tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340728003167818182024-02-02T17:11:07.994-05:00Travelin' with the Fam'Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-84816491419543548972011-08-19T22:46:00.001-04:002011-08-19T22:51:36.360-04:00Back into hell - according to my daughter<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sorry for the long delay since last post but reality has hit with a vengeance. Work is extremely busy, we ran up to New York City and back for a family wedding (lots of fun but lots of traffic – driving to the city is no fun anymore) and my house is once again the disaster I dread having to deal with. Mornings have been a steady stream of rushing to get out of the house while I’m screaming at the kids to hurry up and get moving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sooooooo miss being on vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’m ready to delve back into our two week vacation and relay more of our wonderful adventures while I sit here lamenting the 11 months that must pass until we can “vacate” again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m thinking of a month long trip next year…….</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyway, it was with much crying and pleading that we got our daughter back into the SUV laden with our outdoor paraphernalia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really wanted to stay with her friend in the giant hunting lodge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t get it – who wants to stay in a big house with lots of electronics, a refrigerator, beds and indoor plumbing when you can camp in a tent with your family?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We headed southeast to Arches National Park for our final sight and our final night of camping. Along the way I had us stop for lunch at the Westwinds Truck Stop in Green River, UT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why a truck stop you ask?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because they have really amazing chicken fried steak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considering none of us had ever had it before, I figured we should start with the best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it really was the best we ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were asking the waitress some questions about the chicken fried process when a female truck driver at the next table overheard our conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was blown away by the fact that we’d never had chicken fried steak before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s from Texas and chicken fried steak is like one of the state dishes there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was further baffled when we said we were from Virginia until I explained that we’re originally Yankees and our idea of comfort food is a lobster roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bet miss Texas truck driver never had one of those.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPng9plmU00PFTzPelIk5v1DcQrsjCSXpLpWLoiHd2gh2Ei8E77WzGBUoB0yWvpXuKTTon9YrEMenCBjZhXOGmqScWQbTKliSf4ov-FUs6ktEur7ia5cJxj-wiVaAICbYgpVuaVfGhbmw/s1600/crystal-geyser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPng9plmU00PFTzPelIk5v1DcQrsjCSXpLpWLoiHd2gh2Ei8E77WzGBUoB0yWvpXuKTTon9YrEMenCBjZhXOGmqScWQbTKliSf4ov-FUs6ktEur7ia5cJxj-wiVaAICbYgpVuaVfGhbmw/s200/crystal-geyser.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">After we were done, we tried to find the Crystal Geyser which we saw a picture of on the walls of the Westwind Truck Stop on the way to the restroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This geyser is very interesting because it’s not a hot spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a soda spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I mean is that the spring is powered by carbon dioxide rather than a typical hot spring which occurs near a volcanic area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some strange reason we couldn’t find it and we wanted to get moving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did stop off to buy a melon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently Green River and the surrounding areas are known for their melons. Yeah, not touching that one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So my husband pulled into a stand and bought us a melon to have the next day at breakfast. I can’t explain it but all of a sudden our car smelled of melon farts. That Green River melon stunk to high heaven, but not in a rotting way, just in a melon farty kind of way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Must be that dry Utah soil…..</div><div class="MsoNormal">Everytime we’d leave the car and come back in, that melon fart smell would just smack us all in the face.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We finally arrive at Arches National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entrance isn’t very noticeable – you could pass it if your GPS isn’t screaming at you to turn in 800 ft, 600 ft, 100 ft,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>g-ddammit you’re passing it, dipsh*t. Sorry, I lost myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pulled into the entrance and walked into the Visitor Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually we ran in because several of us had to us the restrooms immediately. After that we looked around a little and decided to move on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to get to the campsite and set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The moment we opened the door to exit from the Visitor Center, a giant sandstorm blew in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I know how all those people felt who were caught in the Haboob – sand everywhere. In our hair, up our noses, in our ears – it was gross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the grungy camp feeling definitely returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried to stop along the way to take in some of the scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each time we got out of the car to see a new arch or rock formation, the wind and the sand would drive us back in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sand would sting us like hundreds of little pin pricks – my children were not happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was willing to keep on visiting different spots but no one else was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily the storm blew over fairly quickly and we were able to hike to a few arches and then set up camp.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, we were only in civilization for a few days but when we got to the new campsite it was like we’d never camped before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids and I saw these black beetles with what looked like stingers on the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We completely freaked out and refused to set up the tent near the bugs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband was yelling at us, telling us we were ridiculous. I thought he was going to lose it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He completely blamed me for setting the poor parental example but these bugs were scary looking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And on top of that, the bathroom was really far away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I was going to get eaten while on my way to the middle of the night peepee trip. I was extremely close to insisting we pack up and find the nearest hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the view from our campsite was absolutely incredible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took a deep breath, put my camping brain on and told the kids to get ready to set up the tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter fixed me with a look as if to call me traitor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact I think she actually called me a traitor. She was horrified by my insistence that we stay. My husband was appeased and we began to set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beetles seemed to have disappeared so for now, life was calm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got ready and went to dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went into Moab – a decent sized town for the area – and had dinner at Buck’s Grill House. It was a decent place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone had meat – big surprise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had an interesting appetizer – skewers of elk, boar and buffalo sausages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I divided them up so we could all try each of the different meats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were all delicious but we all had different favorites.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After dinner we drove farther into town to get supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband wanted to cook for our final camp breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a real downtown with lots of interesting looking restaurants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we should ever get back to that part of the world, we would definitely check out some of them.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">That’s all for now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve got photos coming soon so we can relive the fun together!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Next: on our way to Colorado and the end of our trip </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-65924303987745293212011-08-11T23:19:00.000-04:002011-08-11T23:19:17.694-04:00My birthday - yay-ish<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve adjusted to being home but my brain is still out West.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wishful thinking, I guess. So my dad came to visit this week – I basically guilted him into it because it’s been awhile since the kids have seen him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept the kids home from camp so they could spend the day with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They planned to go to the nearby zoo and then to the town center (nice, big outdoor shopping area).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get a call from them about 10 minutes before I was planning to leave work for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had lunch (sushi, no less) and now they can’t find the car. Oy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drove to the town center and picked them up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we drove slowly through the garage – there are four of them, I figured they had the wrong garage – until, lo and behold, I found the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, dad, you’re not losing it are ya?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyone, when last I posted we had found the perfect pies from the perfect pie shop. The next day, after a peaceful, comfortable night of sleeping indoors with a bathroom I didn’t need a flashlight to find, I woke to the nightmare that is my birthday. I shouldn’t sound so melodramatic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually like my birthday unless someone dares to ask me how old I am and then I have to figure out how many times I’ve turned 39.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re up to 5 times at this point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means 43 – most people forget to count the actual year I turned 39 when trying to calculate my age. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I try to be on vacation when my birthday occurs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it falls in August, I can usually manage to plan to be away when August 2<sup>nd</sup> rolls around. To me, nothing’s more depressing than having to work on your birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So even if we can’t be away, I take the day off and do something special for myself. I highly recommend this strategy.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The reason I’m rather dreading this birthday is for two reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, I never mentioned my birthday to my hosts and I don’t want them to feel obligated to do anything special.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to downplay the day and verbally announce that I don’t think of the day as anything special. Second, my husband has been dying to get back at me for what I did to him on his last birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had taken him out to a very nice restaurant for his birthday dinner but he decided he’d prefer Dairy Queen for dessert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No problem, we drove over to the nearest Dairy Queen and everyone ordered cones and blizzards, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we all had what we wanted, I decided that he needed to be sung to by everyone in the store. This meant all of three tables but it was still necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I raised my voice and announced to everyone in the place that today was my husband’s birthday and would they all please join me in singing the birthday song.