September 25-November 15, 2020 52 Days 10,512 Miles 31 States 23 hotels or VRBO’s 19 National Parks “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” Someone anonymous said this once and this statement is truly the backbone of why my girls and I (and Gregory for 2 weeks) took thisContinue reading “An unforgettable Journey across the USA”
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Moab, Utah – Travelers Rest, SC
November 14 and 15, 2020 Sometimes when on trips you just wake up one morning and decide you want to go home now. Most of the time you can’t just do that because of flights, reservations, etc but when you are driving your own car and only making reservations as you go, well, you haveContinue reading “Moab, Utah – Travelers Rest, SC”
Arches and Canyonland National Park, Moab, Utah
November 12-14, 2020 Have you ever seen a Utah license plate? If you have, you would have seen an arch on the tag. If you have never seen the tag, google it or pay attention next time when traveling. That arch you see on their tag is called Delicate Arch, and it is located inContinue reading “Arches and Canyonland National Park, Moab, Utah”
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
November 8-10, 2020 We had hoped we would get a little snow at some point and mother nature delivered in Bryce Canyon. We drove from Zion to Bryce Canyon in a beautiful snow fall. Then we spent 2 days enjoying the snow covered views and trails. The snow did result in a partial road closureContinue reading “Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah”
Zion National Park, Utah
November 5 – 8, 2020 Over the years I have heard so many great things about Zion and let me tell you it did not disappoint. We have been to at least 14 national parks so far and this one has been my favorite. We only had a few days here but the 2 hikesContinue reading “Zion National Park, Utah”
Grand Canyon, South Rim – Arizona
November 2-5, 2020 I now know why they call it the GRAND canyon. Grand it is indeed! As we caught our first glimpse of the canyon, I actually heard an audible gasp from all of us at the sheer beauty and massiveness of it. The day we arrived we did a short drive into theContinue reading “Grand Canyon, South Rim – Arizona”
Las Vegas, NV
November 1-2, 2020 Viva Las Vegas. It was great fun watching the girls enjoy the sights and sounds of Las Vegas. It easily became a lesson of what NOT to do in Las Vegas or anywhere else for that matter. However, what a drastic difference from the majority of our stops. No nature but lotsContinue reading “Las Vegas, NV”
Death Valley National Park, CA
October 27 – November 1, 2020 3.4 million acres of sand, dirt and rocks. This is literally all you see in Death Valley. Who knew that these could be so beautiful. With an average rainfall of 1 1/2 inches per year, you just don’t see anything green around unless you stay where we did atContinue reading “Death Valley National Park, CA”
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA
October 26-27, 2020 We had intended to stay here a bit longer but circumstances beyond our control made it necessary we leave here earlier than intended. However, we enjoyed what time we did have here. I will admit before coming out here I really didn’t know the difference between a redwood tree and a sequoiaContinue reading “Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA”
Yosemite National Park, CA
October 23-26. 2020 Just Wow!! A few weeks before going to Yosemite, the girls and I watched the documentary about Alex Honnold, called Free Solo. Alex is the first and only person to date to climb El Capitan in Yosemite with no ropes. He used nothing but his bare hands (with some chalk) and hisContinue reading “Yosemite National Park, CA”
Mother and Daughter of all Trips 