.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oL1iVi-8pbE/U8IXRIr9d7I/AAAAAAAAVTg/H7JF2sRTP78/s640/blogger-image--1502308981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-oL1iVi-8pbE/U8IXRIr9d7I/AAAAAAAAVTg/H7JF2sRTP78/s640/blogger-image--1502308981.jpg"></a></div></div>A little light reading for Griffin. </div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-klVUf3pMA-A/U8Ia0hq5gvI/AAAAAAAAVT8/3KrEWQUqZdA/s640/blogger-image--1342781062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-klVUf3pMA-A/U8Ia0hq5gvI/AAAAAAAAVT8/3KrEWQUqZdA/s640/blogger-image--1342781062.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qo__hw6e7DU/U8Ia2kAuSLI/AAAAAAAAVUE/AY-tPR47-Xg/s640/blogger-image--174801774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qo__hw6e7DU/U8Ia2kAuSLI/AAAAAAAAVUE/AY-tPR47-Xg/s640/blogger-image--174801774.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Griffin got another Junior Ranger badge while we were here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are staying in Bakersfield on our way to San Francisco for two nights. All the Alcatraz tour tickets are sold out, but I'm sure we will find something to do!</div><br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-28551429586891642582014-07-12T22:19:00.001-07:002014-07-12T22:38:12.151-07:00Scottsdale and Route 66We visited a friend who moved to Scottsdale after teaching at my school for a few years (her husband is a doctor). Their three-year-old twin boys loved Griffin! Max called him "the boy" while Ender actually remembered his name. They pelted him with beanbags and played catch with a balloon. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7mwDNsTOSlU/U79kjO257aI/AAAAAAAAVQ0/rnhO8X_HuOU/s640/blogger-image-123783432.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped at a trading post, but it wasn't really our thing. Too kitschy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got to the Grand Canyon South Rim entrance about 4, then to our campsite about 5. This part of the park is huge! It reminds me of Yellowstone, a big infrastructure for 5 million people a year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Loved the architecture by Mary Coltrr, including this watchtower. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ofhcy3KV4eI/U79jFBxp2PI/AAAAAAAAVP4/T3ziqv4-obw/s640/blogger-image--1387450812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ofhcy3KV4eI/U79jFBxp2PI/AAAAAAAAVP4/T3ziqv4-obw/s640/blogger-image--1387450812.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rL2TnGIgTbw/U79kleUXnjI/AAAAAAAAVRE/hcVBIC1fjEo/s640/blogger-image-1241226102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rL2TnGIgTbw/U79kleUXnjI/AAAAAAAAVRE/hcVBIC1fjEo/s640/blogger-image-1241226102.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We set up camp, turns out we were next to a couple from Everett, riding their motorcycle to parks. We explored via shuttle bus, since parking is tough. The views were amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGxS39AaHm5HxLyQIyUQgjag-l57PoPzLsgboKit43TOTLpb673RgLuOm-UHyy1ANB4geuG6jMJuHcKwX5aWcqNrgss2ca5qqNbJWsVRnLqBY6Q-g3xTOcSwg21trqnSMDcRG/s640/blogger-image-2082289517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGxS39AaHm5HxLyQIyUQgjag-l57PoPzLsgboKit43TOTLpb673RgLuOm-UHyy1ANB4geuG6jMJuHcKwX5aWcqNrgss2ca5qqNbJWsVRnLqBY6Q-g3xTOcSwg21trqnSMDcRG/s640/blogger-image-2082289517.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Griffin got his Junior Ranger badge, looking for wildlife, writing poems, and drawing some things from the canyon. I love this program. They learn a lot and it gives them something to focus on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is the El Tovar Hotel, one of the oldest lodges. Griffin was curious about the heads on the walls. Different era! I love the old lodges, though. Wish we could afford to stay in them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-E3p0frATYDI/U79kmr2rWAI/AAAAAAAAVRM/MHb-uAHcLpc/s640/blogger-image--106050902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-E3p0frATYDI/U79kmr2rWAI/AAAAAAAAVRM/MHb-uAHcLpc/s640/blogger-image--106050902.