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe we sang at least two verses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever since, my husband has been threatening to retaliate – even more so because as I was outside getting the car, a rather large man insisted on giving him a birthday hug. That pushed my husband over the edge and has kept me worrying about what might occur today.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We ended up going into Salt Lake City and touring the Mormon temple and the surrounding buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I won’t comment on another’s religion except to say that the architecture we saw was beautiful and the history of the Mormon settlers is fascinating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you who’ve never traveled through Utah, the land is dry and very harsh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought about what we drove through and couldn’t imagine attempting those miles without paved roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The settlers attempted to farm in arid, desert climates and had to contend with icky things like rattlesnakes and scorpions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those people were made of strong stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could never have done it.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On a food note, I dragged everyone to Bruge’s because we had all seen it on Man vs Food so it must be good, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, it’s my birthday and I knew there’d be really good chocolate there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing we either didn’t realize or simply forgot about was that they only sell one sandwich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s called the Machine Gun and is “a hearty lamb merguez sausage served on a French baguette stuffed with our world famous fries and topped with Bruge’s favourite Andalouse sauce …. give it a shot!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was delicious, although spicier than I was expecting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that’s all they sell unless it’s dessert waffles – but I’ll get to those in a minute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So not everyone in our group was thrilled and I apologized at least 5-6 times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I sat down and enjoyed my machine gun with gusto and some lemonade soda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think if I ever got to go there again, I’d order just the fries, or frites as the French and Belgians call them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are lots of interesting sauces to try with them, including the SLC famous fry sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fry sauce is just mayonnaise and ketchup mixed together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been making that for years but I just called it Russian dressing.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After we finished our “guns”, we shared the Torpedo waffle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is two layers of thin, oval Belgian waffles with two bars of melting Belgian chocolate in between. Let me just say I’m so sorry I shared this with others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The experience was over too quickly and I wanted more, damnit. Next time I’ll know better.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My day finished nicely with a quiet dinner at home and the two heavenly pies we brought from our new favorite place, The Village Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did get sung to, but only by my family and our friends, and I got a lovely card my kids made and had everyone sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, a lovely 5<sup>th</sup> annual 39<sup>th</sup> birthday.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Next: headed back into the wilderness</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-15585610230201083392011-08-08T23:07:00.001-04:002011-08-08T23:20:52.846-04:00A day for pie - Pieday.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">First day back at work and I’m beat. I don’t think I’ve adjusted to the two hour time difference yet ….</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When last we “spoke” the fam’ was finishing our day at Capitol Reef National Park. Everyone was looking forward to the next day when we headed to our friend’s parents place in Heber City for real beds, showers and bathrooms – and to visit with our friends of course.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I wouldn’t let anyone eat breakfast this morning because I had a special place for us to go. Amazingly no one complained. I guess because I promised pie after breakfast, not something my kids were going to turn down. We went to Mom’s in Salina, which was directly on our way to Heber. Mom’s comes recommended from the god and goddess of road food – Michael and Jane Stern. They travel the country finding the best road food and write about it, both in books and on their web site - <a href="http://www.roadfood.com/">www.roadfood.com</a>. I used this web site to find interesting places but southern Utah isn’t exactly the Mecca of great restaurants, road food or otherwise. Most of the Stern’s Utah finds are in and around Salt Lake City, but they did have this gem of a place in Salina (sort of rhymes with saliva) called Mom’s. We had a great breakfast there. The eggs were done perfectly and tasted nice and buttery. They’re also known for their scones which, quite frankly, aren’t really scones but another incarnation of fried dough. What is it about fried dough that everyone goes so nuts for? Once again, my daughter loved it. I actually liked them. Unlike their Navaho fried bread counterpart, these tasted like they were fried in butter instead of oil. They weren’t greasy and were much lighter. So I forced myself to eat one (wink wink). My husband, trusting this restaurant was as good as the Sterns said, decided to order biscuits and gravy. Now let me say this. We do live in the South if you can consider <i>Northern</i> Virginia to be the South. But my husband and I are both from the New York/Connecticut area and aren’t really familiar with such Southern treats as biscuits and gravy. In fact, I’ll never forget the first time my parents, brother and I took a trip to North Carolina to check out colleges and we excitedly ordered grits with our breakfast. We all grabbed our spoons, took a big scoop and opened wide – only to discover that grits barely have a taste on their own. We called over to the waitress since clearly we had done something wrong in our grits experiment. This is when we learned that you’re supposed to add something to the grits. Grits are merely the background while additions like cheese or butter or honey play the starring role. It’s like eating a dry bagel (an analogy a Northerner like me can relate to).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So back to the biscuits and gravy which I don’t think I’ve ever tried. They were delicious. Best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had! Okay, the only I’ve ever had but they were really good and I think I’ll order these again sometime when I return to Virginia. But the really great part of the meal was the pie. One of their signature pies is a German chocolate so we all shared a piece. Yum! We were all smiling, happy campers. The pie was creamy and chocolatey without being too sweet or rich. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We rolled out of Mom’s and continued on our way. But I’m not done with my treatise on pie yet because we were on a quest for pie. We were supposed to show up at our friend’s parents’ house and my momma taught me that you don’t show up empty-handed. It’s just rude. My original plan was to buy a whole pie at Mom’s and bring that. Wouldn’t you know it but Mom’s doesn’t sell whole pies, just slices. If we wanted a whole pie, we should have called in an order an hour before we wanted it and then, if we were lucky, we’d have a pie to go. We didn’t have an hour to spare so we hit the road and kept our eyes peeled for bakeries with pies. It took us until we got to Provo and then the clouds parted and the sun shone down on a little slice of heaven. In truth, the heavens did open up, and then it began to pour, with a vengeance. Not to be discouraged, I asked at a diner if they sold whole pies. They said no but said we should turn around and go back a quarter mile to The Village Inn. I had seen The Village Inn a few times. It’s usually in a bright orange building and seems fairly unimpressive. But desperate times called for desperate measures. Back we went and out into the deluge I ran to The Village Inn. I opened the door and stepped into pie nirvana. You know you’ve got the right place when you see glass counters filled with pies of all kinds and there’s a special pie of the month. I practically cried with relief and quickly ordered the month’s special – lemon blueberry. Then it occurred to me that not everyone likes lemons or blueberries, I’d better get another type that would appeal to the non-fruit people like my husband. So a French Silk pie quickly joined the lemon blueberry as I happily handed over my credit card and took my bag o’ pies to the car. I was still a bit apprehensive. These weren’t Mom’s pies after all. My husband basically told me to quit my worrying and get my butt in the car, which I did.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We continued on our way and arrived at Heber Springs around 2ish. Words cannot adequately describe the incredible house our friends’ parents have. The term “hunting lodge” would be more accurate. It was huge and beautiful and wooden and detailed and full of stuffed animals. I don’t mean teddy bears. Our host has a penchant for hunting and has done so in the US and Africa. There are various heads stuffed and mounted on walls and full animal bodies stuffed and standing on the floor. It’s quite a sight and a little daunting. The rest of the house is meticulously designed and absolutely beautiful. It’s the type of place that should be featured on HGTV. It was such a dichotomy from our grubby camping existence. We must have looked pretty grubby too since the first thing our host said after greeting us was to take off our shoes before we walked into the house!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our friends were very happy to see us, especially my daughter’s friend, which is how we know them in the first place. Isn’t that how we parents meet most of our friends these days, through our kids?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Heber Springs is near the skiing towns of Park City and Deer Valley. We drove over to Park City and saw the Olympic training areas that were built for the 2002 Olympics. People were there practicing ski jumping into the pool. Very interesting. We walked down to get a better look and then took a ski lift to get back to the top. It’s been a long time since I skied and I was a bit nervous trying to remember how to get off the lift. I know you’re supposed to put your tips up but what if your tips are nothing more than flip flops? Luckily, we all managed to get off the lift without incident.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Next, we went into Park City itself and walked up and down the charming streets before having dinner there.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We finished our evening by crawling into real beds with real mattresses with real indoor bathrooms a mere few feet away. Life was good.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Next: A few remarks about my birthday in Salt Lake City. Yes, I dragged everyone to Bruge’s.</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-53991115346753071082011-08-06T23:14:00.000-04:002011-08-06T23:14:41.936-04:00Capitol Reef - Don't rain on my parade<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We made it home alive and in one piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so tired, mostly due to my Dramamine cocktail, but I can’t seem to take a nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids are dutifully playing all the video games they’ve been missing and my husband is on his computer checking out the pictures from his 30<sup>th</sup> high school reunion weekend he had to miss because I planned this trip. He insists he didn’t care because he’d rather have the trip out West, but during our trip he would tell me what activities he was missing each day. Way to make me feel like c^*p, babe.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When last I posted – about 5 minutes ago – we had finished our full day at Bryce Canyon and my love of Bryce was reaffirmed. The next day we broke camp and headed to Capitol Reef. It’s a short 2 hour 45 minute drive from Bryce to Capitol Reef but it is one of the most spectacular. We drove through Escalante State Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sorry I didn’t know of its existence before the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps we could have scheduled a day here, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the highway does allow you to see lots of beautiful views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped several times to take pictures.