Road Trip Part 2 - The Canyons

...driving towards the canyons...

We had been driving for a long time "out the middle of nowhere" looking for the cabins we were planning on staying the night in. We were starting to wonder if we were ever going to get anywhere and if we had taken a wrong turn, when we rounded a corner and there they were! These cabins are in Kodachrome Canyon.

...Happy to get out of the car!

Carrie, Emma and I got to share our own cabin. :) They were VERY nice, like hotel rooms (nothing like the kind of "cabin" we're used to!) and such a welcoming sight after a long day of driving!

so much red rock!

the next morning we walked around Kodachrome

Carrie got this fun picture of our shadows on a rock across from the ledge we were standing on. ...Good times...

The next canyon we stopped by was Bryce Canyon. It was amazing and BEAUITFUL.

hiking into the canyon (an easy hike down... not so great coming back up)

It was cold and windy as we stood at the caynon's edge and looked down. What a breath-taking sight. ...More pictures tomorrow...

Road Trip Part 1

We planned our road trip in our usual last-minute fashion. On the day we were going to take the ferry to Bellingham, we were still 4th on the waiting list! We got on, though (in our usual lucky-fashion). :) Actually, as it turns out, it is typical for up to 10th on the waiting list to get on... It's a strange system.

We requested the largest stateroom the Malaspina had, which was still only four bunks, but had more move-about room. It was fun to watch the expressions of our fellow-passengers as we hauled all our luggage up from the car deck, set it down in the lobby, and went back down for a second load. :) The ferry ride was enjoyable, but we were all glad to see Bellingham.

Our first stop was at our relatives house in Washington. (Our family photographer... ehem... was slacking that day, so we didn't get any good pictures). We were on the road the next day. Here, we stopped for dinner at Arbys... we had a lot of fast food this trip!

After visiting some friends in Yakima, we stayed the night in a little town in Oregon. Some friends of ours from town offered us to spend the night at the house they own there.

...enjoying the countryside... the fall colors were beautiful!!

...driving toward the canyons...
We stopped by Bryce Canyon and I have lots of great pictures, but I still have to weed through them... I'll get to that tomorrow *yawn* :)

Yeah, We're Still Alive!

...Been getting lots of complaints and threats lately about not updating the blog. Sorry about that. We just got back from an almost month-long road trip, so I have lots of great pics. from that. It will take me a bit to load them onto the computer and come up with something clever to say about the pictures :) but I'll get to it soon.