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a visitor next to our campsite when we got back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TFPeSGZxJiY/U79jTjw1CTI/AAAAAAAAVQg/j-nfk30d5ls/s640/blogger-image--171666161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TFPeSGZxJiY/U79jTjw1CTI/AAAAAAAAVQg/j-nfk30d5ls/s640/blogger-image--171666161.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This bull elk had huge antlers! He just kept using them to pull down branches and leaves. He knew exactly how to use them as a tool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, the thunderstorms started again. After having every ranger start their talk with information about "monsoon season" (July) and how to avoid being struck by lightning, Griffin was nervous. So we sat in the car while it poured, and thunder and lightning crashed around us. After two hours, at 6pm, I called it. We packed up everything in the rain and got the heck out of there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gdDr_jVSOPI/U79kkLmPcXI/AAAAAAAAVQ8/AsVDzAO3Zxs/s640/blogger-image--1928098834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gdDr_jVSOPI/U79kkLmPcXI/AAAAAAAAVQ8/AsVDzAO3Zxs/s640/blogger-image--1928098834.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'll post video when we get back. We spent the night in Flagstaff before going to Scottsdale to see my friend Alissa, who taught at Ridgecrest until this year. She has two 3 year old twin boys who adored Griffin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now we are north again, along Route 66, in Holbrook, AZ. We are in a motor inn across from the Wigwam motel, large concrete teepees that inspired the Cozy Cone Motel in the movie Cars!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VBU0Q8eI0KQ/U79jRNMGbyI/AAAAAAAAVQQ/QjH0UeZkzHg/s640/blogger-image--2086119149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VBU0Q8eI0KQ/U79jRNMGbyI/AAAAAAAAVQQ/QjH0UeZkzHg/s640/blogger-image--2086119149.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had dinner at Joe and Aggie's Cafe, and the current owners parents helped with the research for Cars. His dad was named Stanley, and they used that name for the founder of Radiator Springs. Some of the lines were from his mom's interviews with the director, John Lasseter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wbr47BVWu-0/U79kh8B2P_I/AAAAAAAAVQs/nmQOviEdTxM/s640/blogger-image--759026193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wbr47BVWu-0/U79kh8B2P_I/AAAAAAAAVQs/nmQOviEdTxM/s640/blogger-image--759026193.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6z2u5A1AXpc/U79koLOyp7I/AAAAAAAAVRU/hZIp6HX3xuA/s640/blogger-image--974432583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6z2u5A1AXpc/U79koLOyp7I/AAAAAAAAVRU/hZIp6HX3xuA/s640/blogger-image--974432583.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Loved the neon everywhere! And the thunderstorms followed us here, of course. </div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WymXsLyIBQg/U79jPxJXc9I/AAAAAAAAVQI/JvZnkNCOqYw/s640/blogger-image--2052343270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WymXsLyIBQg/U79jPxJXc9I/AAAAAAAAVQI/JvZnkNCOqYw/s640/blogger-image--2052343270.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-i5ipwLr_epA/U79jO2SdNNI/AAAAAAAAVQA/9TVbAZ3sW6I/s640/blogger-image-528333747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-i5ipwLr_epA/U79jO2SdNNI/AAAAAAAAVQA/9TVbAZ3sW6I/s640/blogger-image-528333747.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Off to Joshua Tree tomorrow, with some stops to see other Route 66 sights!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-30535306220754436002014-07-09T21:44:00.001-07:002014-07-09T21:44:55.182-07:00Grand Canyon North Rim<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We spent two nights in a cabin at the North Rim, where the rangers (which Griffin has now decided will be his future job) said that only 10% of tourists visit. The other 90% go to the South Rim. We loved the peace and quiet and lack of commercialization at the North Rim.