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Right about lunchtime we pulled into Torrey, Utah and began looking for our campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re staying in a private campground, not the park, due to the only campground at the park being first come, first serve. (you know my rule about no reservations) We did arrive fairly early and Capitol Reef isn’t the most popular national park so we probably could have gotten a spot, but I really liked our private campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, we were the only tent campers at our campground – only one RV was there and one family was renting the 2 cabins on site – so our lovely hostess gave us the group site. Second, they had the cleanest, nicest bathrooms with the best showers we’ve seen so far. Ah the showers we all took.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We felt almost human again this evening. Third, there’s nothing like renting from people who chase the chickens away and sneak into your tent to close your “windows” when they see rain approaching. I know this sounds super creepy, but while we were at lunch, some nasty clouds were coming through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had opened all our “windows” so that just mesh “screens” were there, not thinking that rain was on its way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we returned after our visit through the Park, mysteriously all of our “windows” were zipped closed. My husband learned that our host, Duane, concerned about our sleeping bags and cots getting wet, came into the tent and zipped all the openings shut for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t know whether to thank him or call the police.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end we decided that we’d rather sleep with dry gear than worry about the tent “breaking and entering” incident.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By the way we had a lovely lunch at the Capitol Reef Inn and Café.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place was very laid back and relaxed with a lovely native garden and signs for a kiva in back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure what a kiva is except I think that’s where a bunch of people died a few years back when they overheated in one on a vision quest run by some nut. But I digress again. The restaurant was empty except for us and a pretty waitress named Cameo. She looked like a Cameo if you can picture it. I really can’t remember what I had for lunch but I do remember we all ordered the lemonade which was sweetened with honey instead of sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was good but needed more honey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband had the ten vegetable salad but he swears he can only count nine. My son says he had a taco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter had smoked trout on a bagel with cream cheese. I think the owners might be Jews from Brooklyn.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After lunch we drove into Capitol Reef National Park to check out the sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only have the rest of the day here since we leave tomorrow for Heber and a real house. The drive down the main road through the park is perfect for seeing most of the great rock formations, our favorite being Fern’s Nipple. I’m not sure who named these things but if I were Fern I’d be feeling pretty good about myself and what others thought of my nipple – nice and perky. As for the rest of the Park, there were so many other rock formations that could have used names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our family created a few, none of which I can repeat here.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We drove down to the farthest end of the Scenic Drive (yes, the scenic drive is called Scenic Drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Except for the Nipple, Capitol Reef does suffer from a serious lack of imagination in the naming department).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to drive down the unpaved Capitol Gorge road to the trail at the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were warned not to make this hike if the weather looked severe since flash-flooding could occur. But this was a fairly short trail that fit in to our afternoon and gave us a chance to see the Tanks, which are supposed to be pretty pools of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting to sound familiar to any of you who read my Zion Emerald Pools blog?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The hike was about a mile into the rock formations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trail is the dried up bed of a river that forms when a storm occurs – hence the warning about the flash-flooding. There are some great spots along the way including some petroglyphs made by Native Americans from the Fremont Culture and can date anywhere from 600 – 1300 AD. We also saw pioneer graffiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently writing your name on public property isn’t a new idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pioneers who passed through Capitol Reef liked to carve their names and dates of visit on the rock walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Funny how when the graffiti is old enough it’s historical but when it’s from the past few decades, it’s just rude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We reached the end of our trail and saw the sign for the trail to go up to see The Tanks. I swear I didn’t push this hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was perfectly happy to turn around and walk back to the car, especially since I saw some darker clouds starting to roll in and visions of flash flooding danced before my eyes. Either my husband or my son started walking up the trail and it wasn’t long before we completely lost our way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then my son noticed a stack of stones artificially standing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had seen these in Bryce and thought it was some tourist’s idea of a joke, creating their own hoodoo or something. Turns out they’re trail markers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So using them as our guides, we attempted to follow the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say attempt because we would climb a bit and then completely lose the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, usually my son would find a trail marker in some out of the way spot that I would look at and say, out loud, “How the hell are we supposed to get there?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At which point my son would admonish me for swearing and run up to the spot. Then the rest of us try to follow, me in the rear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This went on for 2/10 of a mile, which on a flat surface isn’t very far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Climbing up a cliff, however, seems endless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finally make it to The Tanks which turn out to be a few puddles of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have we learned nothing from our hike to the Emerald pools? No, we have not.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The trip down is much easier and then we walk quickly to the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clouds are rolling in and we’ve become so paranoid about being washed away in a flood that we’re practically running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, perfectly sane and balanced people are calmly walking down the trail on their way into the formations. We think they’re nuts and are convinced they’re on their way to certain doom.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">With a sigh of relief we reach the car and get the heck out of the park and back to the “safety” of our campsite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After dealing with the weirdness of having our tent violated, we take nice hot showers, get dressed and go to dinner across the street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conveniently enough, Café Diablo, the designated restaurant for this evening, is, in fact, across the street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we decide to drive there because the rain finally started and we’re still concerned about being washed away.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Café Diablo was very good and a great choice to eat good food in a relaxed atmosphere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried the rattlesnake patties but we all agreed that the patties were too breaded and only tasted good when dipped in the accompanying sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest of the dinner was much better. First, the presentation was fantastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m looking for any pictures I have of my dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dessert was the best part of the dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The chocolate cake and Oreo Cheesecake we all shared were rich but not too sweet.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">More tomorrow – return to civilization, sort of.</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-24627356893323763042011-08-06T19:39:00.001-04:002011-08-06T19:49:24.160-04:00Bryce Canyon - if you hoodoo what I hoodoo<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So here I am sitting in the airport waiting for my metal tube of death to arrive. I’ve run to the bathroom at least 4-5 times already and I could only choke down three bites of a muffin for breakfast. Other than that I’m doing fine. Luckily the kids seem to be handling everything much better than me, although we did purchase some Dramamine for all three of us.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ve decided to continue the blog with the daily updates as if I were still actually on vacation. I’m doing this for two reasons. One, I’d like to finish what I started. Two, it’ll make me feel like I’m still on vacation instead of stuck in my stupid office doing my stupid job. I’m not really worried about my boss reading this. All of you who read this get it from my Facebook postings and I defriended my boss months ago. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Last I left you, we were going to be spending our full day at Bryce. That morning I continued to get an earful about what hikes I would be choosing for the day. I literally had to convince the kids we were taking the easiest trail listed – the Queens Garden Trail. Of course it does connect to the Navaho Loop which further connects to the Rim Trail, making a nice three mile hike. That part I left as a “wait and see”.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We were a little slow moving this morning but we got to the trailhead around 11ish. Luckily, the trailhead for the Queens Garden trail is right at the General Store where they sell…….. ice cream! Not the good scoops in a cone stuff but the cold stuff on a stick. Either way, my kids were thrilled and I could see a fabulous carrot on a stick opportunity to get them to finish the trail.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Let me just say there’s a reason Bryce Canyon is my favorite. It’s absolutely gorgeous and fascinating and just plain cool. We headed out on our easy trail which brought us down into the canyon. All I kept thinking was that the trail was rather steep going down. At some point we were going to have to walk up to get out of here. And this was the easy trail. Oh well, no one else seemed to notice or at least no one said anything – unusual for my group. We reached the bottom where the trail diverges to the right to see the queen. Well, we’re on her garden trail, I figured we should go visit her. About 50 feet in, you see this great rock formation that really looks like a queen! I think they named her Queen Victoria. Everyone was feeling good so we continued on the trail. The Queens Garden extends beyond the little side trip to see the queen and we were enjoying the sights. Incredibly, no one complained. However, this would not last. We got to the end of the trail. Now we had the option to either turn back and repeat what we’d done, or we could continue and do one side of the Navaho Loop which would take us up the canyon. I almost forgot, I had spoken to a ranger before starting the hike and she suggested we take the Wall Street side of the Navaho loop going up because it was open today and it’s often closed due to rock slides, etc. We would be lucky to take it and see that trail. Perfect – let’s take the trail that’s usually closed because of the danger. And so we did! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The minute we started to go uphill and things got a little tough, my son decided it was time to complain that he was hungry and we should stop for lunch. Ugh! We hiked up a little farther and then we actually found a nice shaded spot to stop and fuel up for the up hill hike ahead. I don’t know why, but I found hiking more difficult after we ate. I guess all of my bodily resources were being reserved for digesting lunch instead of muscling up the trail. But the energy kicked in after a while. Thank goodness because the switchbacks started. I don’t know who invented switchbacks but obviously someone with a sadistic streak. Switchbacks are these trails that go back and forth very steeply and seemingly without end. Back and forth we went, up and up the side of the canyon. My kids, who normally complain about everything (see every other post), thought these switchbacks were great and proceeded to run and then yell at us for not moving fast enough. The nerve of those little brats ….</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We made it to the top in record time, unbelievably. I’m thinking, but not verbalizing, that the Zion hikes whipped them into shape and made little hikers out of them whether they’re willing to admit it or not. We continued across the Rim Trail to where we originally started and to where the ice cream lay. Of course that’s what was on my kids’ minds and we dutifully obliged. It’s now about 1:30 and I’m thinking we still have the whole afternoon ahead of us – surely another hike would be in order? The looks of disgust directed my way were frightening to behold. Instead I reminded them that a geology festival was going on in the park this weekend and we had about 30 minutes to get to a talk about the development of the canyon. The looks were less hostile but no one was exactly jumping to go. But I dragged them anyway. The talk was confusing but we did learn a few things. We already knew that the funky points in Bryce are called Hoodoos but the ranger talked about how they form and how one day they’ll erode away. Good thing we visited now instead of 20 million years from now.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After the talk we hung out at the Bryce Lodge. They have internet there so I was able to begin posting again, much to the relief of my mother who was beginning to believe my husband’s Facebook post that I was eaten by an elk. It was a nice break and revived us enough to decide upon the dinner place about 40 minutes away. I had it on our itinerary to go to the Café Adobe in Hatch and we went for it. Best place of our trip so far. We had delicious chimichangas with a green chile sauce that was tdf. I was expecting the chimichangas to be greasy since they’re fried but they weren’t. They were tasty with the right amount of crispiness. The refrieds were a great compliment but I couldn’t eat the rice because I can’t have cilantro. I’m allergic. I won’t die or anything but I do feel like I can’t breathe for a short period of time. This makes me anxious and then it’s impossible to enjoy my food. So it’s like an allergy and psychiatric condition all in one. For dessert we all wanted to try fried ice cream. It was weird but good. There’s this coating of coconut and something else that covers the scoop of vanilla ice cream. Then the whole thing sits in a yummy pool of caramel. My husband didn’t want dessert and my son doesn’t do caramel so that left way too much for my daughter and I. We plowed through like troopers and eventually finished. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">More tomorrow – our trip to Capitol Reef and more hiking!</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-22211980799679735632011-08-05T10:39:00.001-04:002011-08-06T19:41:45.816-04:00Heading toward Bryce - a little sore but wiser, sort of.<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s been a long day but I wanted to get you up to date a little bit. We’re currently in Grand Junction, CO but I left you in Zion at last posting. I’m getting bummed about the vacation being nearly over. And the terror of the upcoming flight home is beginning to loom. I can honestly say I could stay out here and travel around for at least another two weeks. I’m not anxious to return to work and I’m not thrilled about getting on a plane. I really like our SUV. I’m wondering how many favors I’d have to offer my husband to convince him to drive the SUV to Virginia instead of Denver …. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Back to the trip. So we woke up the next morning after our hike from hell. The kids were fine and my husband seemed fine, too. Me, I could barely move for the first few minutes. I gingerly got out of the cot and began stretching. Visions of my uncle who likes to stretch in the nude came to mind. When I was about 10, I walked in on him and now he never lets me forget it. Personally I think he’s proud that every family member and nearly all of his children’s friends have caught him this way. But that’s another blog.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My husband insisted on cooking breakfast for us. He loves eggs, bacon, toast and coffee made over a campfire. In this case it was over a camp stove but you get the idea. It took forever – these stoves aren’t the fastest, hottest things in the world. Meanwhile, my daughter was hanging out with the 13 year old boy from the site next to us. Before I realized what was happening, they were taking pictures and exchanging numbers for texting. Love in the campgrounds. Can I tell you – it’s been over a week since that occurred and this boy has texted my daughter over 25 times! She’s getting a little freaked out. I think the word “stalkerish” has come out. Stalkerish is a word my daughter invented over the course of her first year in Middle School to describe the behavior of certain boys who texted and called entirely too much. Don’t these boys have video games to play?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After breakfast – which was really good – thanks honey – we packed up and prepared to leave for Bryce Canyon. The trip was fairly short but beautiful. We arrived at our new campsite and quickly set up our tent. We’re really getting the hang of the whole setting up the tent, getting the cots in and putting in the sleeping bags. We only had to yell at the kids 5 times to quit horsing around and come help, down from 12 at the last location. This new site was in the park itself and was far more woodsy and secluded. The bathroom wasn’t too far away but I kept getting turned around every time I came out and couldn’t find our tent. I swear I never took the same path twice trying to come back from the bathroom. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">By the time we finished setting up and waiting for me to return from the bathroom, it was already around 2-3 ish. We stuck to the itinerary and visited the various viewpoints of Bryce along the shuttle road. We decided to drive because the shuttles, unlike in Zion, didn’t come often enough. There would be a ten minute wait between shuttles and I wanted to make sure we saw as much as we could. Bryce is my favorite canyon, mostly because it’s so beautiful. Everyone oohed and ahhed as we made our way to the various stops. However, there was some walking to be done to get to the tops of the scenic outlooks. Oh yes, the whining started again. Mostly I heard how I had promised them no hiking today, and that I should be punished for forcing them to walk so soon after their last day of great struggle. Oh please, the walks were tiny little uphill climbs that only left us mildly breathless and begging for water. If my kids had their way, they’d have their own servants carrying them on those comfy mattresses with poles through them with curtains they could close so they could nap while being whisked away to the parts they wanted to see. I was tempted to start the stories of how I had to walk to school uphill both ways when I was their age. At least everyone agreed that Bryce was breath-taking. We got the added treat of seeing lots of wildlife including at least one Pronghorn which jumped out in front of our car. Luckily Pronghorns are the fastest animal in North and South America and are only outdone by the cheetah in Africa and India. Otherwise, it would have been a hood ornament. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The only disappointment of the day was dinner. The restaurant I had chosen wasn’t all the reviews had promised. Foster’s was a mediocre restaurant at best. We should have guessed when we went to the salad bar and all they had was – and I’m not joking – a bowl of iceberg lettuce, some whole baby carrots and sliced cucumbers, and then pineapples, cottage cheese, and a pasta salad. That’s it except for the salad dressing and some croutons, I think. Maybe I’m being snobby but I expect more from salad bars. Things like, oh I don’t know, tomatoes, peppers, and other things that fall into the vegetable category. Foster’s is supposed to be known for its steaks, especially its prime rib, so that’s what we ordered. It barely had any taste and there was no good roasty part – which you know is my favorite if you read a few entries ago. The kids got steak from the Children’s menu. I always like it when restaurants have real food on their Children’s menus instead of the obligatory chicken fingers, burgers, mac and cheese, and pizza. Unfortunately my daughter complained that the meat was tough and not very good. She barely ate hers and shared our prime rib instead.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The one shining star in this meal was the pie. I’m not sure where we got room for it, but we ordered two pieces of pie. One was the coconut cream and the other was the mixed berry with vanilla ice cream. I was told these pies are made on site. OMG, they were amazing. We all wished we had just ordered the pies and had them for dinner. Certainly we’d have all been happier despite our pancreas’ pleas for insulin shots.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">More tomorrow: Our day in Bryce and a hike we liked! Plus a restaurant worth the trip.</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-36642855444668079572011-08-03T02:34:00.000-04:002011-08-03T02:34:08.276-04:00Zion National Park - lots of fun until someone chooses the wrong path<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We woke up in our private campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are good and bad things about private versus public campgrounds – at least in the minimal experience I’ve had so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For one, we’re definitely more out in the open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically we’re in a parking lot with a few trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our neighbors are really close by, but so is the bathroom!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our campground is part of a motel, RV and tent camping complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The absolute cool part of this is we get to use the swimming pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trust me, this is a very good thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also decent laundry facilities, also a very good thing. I wouldn’t let anyone bring too many clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re already on Day 6 and running low on clean shirts and shorts (but not underwear!).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We ate breakfast and caught the shuttle into the National park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s a town shuttle that brings you to the edge of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You get off and walk along a path which brings you to the Visitor Center and the entrance gate – where you must pay to enter, unless you’re clever like us and have already purchased your Annual pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you walk through, you catch Zion’s internal shuttle buses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buses run every few minutes and take you to all the stops within the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The system is relatively new and works like a charm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way in, there’s a recording throughout the shuttle bus telling you what to look at and what stop with what trailhead is coming next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to the opposite end of the park and got off for the Riverwalk trail. Loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walk was easy and there were a lot of shaded parts of the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It ended where the Narrows trail begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Narrows is a more difficult trail with a lot of hiking done through water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On hindsight, I wish we would have done a little of that trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really pretty and interesting. Instead we caught the shuttle a few stops back and took the Weeping Rock trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s very short but all uphill and it brings you to a lovely little overhang of rock where the water gently comes down and gets you wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would be positively wonderful except for the sign which warns you not to drink the water because it could be infected with a bacteria called Giardia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fabulous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There we were admiring the scenery and I’m a nervous wreck thinking the kids are going to swallow some of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Wipe it away from your mouth” I’m practically screaming at the kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other tourists were looking at me like I’m nuts while I’m pointing to the sign to prove I’m not and if they were decent parents they’d be doing the same thing as me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay, none of that actually happened except in my mind because I decided to panic internally and closely watch my children for possible ingestion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I <i>wanted</i> to shout out but I really was worried about embarrassing myself and the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew if I took it too far they’d start pretending not to know me and run away.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After our nice two trail hikes, we had lunch under the trees – basically because there were no tables left in the outdoor eating area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hundreds of people come to visit everyday and they have like ten tables outside the cafeteria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who planned this?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, we’ve hiked about 3 miles total and had a nice lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would make a good day with lots of happy memories, right? Nope, mommy had one more hike planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the Lower Emerald Pools, Upper Emerald Pools, Kayenta <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loop on the itinerary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone eagerly agreed and we headed off to the trail which started right outside the cafeteria. How convenient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We continued on and after a while we made it to the Lower Emerald Pools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were expecting more than three greenish large puddles of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emerald was not the color name I would have used to describe these “pools”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More like puke green or scum green or even ugly toad green, but emerald, not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to be daunted, I insisted we continue on to the Upper Emerald Pools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surely they are much more “emeraldy” and interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trail was all uphill with lots of rocks and things to climb over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to stop every few minutes for water and my kids were screaming to turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this was no longer a hike, it was a quest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to make it to the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We kept asking hikers who were coming down and they all assured us we were almost there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was a load of c^*p. Finally my husband insisted I stop and that we should all turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some unfathomable reason, my son threw a fit and insisted we continue to the end. He ran on ahead so my husband and daughter went with him, leaving me in a fit of heat exhaustion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But from somewhere deep inside I pulled together all my strength and rose from the ashes – or the rock I was sitting on – and began climbing. Bit by bit I climbed, willing myself to go on. Finally, just shy of hallucinations and heat stroke, I made it to the Upper Pools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They weren’t emerald either but at this point they could have been Technicolor and I wouldn’t have cared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found the nearest unoccupied rock and threw myself down, thanking G-d and praying I wouldn’t faint since I was really dizzy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids were thrilled to see me – yay kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband was mad that I forced myself up – boo husband. We hung out there for awhile – it was shaded and eventually I noticed how pretty it looked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually we began the climb down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took us 1/10 of the time to go down as up and the whole way all I heard from everyone was how we can never do trails like this again and what was I thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was thinking that they should all shut up and finish the damn hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it to the bottom and then to the end of the Lower Pools trail and to the Lodge where the cafeteria was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We collapsed onto some chairs and vowed to never move again – except to get up and buy the ice cream calling our names from the cafeteria.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We were truly exhausted so we made our way back to our campsite and went in the pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That helped a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband and I practically passed out but the kids got their second wind and splashed around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got out, got dressed and looked for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I insisted we stop for a bottle of Ibuprofen and quickly took two pills to stave off paralysis the next morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided we’d go to the restaurant that was actually slated for the next morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Park House Café is a great local joint and a perfect choice for four tired hikers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The menu isn’t unusual – burgers and sandwiches for the most part – but everything was delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband and I had Buffalo burgers with avocado which were juicy and tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids had grilled chicken sandwiches with bacon which they ate right up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An excellent casual choice.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After dinner we bought supplies for my husband to cook breakfast and then we tumbled into bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, actually the kids tumbled into bed. My husband and I did laundry and then tumbled into bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great but exhausting day.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Next: Cooking at the campsite and our arrival at Bryce Canyon.</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-48463639894122460292011-08-02T12:40:00.000-04:002011-08-02T12:40:10.174-04:00Leaving Grand, Heading for Zion. What a long strange trip.....<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Time to move on to Zion National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We survived our first leg of the camping experience – rain and vicious elk aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted us to get a quick move on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a 5 hour drive to Zion and we have two food places to stop at along the way. But no, my husband and I are barely aided by our two lovely yet lazy children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this despite the fact that I told them they weren’t getting breakfast until about an hour into our drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t get it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were up at 6:30 and didn’t leave until about 9:00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t take 2 and ½ hours to get dressed, take down a tent, fold cots, unload the car and reload the car – am I right?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We continued on to Cameron for our breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We put the address into our GPS and it kept saying we wouldn’t be there until around 11am, despite my Google maps assurance that we were only an hour away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as we were approaching Cameron, the strangest thing happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We traveled forward in time a whole hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were still in Mountain time, though. What cosmic wormhole did we slip through?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently Arizona is a bit weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people at the Grand Canyon assured us that we were in Mountain time when we noticed that their time didn’t change from the Pacific time we came from in Las Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were told that they don’t subscribe to the Daylight Savings adjustment so they are the same as Pacific time for half the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, part of the state obviously <i>does</i> believe in this country-wide adjustment since we were suddenly catapulted into the future – which only made the kids hungrier.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If I can say something about Navajo tacos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure the Cameron Trading Post does a great job of making them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just don’t like them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, I’ve never eaten so many beans in my life. Ugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the little ditty is true, let me tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, the portions are so huge that even though my husband and I ordered the Mini Navajo tacos, two to three people could have eaten each one. My kids didn’t want the tacos so I let them each get the Navajo fry bread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, they could have shared just one portion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No kidding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These things are nothing more than the same fried dough you get at the state fair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shape is different but the taste is the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son didn’t like it and he wasn’t feeling well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to remember to buy some Dramamine (sp?) for him and me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These longer trips are hard on both of our gentle constitutions.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After our less than stellar experience for breakfast, we continued on toward Kanab to our next stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay, here’s where I get totally confused and a little pissed. I had our way mapped to Zion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, you can take a slightly more Eastern and Northern route that meets up in Kanab like my original way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure why my husband chose the other way but after 20 miles or so, I start seeing signs for Lake Powell and the place I originally had us staying before I rerouted us to Salt Lake City because I had confused which state it was in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And here we are passing it!! With a few changes, we could have actually visited and stayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT, it wouldn’t have been on my birthday which I’m insisting on as a day of rest. Or at least a day of no camping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’m still pleased with my change but baffled none-the-less by my inability to plan how to get here from there.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We made it to Kanab in record time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone was a bit hungry and looking forward to Nedra’s Too for machacas and chicken chimichangas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considering we had no idea what machacas was, I was impressed that my kids were getting excited to try it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pull into Nedra’s parking lot and it was looking strangely empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, Nedra’s Too is closed on Wednesdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wednesdays?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do plan on checking to see if there are any special Mormon edicts that Mexican restaurants in Kanab should be closed on Wednesdays because nothing else makes sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all disappointed, especially since Cameron was a bust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I noticed a sign for Prickly Pear frozen yogurt and all of a sudden my kids decided that’s all they were hungry for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove up and went in to the Prickly Pear Frozen Yogurt and Art Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kid you not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two great tastes that taste great together – yogurt and art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is good for the gut and one is good for the soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like that – and it keeps you guessing as to which is good for which.