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U402WfskYtM/U74aQV1z0vI/AAAAAAAAVPY/FUMyy3vyS34/s640/blogger-image-1053378325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U402WfskYtM/U74aQV1z0vI/AAAAAAAAVPY/FUMyy3vyS34/s640/blogger-image-1053378325.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_x08fF6Jtbw/U74aRRzaMNI/AAAAAAAAVPg/uzh_2QHyMZo/s640/blogger-image--1970333970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_x08fF6Jtbw/U74aRRzaMNI/AAAAAAAAVPg/uzh_2QHyMZo/s640/blogger-image--1970333970.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Front of the lodge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iil0muq1YJA/U74X8ChO9KI/AAAAAAAAVOM/lOsNGe0G70E/s640/blogger-image--2035091157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iil0muq1YJA/U74X8ChO9KI/AAAAAAAAVOM/lOsNGe0G70E/s640/blogger-image--2035091157.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hike out to Bright Angel Point</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bSdMPYSuRxw/U74aPCT3gWI/AAAAAAAAVPQ/PgO5P3Ti9Ak/s640/blogger-image--19311027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bSdMPYSuRxw/U74aPCT3gWI/AAAAAAAAVPQ/PgO5P3Ti9Ak/s640/blogger-image--19311027.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sitting in the beautiful Sun Room looking out over the canyon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-75r2FkZQDwo/U74X_d4uGXI/AAAAAAAAVOk/q5r5kpMXayY/s640/blogger-image-2000527348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-75r2FkZQDwo/U74X_d4uGXI/AAAAAAAAVOk/q5r5kpMXayY/s640/blogger-image-2000527348.jpg"></a></div>One of the decks at the Lodge, looking out over the canyon. There were some spectacular thunderstorms across on the South Rim one night and we sat and watched them from here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fw8TA4RX068/U74aMxi_VpI/AAAAAAAAVPA/DptSfwvERaA/s640/blogger-image--930770196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fw8TA4RX068/U74aMxi_VpI/AAAAAAAAVPA/DptSfwvERaA/s640/blogger-image--930770196.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kcaqlZAd5g4/U74aOERfOfI/AAAAAAAAVPI/3SuzvgUWTCs/s640/blogger-image--790126085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kcaqlZAd5g4/U74aOERfOfI/AAAAAAAAVPI/3SuzvgUWTCs/s640/blogger-image--790126085.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kXjjO9V7JGw/U74X9DmAICI/AAAAAAAAVOU/SsNityBu4Nw/s640/blogger-image-95811647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kXjjO9V7JGw/U74X9DmAICI/AAAAAAAAVOU/SsNityBu4Nw/s640/blogger-image-95811647.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brighty of the Grand Canyon, subject of a book by Marguerite Henry, a real-life burro who worked in the canyon. I read the book in elementary school and was excited to see his statue here! People rub his nose for good luck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pyI_3xOs8vg/U74YBv715AI/AAAAAAAAVO0/M2rOIM8vjc0/s640/blogger-image-523970390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pyI_3xOs8vg/U74YBv715AI/AAAAAAAAVO0/M2rOIM8vjc0/s640/blogger-image-523970390.jpg"></a></div>Some of the cabins where we stayed. Small and cozy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wbmfAIxzc3Y/U74YAmR6-_I/AAAAAAAAVOs/k5YTR0eJ11c/s640/blogger-image-1026140902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wbmfAIxzc3Y/U74YAmR6-_I/AAAAAAAAVOs/k5YTR0eJ11c/s640/blogger-image-1026140902.jpg"></a></div>Griffin in our cabin. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s3Sz3-H_S8M/U74X-JKuCOI/AAAAAAAAVOc/kaeRT4LPNJw/s640/blogger-image-889517728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s3Sz3-H_S8M/U74X-JKuCOI/AAAAAAAAVOc/kaeRT4LPNJw/s640/blogger-image-889517728.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lodge registration area. Sun Room beyond. </div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-15464142656123721852014-07-04T20:53:00.001-07:002014-07-04T20:53:48.712-07:00Zion NP<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hot! That is the first word that comes to mind when thinking of Zion National Park. It was 104 degrees yesterday at the Visitor Center. Good call to cancel the camping reservations. </span></div><div><br></div><div>We went back today with a little bit more cloud cover and did a hike and visited the Human History Museum. Beautiful park, amazing sandstone cliffs, and interesting history. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EnQEQUm7dOo/U7d2xi8svCI/AAAAAAAAVN4/IYx8ZVfRawE/s640/blogger-image-1344785572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EnQEQUm7dOo/U7d2xi8svCI/AAAAAAAAVN4/IYx8ZVfRawE/s640/blogger-image-1344785572.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXBmdUxWoigdSLJvZWjjxHn_eA3-vXs_wz7upCB3_WWxoIiVqT5eL62rM0NOdy5hoDfwEX82C7Hill1450YY5LcRYIMKoQfYX9t7YnKoDFPQRDXQjDeSGJufqyu2UAY95cNxr/s640/blogger-image--158504955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXBmdUxWoigdSLJvZWjjxHn_eA3-vXs_wz7upCB3_WWxoIiVqT5eL62rM0NOdy5hoDfwEX82C7Hill1450YY5LcRYIMKoQfYX9t7YnKoDFPQRDXQjDeSGJufqyu2UAY95cNxr/s640/blogger-image--158504955.jpg"></a></div>Waiting for the Zion-Mt Carmel tunnel to open (an RV was coming through the other way and it's too narrow for an Rv and a car!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t5Xpk2wtOJg/U7d2oUebKhI/AAAAAAAAVM4/na0tLhXbAvY/s640/blogger-image-794850540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t5Xpk2wtOJg/U7d2oUebKhI/AAAAAAAAVM4/na0tLhXbAvY/s640/blogger-image-794850540.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rmT6UUy7img/U7d2nGPteqI/AAAAAAAAVMw/3ubCVrIBBK8/s640/blogger-image-1463323575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rmT6UUy7img/U7d2nGPteqI/AAAAAAAAVMw/3ubCVrIBBK8/s640/blogger-image-1463323575.jpg"></a></div><br></div>King snake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vqn-itY_fHg/U7d2qt0m1BI/AAAAAAAAVNI/ySqtDoDKbk0/s640/blogger-image--901283437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vqn-itY_fHg/U7d2qt0m1BI/AAAAAAAAVNI/ySqtDoDKbk0/s640/blogger-image--901283437.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y9uGN5t4em8/U7d2uK5GL2I/AAAAAAAAVNg/H5HMjOpV8Pc/s640/blogger-image-1627526914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AFRK5bTwF2o/U7d2r3UP_iI/AAAAAAAAVNQ/63UwgKO__zE/s640/blogger-image-426626689.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Off to the Grand Canyon North Rim tomorrow!</div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-52095272005777301292014-07-02T17:50:00.001-07:002014-07-02T17:50:51.893-07:00Arches, Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We have been moving pretty fast between national parks, for various reasons. Arches was hot and busy, full of tourists and buses, so we saw a few things, went for a short hike, then left. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C1VqsKvu-Eg/U7Soo7GXi_I/AAAAAAAAVKw/uyVMHon5WqA/s640/blogger-image-83191206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C1VqsKvu-Eg/U7Soo7GXi_I/AAAAAAAAVKw/uyVMHon5WqA/s640/blogger-image-83191206.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Mp_xWZ22mUc/U7SoxhEJitI/AAAAAAAAVLo/7odx87sxRK0/s640/blogger-image-944489730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Mp_xWZ22mUc/U7SoxhEJitI/AAAAAAAAVLo/7odx87sxRK0/s640/blogger-image-944489730.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HEj9vPhQK8k/U7So6SpSG4I/AAAAAAAAVMg/vuxUkj3bV6M/s640/blogger-image-1811460794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HEj9vPhQK8k/U7So6SpSG4I/AAAAAAAAVMg/vuxUkj3bV6M/s640/blogger-image-1811460794.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zALxlw5zfrY/U7So1b-xbgI/AAAAAAAAVMA/3rIdAwbiur4/s640/blogger-image--1296274296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zALxlw5zfrY/U7So1b-xbgI/AAAAAAAAVMA/3rIdAwbiur4/s640/blogger-image--1296274296.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>We had a nice surprise the next day in our way to Bryce Canyon, following a scenic route, Hwy 12, when we drove through and stopped at Capitol Reef NP. It wasn't on our list, but it wasn't crowded, had interesting rock formations, a museum, and a history of settlement and farming (the town was called Fruita!) that was fascinating. This was a nice find after the craziness of Arches. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7adoiNVxHAg/U7SowakKAdI/AAAAAAAAVLg/a_vLT80RFl4/s640/blogger-image--817354893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7adoiNVxHAg/U7SowakKAdI/AAAAAAAAVLg/a_vLT80RFl4/s640/blogger-image--817354893.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-U3wEYPrKtPM/U7SovBtpJ2I/AAAAAAAAVLY/_L8OQMvVOUo/s640/blogger-image--1768056425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-U3wEYPrKtPM/U7SovBtpJ2I/AAAAAAAAVLY/_L8OQMvVOUo/s640/blogger-image--1768056425.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQrWmJYlV_4/U7So0DBijnI/AAAAAAAAVL4/2QVoHNbbv9I/s640/blogger-image--1209061628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQrWmJYlV_4/U7So0DBijnI/AAAAAAAAVL4/2QVoHNbbv9I/s640/blogger-image--1209061628.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div><div>We arrived at our hotel in the afternoon on July 1, then drove to Bryce Canyon around 7pm to see one of the astronomy programs the rangers (Dark Rangers!) put on at 9pm on Tuesdays. This one was about the history of astronomy, and Griffin loved it. Then they had huge telescopes set up near the visitor's center, so we waited in a few lines and saw Saturn and its rings, plus Titan, a whirlpool galaxy, and the moon. Griffin gasped when he saw Saturn through the telescope, which made the whole trip worth it. Bryce Canyon is so dark that we could see the Milky Way easily. Amazing. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Aqpv7sB0es/U7SonhCM1UI/AAAAAAAAVKo/Pes9i0-b-38/s640/blogger-image--345485087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Aqpv7sB0es/U7SonhCM1UI/AAAAAAAAVKo/Pes9i0-b-38/s640/blogger-image--345485087.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mule deer by the road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rT3wJQ99DT0/U7SossId2wI/AAAAAAAAVLI/WIKXP65IaAI/s640/blogger-image--1745368462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rT3wJQ99DT0/U7SossId2wI/AAAAAAAAVLI/WIKXP65IaAI/s640/blogger-image--1745368462.jpg"></a></div>Griffin waiting for the ranger program. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U8xCiY4axhs/U7Sot_-QGUI/AAAAAAAAVLQ/0sOGpcTW56Y/s640/blogger-image--1254757240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U8xCiY4axhs/U7Sot_-QGUI/AAAAAAAAVLQ/0sOGpcTW56Y/s640/blogger-image--1254757240.jpg"></a></div></div>Cool cabins near Sunset Point</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we slept in, then headed over to see what ranger activities we could do. There was a geology talk, so we listened to that and learned a lot about the geology and history of the area. Then we decided to do a hike down into the Bryce Amphitheater, down a steep switchback trail from Sunset Point through a slot canyon called Wall Street. Then we looped back around and had to climb back up! Not easy at 8000 feet altitude!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YZGWNy4YjqU/U7So31BJSZI/AAAAAAAAVMQ/HyW46WRiO8M/s640/blogger-image-1733363190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YZGWNy4YjqU/U7So31BJSZI/AAAAAAAAVMQ/HyW46WRiO8M/s640/blogger-image-1733363190.jpg"></a></div>From the top. Didn't look that bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C8nJgM86M6A/U7SorVxcpzI/AAAAAAAAVLA/rbCkJ0Co11c/s640/blogger-image--1937249612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C8nJgM86M6A/U7SorVxcpzI/AAAAAAAAVLA/rbCkJ0Co11c/s640/blogger-image--1937249612.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R-q-ZiPoJ-E/U7So2tgyWjI/AAAAAAAAVMI/Vjze2v0-KC4/s640/blogger-image-1824623690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R-q-ZiPoJ-E/U7So2tgyWjI/AAAAAAAAVMI/Vjze2v0-KC4/s640/blogger-image-1824623690.jpg"></a></div></div>It got steep. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6i7Mp0y_6bI/U7Sol1N31bI/AAAAAAAAVKg/a16xufMyXGg/s640/blogger-image--170933208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6i7Mp0y_6bI/U7Sol1N31bI/AAAAAAAAVKg/a16xufMyXGg/s640/blogger-image--170933208.jpg"></a></div>Slot canyon. But we went down from there. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7t8uV-BlbII/U7SoqKYXH7I/AAAAAAAAVK4/r-71Xw4tr4w/s640/blogger-image-276648401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7t8uV-BlbII/U7SoqKYXH7I/AAAAAAAAVK4/r-71Xw4tr4w/s640/blogger-image-276648401.jpg"></a></div>Fascinating to see single trees living in these canyons. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ygj9D1cYogE/U7SoyzilQRI/AAAAAAAAVLw/0Okpt8vM84s/s640/blogger-image--1131166543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ygj9D1cYogE/U7SoyzilQRI/AAAAAAAAVLw/0Okpt8vM84s/s640/blogger-image--1131166543.jpg"></a></div>Dry stream bed at the bottom. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-knBLPJwbGDo/U7So5D0ECPI/AAAAAAAAVMY/YZH6W9lVbpM/s640/blogger-image--1138204780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-knBLPJwbGDo/U7So5D0ECPI/AAAAAAAAVMY/YZH6W9lVbpM/s640/blogger-image--1138204780.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow we are off to Zion, where we were going to camp, but now we are not. It is 100 degrees there, and apparently this campground has very little shade. No thank you. So next camping is at the Grand Canyon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Great trip so far, lots of memories and places to visit again someday. </div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36461115.post-62190075718871804122014-06-29T20:09:00.001-07:002014-06-29T20:09:32.298-07:00Dinosaur National Monument, UT<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CnxJjJ3KcG0/U7DTnnuA5oI/AAAAAAAAVJI/IvcuwaMqUQc/s640/blogger-image-1126506034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CnxJjJ3KcG0/U7DTnnuA5oI/AAAAAAAAVJI/IvcuwaMqUQc/s640/blogger-image-1126506034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q6OrLGwzEks/U7DU4yyciCI/AAAAAAAAVKQ/uBmg2UuldFI/s640/blogger-image-1307554437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We will be gone three weeks, make it to at least 7 national parks/monuments and five or six states. <div><br></div><div>Today we drove to Boise, after a late start at 11am, plus terrible traffic at the top of Snoqualmie Pass. Cross Oregon and Idaho off the state list in the first day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkzNnV8zAYPCv0LPJmK4SPru5Dh0KW8fqdi28jmIJcmrLF8EBu8a-WNPhwfgwgZdktOQ59Vte1HfKMYlCTF_q6eeMkrwxHCQZjfcQK4Ctne4E1hXKiV-1oUnpQYiP7vjPn1l0/s640/blogger-image-1733339938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkzNnV8zAYPCv0LPJmK4SPru5Dh0KW8fqdi28jmIJcmrLF8EBu8a-WNPhwfgwgZdktOQ59Vte1HfKMYlCTF_q6eeMkrwxHCQZjfcQK4Ctne4E1hXKiV-1oUnpQYiP7vjPn1l0/s640/blogger-image-1733339938.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>But we saw a double rainbow and drove through it (almost). 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They have learned so much since they started practices just over a month ago, I'm so proud of them all. Griffin went from worrying about getting hurt when he hit the ball to whacking it into center field today. The team scored 18 runs today, though I have no idea how many the other team scored, so we can just celebrate their hitting, which has been amazing the past couple of weeks.<br />
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Griffin plays a variety of positions, so far he has been almost everywhere on the field. Today he played second base and third base. They only had 7 of their 12 players, so they didn't move around much on defense. I think he likes third base the best.<br />
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Christmas Eve at Aunt Sally's - most of the kids (plus Jen!)</div>
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Griffin at his Uncle Doug's looking stylish.</div>
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Django with her new stuffed bear friend, Meh (like her meow)</div>
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Griffin concentrating on unlocking his secret invisible ink journal from Grandma & Grandpa</div>
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Getting ready to write in his journal</div>
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