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I’ll mail them my idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT, wouldn’t you know it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t have prickly pear yogurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just a name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do have banana pudding yogurt, birthday cake yogurt, pomegranate yogurt and white chocolate yogurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who owns this place? Well, we actually met the owner’s mother who was in from Georgia to help out her son. Normally this time of year she and her husband are in France at their chateau where they run some type of logging business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have people who do most of the managing for them. I’m not sure I believe all this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it’s something she tells herself to feel better about being in Kanab, Utah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My husband insisted on some actual food for himself so we stopped at the Big Al’s burger and shake shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a green chile burrito because that’s what you order at a burger shop in Kanab, UT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all tasted it and it was really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you’re ever in Kanab on a Wednesday, I highly recommend Big Al’s.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Finally we made it to Zion National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you can, approach from the east so you can drive down the Zion-Mount Carmel highway. (I need to check on the name for that)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a glorious ride in with breath-taking scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zion is a beautiful park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike the Grand Canyon where you’re up top looking in, Zion rises up all around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be adding pictures later for you to see.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ll be telling you more about Zion tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me just end by saying that we finished our day at The Whiptail Grille as scheduled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the best meal of the trip so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had the goat cheese chili relleno as an appetizer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was to die for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crispy on the outside and cheesy on the inside with a wonderful goat cheese filling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were out of the spaghetti squash enchiladas which was par for the course for today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But dinner was still delicious. The kids had fish tacos which they liked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although, much to my husband’s delight, they told him they liked his better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband and I had the chicken chipotle enchiladas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m allergic to cilantro so they made it with a different sauce especially for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like that in a restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The place was super casual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate outside in our shorts and t-shirts and were right at home.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow – Zion – the most visitor-friendly place I’ve ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus the difference between a National Park campground and a privately owned one.</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-91266516169060754442011-07-30T16:57:00.000-04:002011-07-30T16:57:16.593-04:00Monsoon season in Arizona? Really?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We woke up in the Grand Canyon to two different yet equally fascinating events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first event was the discovery of elk wandering through the campgrounds. Obviously they are quite used to humans since they just hung out, eating whatever scrungy food they could find.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, they’re obviously used to stupid, moronic humans since every last one of us who saw this band of wild animals traipsing around grabbed our cameras and started snapping photo after photo of them. Carol reminded us that while elk are herbivores, they had big nasty antlers and could turn and charge at you whenever the mood struck them. It was at this point that we ushered the kids away and hoped the elk would leave and bother someone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we still got lots of great pictures!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Shortly after that the rain started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And not just some sweet little rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m talking about driving rain that sent us into our tent and had me cursing that I ran out of time last night to apply the tent sealer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, it’s monsoon season in the Arizona desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What?! Monsoons?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought those happened in SE Asia not in Arizona and not during my perfectly planned vacation!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We hunkered down in the tent for about 30 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it became clear that we might be stuck with this all day, it being monsoon season and all, we decided to go into Tusayan and see the IMAX movie we ran out of time for the previous night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie was kind of campy but the scenes of the canyon were beautiful and so were the times when the film made you feel like you were flying through or over the canyon itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a good thing to do during the rain and it had significantly lightened by the time we got out.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We hit the Bright Angel Trail as scheduled for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hadn’t even seen the canyon in person yet so you can imagine how excited we were when we pulled up to the rim to begin our hike……and we couldn’t see a darn thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fog/clouds were so thick you could barely see two feet into the canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I would cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead we put on our backpacks and began the hike. We must have gone about 1/10 of mile when the whining began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We can’t see anything, let’s go back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I might fall off the edge of the trail.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son’s diatribe lasted for another ¾ of a mile before we couldn’t take it anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to eat our packed lunch along the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a nice spot with some good sitting rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We watched hikers go by in both directions and even saw a few good views of the canyon as the fog would thin out here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing I will say about trips like these is you have to know your families’ limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently ¾ of a mile was my son’s for that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We turned around and walked up the canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walk wasn’t bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing about hiking in bad weather was that it was cool and cloudy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We barely needed water and no one broke a sweat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If my son had been more willing, we could have done the 3-mile round trip hike easily.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We made it back up and had the obligatory ice cream that was promised at the end of the hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol, our campsite neighbor, had innocently mentioned this to my kids and my son had fixated upon this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried to use this as incentive to hike further with no success.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Once we finished our ice cream, I suggested we take the Hermit Trail Shuttle to see the different sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather was clearing up and we hoped we might get some better views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shuttle was one of those things I had scheduled for the previous day that we ran out of time for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turned out to be an excellent idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped at various points along the way and were treated to some amazing views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shuttles came regularly enough that we moved easily from one stop to the next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When everyone had enough, we caught a shuttle going in the opposite direction and ended back at the lodge where we parked the car.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We decided to go to the restaurant we had missed from the night before – The Coronado Room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter and I had the elk and it was really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tender and perfectly made, we were treated to a great dinner. My husband, on the other hand, had the prime rib which wasn’t very good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That great roasty part was salty and ruined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we all had the mashed potatoes made with smoked gouda and green chiles. That was really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t taste the smoked gouda but the green chiles were flavorful and added an interesting dimension to the potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son was relegated to the Kids menu which was typical and boring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted him to share with us but he said he was fine with spaghetti and sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Geez, this was a meat place, they should have had some interesting elk or buffalo meatballs at least.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We came back to our campsite and spent some time chatting with our friend Carol and then went to bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clouds had mostly parted and we got to see an incredible view of the night sky that we never get to see in our light polluted town. It was a great day.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow: Off to Zion and with some good luck and some bad luck and some frozen yogurt.</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-10483461998966659022011-07-30T16:51:00.000-04:002011-07-30T16:51:21.428-04:00Still alive and at the Grand Canyon<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I know you haven’t heard from me in days and probably believe my husband’s post that I was eaten by an elk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No worries – I’m alive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We haven’t had internet for days and I’ve been too tired at night to even write anything.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So I don’t overwhelm you all, I’ll still break down the posts into each day and make them separate posts.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Where did I leave off?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh yes, we’re about to leave our air conditioned hotel for the ruggedness of the wild…..</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The drive to the Grand Canyon was long but okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped at the Hoover Dam for a quick look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the ongoing drought in the Southwest, there wasn’t much to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, my husband mentioned that on two separate occasions he saw women crying – supposedly due to the tragedy of the drought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it was the lack of good parking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most spots require you to walk up or down a staircase which means you have to walk it the other way at some point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s a new bridge that routes the highway away from the Dam in case you don’t want to see it. What this means is that you take the old road from Nevada into the Dam and then instead of continuing on through to Arizona, you have to go back the way you came and then go over the big new bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s stupid but I guess they want everyone to experience the new bridge.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One thing I’ve definitely learned is everything takes three times longer than you think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time we reached Seligman, AZ to eat lunch at the Road Kill Café, it was already 3:30 and everyone was yelling they were hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wouldn’t let them stop sooner, insisting we had to eat there since it was on my list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before I mention what it was like, has anyone seen the Cars movie?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember Radiator Springs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I swear, we drove through the inspiration for that town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people there say it’s really Peach Springs about 35 miles away but I don’t believe them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe they’re embarrassed to be the focus of a Pixar film for kids but Seligman is right on Route 66 and, well I’ll have to post some pictures and let you be the judge.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Now for the Road Kill Café.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First off, all those great names for dishes like the Swirl of Squirrel and the Splatter Platter were just names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My kids were so disappointed ( me too).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were looking forward to various bits of meats made to look like they had tire tracks running through them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No such luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was just a regular hamburger joint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will say that the “Skunk” dish, really jalapeno poppers, were delicious and the highlight of the meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crispy on the outside and yummy cheesy on the inside with a juicy (my daughter is making me use that adjective but it’s accurate) jalapeno pepper that wasn’t too hot and had lots of taste.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">All was not lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did get a mug that says “You Kill It, We Grill It”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And while that was patently untrue, it still looks dang funny on a mug.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A few hours later we arrived at the campsite at the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t see the canyon yet and my husband was yelling at us all to get the tent up before we lost daylight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily we had a great campsite neighbor – always very important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lent us a hammer for the tent stakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently our tent mallet wasn’t in the tent bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lent us her lighter so we could get our lantern lit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also showed us where the bathrooms were. Thanks Carol!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">No one was hungry for dinner since our road kill lunch filled us right up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think we just ate some dry boxes of cereal, if memory serves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was much cooler than we expected so we dressed warmly and went to listen to the Ranger Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually have an awesome sense of direction but it was totally baffled by the complete darkness of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept taking us in circles and could not get my bearings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After passing the same buildings for the third time, I conceded defeat and let my husband figure out where we were going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much to my disgruntled pride he found the outdoor amphitheater and we arrived only ten minutes late for the Ranger’s talk on the various levels (strata) of the canyon walls, what they were made of and how they were formed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it was fascinating and could have stayed for the whole hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family had other ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son fell asleep, my husband looked like he was nodding off and my daughter, after determining that the Ranger wasn’t hot nor were there any hot guys in the audience, kept asking to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We woke my son up, trying to be as unobtrusive as possible, and quickly guided him out of the amphitheater before he woke up long enough to inquire where he was in his too loud for indoors, outdoors, or loud stadium voice.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thus ended our first day of camping at the Grand Canyon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow: There’s a monsoon season in Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-9697727757708494882011-07-25T01:54:00.000-04:002011-07-25T01:54:07.536-04:00Full day in Vegas<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, (adding photos later)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our first full day started off around 4 am when my son decided he was no longer tired. Dammit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I talked him back to sleep – or rather I talked to him until I fell back to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He woke me up again several more times until I gave in and told him to play with his Dsi in the bathroom. Ugh…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Remember when I mentioned we’re not buffet people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well we are coupon people and we had coupons for the buffet – kids eat free – so we forced ourselves to get in line with the sea of humanity streaming into the buffet and grabbed some plates. The buffet was pretty good although they didn’t have any strawberries in the fruit section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who doesn’t have strawberries in the fruit section?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t there some unwritten law that all buffets should have strawberries?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than that we all liked it!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After that came Wal-mart. Oy. I do have to say that the Wal-mart on Charleston Blvd is very impressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s very clean, the people are extremely helpful and they all understand and speak English fluently unlike the crappy Wal-mart where I live where you could have a heart attack and die in the middle of the store and no one would help/notice/or be able to understand your pleas for an ambulance.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The site to store method worked like a charm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything I ordered was there and Jill, my amazing Wal-mart helper, brought it all out for me, did all the paperwork and even took care of two returns when we realized we only needed one cooler instead of two and 6 pillows instead of 8. But holy cow, it’s a good thing we got the bigger SUV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is filled to the gills with all our stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor Dan can’t see out the back window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We keep praying we won’t hit anyone.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We got almost everything else we needed, too, but we held off on the food. We decided to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There isn’t a lot of room and we’re worried we can’t keep the food cool enough. I have to say, this whole camping thing is starting to feel overwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope we haven’t bit off more than we can chew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess we’ll see…..</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Next we hit the strip and walked through The Venetian and Caesar’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OMG, you’ve never seen anything like these places. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They both have these huge, very upscale “malls” for lack of a better word inside of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The architecture is over the top with sculptures, fountains, and ceilings that look like the sky and change the time of day every 30 minutes or so. The highlights were seeing the gondolas in The Venetian and the circular escalators in Caesar’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We walked so much our feet, calves and tushies were sore.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Once again we didn’t dine at the specified location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gilly’s was in Treasure Island where our show was but they had a lot of young women in skimpy clothing getting ready to ride a mechanical bull.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While my husband found this exciting, the rest of us did not and we chose to go to Kahunaville instead <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- mainly because we had a coupon for this place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a Caribbean-style joint also in Treasure Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The food was good enough and the prices are what I’d expect from a “moderately priced” restaurant in a Las Vegas hotel/casino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ordered the coconut shrimp special and it came on wooden skewers sticking out of a pineapple top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids shared a Hibachi shrimp and chicken dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so proud of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids menu had 4 crappy things on it and when I suggested they share an adult meal, they jumped at the chance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No chicken fingers or mac and cheese for my little foodies.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The best part of our day was the Cirque de Soleil Mystere production we saw this evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was absolutely incredible and a great choice for the kids. The show was funny and the acrobatic feats were beyond description. What these performers can do with their bodies defies explanation. While the story line was perplexing, it didn’t matter. The sheer entertainment made that unimportant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are with your children and looking for a show, we all recommend Mystere whole heartedly. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Tomorrow we leave the comforts of air conditioning, electricity and real beds and head for the canyons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wish us luck!</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-62721768348316846382011-07-24T11:04:00.000-04:002011-07-24T11:04:57.061-04:00We're here!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnct-NbdKhcdauqaaiLf251AaMogrvIHlc2C1Z7iBxc72JMuTvHJD94SZm9LS4zNtqIZtgLXj6b7E1_7uetCNR2DOEYDcI8vzZTocHttDEdeds9iQcJ0OjXg-RDPiSzlRtBbhzxMjattc/s1600/2011-07-23+11.42.26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnct-NbdKhcdauqaaiLf251AaMogrvIHlc2C1Z7iBxc72JMuTvHJD94SZm9LS4zNtqIZtgLXj6b7E1_7uetCNR2DOEYDcI8vzZTocHttDEdeds9iQcJ0OjXg-RDPiSzlRtBbhzxMjattc/s200/2011-07-23+11.42.26.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">We made it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is no small feat considering that at every moment until the plane takes off I’m contemplating running up and asking to get the heck off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I held my tongue, bit the bullet and spent 4+ hours alternating between panic and a nervous resignation that there’s nothing I can do so I’d better suck it up and pretend I’m just fabulous. I think I was mostly believable for the kids. Unfortunately as we’re landing both my son and I were overcome with nausea and wanted to vomit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This feeling lasted for quite some time.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On the happier side, check out the pictures I snapped from the plane of the kids enjoying the flight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We kept trying to figure out what we were flying over – once I calmed down enough to look out the window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We figured the plane took a southerly route since we were treated with an amazing view of the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My picture doesn’t do it justice but take a look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considering we’ll only be seeing a small section of the canyon when we visit, it was a great opportunity to see almost the whole enchilada.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKQLW_NmUznQDAtjs8RP7FHX1gHv1Ywkqotuh3P3QNVQdzJskPOen7gCvVifVuz32ADcPE4NncZ0_kgG4kcpVsBZFZQ8vFHMbMmIsajkvj5ljRPTxM-FFu9HJUDkok-K0UaG04pttagY/s1600/2011-07-23+12.24.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKQLW_NmUznQDAtjs8RP7FHX1gHv1Ywkqotuh3P3QNVQdzJskPOen7gCvVifVuz32ADcPE4NncZ0_kgG4kcpVsBZFZQ8vFHMbMmIsajkvj5ljRPTxM-FFu9HJUDkok-K0UaG04pttagY/s320/2011-07-23+12.24.47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s always stressful when you travel, especially when you’re flying and half your family is nauseous and one of the remaining half is coming down with a migraine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we persevered and went to pick up our rental car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you remember, I decided to go with a smaller name because the prices were far more reasonable and they weren’t charging me the drop off fee. Now Las Vegas airport has a bus you take to the car rental hub.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the car rental places are in this one place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So you can imagine my panic when we get off the bus, enter the hub and I don’t see a Fox Rental desk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSiUkoVBIyWIZsZdgdRrB1i4x1cR2GQ24n6uNLZwgZvFFA1sGNxIObiJtxNNopGA81V8T0_He1vQinBbhkIGRvT4UGfx3F-4l-6H9A7Ux0zAuBtOL0ZwC40YlG4cs39OmMs2P5ml9dRE/s1600/2011-07-23+10.12.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSiUkoVBIyWIZsZdgdRrB1i4x1cR2GQ24n6uNLZwgZvFFA1sGNxIObiJtxNNopGA81V8T0_He1vQinBbhkIGRvT4UGfx3F-4l-6H9A7Ux0zAuBtOL0ZwC40YlG4cs39OmMs2P5ml9dRE/s320/2011-07-23+10.12.46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>Luckily I have my handy dandy notebook (like in Blues Clues!) and I check my confirmation e-mail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read a few paragraphs down and see that there’s yet another bus we have to take to get to Fox’s since they are off site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son and I suck it up and all four of us get on the Fox’s shuttle and travel about 2 miles down the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill, our very nice driver, tells us how the other major rental companies, if you ask them where the Fox counter is, will tell you that Fox’s is about 20 miles away and that they just missed the shuttle which won’t be back for 2 hours, but they (the major company) would be happy to rent you a car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, because Fox’s is off site, they don’t have to charge you a whole bunch of taxes and fees that these other guys do, running about 30% less than the major guys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saved even more. Yes, we did have to take another bus and yes I did have to stand in line, BUT </div><div class="MsoNormal">they were out of my standard SUV and upgraded us for free to the large size with no fuss.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We then looked for some lunch because it was now past 2 o’clock EST and most of us were hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found an interesting looking “Nevada Style” pub called Steiner’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learned what “Nevada Style” meant when we walked in and they informed us they didn’t serve children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We weren’t hungry for children but left immediately since we didn’t think it fair to make the kids sit and watch us eat. We were exhausted and hungry and went to the next nearest restaurant, Chili’s. Not exciting but it did the job.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Then we headed for the hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got to drive down the strip – very cool!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll get pictures for the next post. We saw the Luxor pyramid, the fountains in front of the Bellagio, the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty from the NewYork, NY hotel and lots of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our hotel, Circus, Circus, is just beyond the busiest part of the strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check in moved quickly and we were in our room in no time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon which we promptly fell into bed and took a 2 hour nap. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the smartest decision we made all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It refreshed us, got rid of the nausea and headaches, and prepared us for staying up late since even 8pm was going to feel like 11pm.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">More later – Our first full day in Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone up around 5-6am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting used to the time change! </span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-7440464499438208392011-07-22T22:32:00.001-04:002011-07-22T22:37:33.660-04:00Time to go!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhj58rFd3shjou3ZH3750oNCTx8XKJzGyn4C9VqTauzNiuSpcaQUrZtHidTJocQruvJTFMBxDf_zTYOAzqObFduswg6yOruIOqb38Qg66HtOgXJDoUCjUBD0qNZ1vfjOYdfvrd5kRrTw/s1600/MW_Bon_Voyage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhj58rFd3shjou3ZH3750oNCTx8XKJzGyn4C9VqTauzNiuSpcaQUrZtHidTJocQruvJTFMBxDf_zTYOAzqObFduswg6yOruIOqb38Qg66HtOgXJDoUCjUBD0qNZ1vfjOYdfvrd5kRrTw/s200/MW_Bon_Voyage.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well it’s the night before we leave and I’m running around like a chicken with her head cut off. Gross imagery, sorry. I’ve been packing all week but somehow we’re all crazed, looking for all those last minute items, and getting yelled at by my husband for forgetting that liquids must go in the checked bags, not the carry-ons. Sheesh, I liked traveling so much better before the terrorists. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m watching my husband pack his carry on bags and I’m marveling at the amount of technology he’s smooshing into these things. We have two laptops, one IPOD, one video camera, a regular camera, GPS, 2 Kindles, 3 cell phones and all of the cords and chargers that go with them. “It’s all needed,” I just heard my husband explain. I wonder what the pioneers did when they went on vacation? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m giving a special shout out to the three people who are actually admitting to reading this blog. Thank you Elaine, Ivette and Betsy for being my three biggest (and only) fans. I love you guys!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So I don’t have time for one of my usual brilliant breakdowns of our next destination so I thought I’d post our itinerary. Upon looking it over I noticed that it’s incredibly detailed. You’re all going to think I’m nuts or just incredibly well organized – and nuts.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here it is:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Shipping containers to Circus Circus</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">C/o Andrea and Dan Gallant</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arrival date: July 23<sup>rd</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2880 Las Vegas Blvd S.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Las Vegas, NV 89109</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">702-734-0410<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day one – Saturday, July 23 - Arrive at Las Vegas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pick up car – Fox’s Rental Car – print off confirmation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Check into Circus Circus Hotel and get sent boxes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pick up stuff from Wal-Mart</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion – 620 E. Flamingo Road – 702-691-2053 – Reservations recommended</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day two – Sunday July 24 - Full day at Vegas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Breakfast – Use coupons for breakfast</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go to lots of shops and sightsee</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – eat at Gillys Las Vegas in Treasure Island</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Show – Cirque du Soleil – Mystere. Print off confirmation sheet and bring to box office. Show starts at 7:00pm. Must pick up tickets before 6pm at box office – can pick up any day, any time as long as it’s at least an hour before show.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day three – Monday, July 25 – Travel from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon – 5hrs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Breakfast - quick in Vegas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fire restrictions for Grand Canyon – no wood burning fires.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive one hour to Hoover Dam. Stop and Visit. Follow directions to Dam.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch – Road Kill Café, Seligman, AZ - 502 West Highway 66, Seligman - (928) 422-3554</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Get to Mather Campground in GC South Rim and set up camp.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Take bus ride to Hermit road shuttle and take that bus for lots of great views.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner and IMAX in Tusayan</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">7pm reservation at The Coronado Room - </span><span class="st">100 Highway 64 Best Western </span><i>Grand Canyon</i><span class="st"> Squire Inn. Tusayan - </span><span class="tel">(928) 638-2681</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">IMAX – ½ hour shows every hour on the half hour until 8:30</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day Four – Tuesday, July 26 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We’re responsible for 3 meals. Must pack lunch.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Take shuttle to Bright Angel Trail and hike til Three and a half mile marker. Less if needed. Eat lunch on the trail.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chill out for the afternoon. Visit visitor center. Buy food for dinner and cook. Must use stove.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Do either Twilight Zone Family Program –check visitor center for dates and times</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Or</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Campfire program – Sage Loop Campfire – in our campground - ??Not sure if will occur due to fire restrictions.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day Five – Wednesday, July 27 <span class="tel"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive from Grand Canyon to Zion National Park – Call first thing to reserve “ride with ranger” tour for next day at 9am - </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">435 772-3256</span><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Stop in Cameron, AZ for breakfast/lunch at Cameron Trading Post – Navaho Tacos or Navaho tacos with egg. Breakfast til 11am and lunch starts at 11am</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch in Kanab, UT at Nedra’s Too – Chicken chimichangas w/ white jalapeno sauce; machacas – </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set up camp at Ferber’s Campground in Springdale, Utah</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">479 Zion Park Blvd. Springdale, UT. 435-772-3237</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go to Park – Visitor Center. Take tram to last stop and do Riverside Walk (1 ½ Hours). Then take tram to Weeping rock and do trail (1/2 hour)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Whiptail Grill for dinner – 445 Zion Lodge, Springdale, UT - </span><span class="telephone">(435) 772-0283 </span><span class="pp-headline-itempp-headline-phone"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> - Goat cheese chili relleno and spaghetti squash enchalada.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dessert – gift shop of Bumbleberry restaurant for bumbleberry pie. – 97 Bumbleberry lane, Springdale, UT. - </span>(435) 772-3224</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="tel"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day Six - Thursday, July 28</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ride with a Ranger Tour – 9-11am – be there by 8:45. Find out where to meet.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Visit Zion Human history museum or Nature center</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Have lunch at Zion Lodge – nothing special but keeps us on site.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Do Grotto Trail/Upper and Lower Emerald Pool/Kayenta Trail loop</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go back to campground for swimming – do Virgin River Tubing – leaves from our campground.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Gun Barrel Steak and Game House – St. George – Fav of locals – ONE HOUR AWAY – 1091 N. Bluff St, Ste 1400, St. George – 435-652-0550 – Reservations(?)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day seven – Friday, July 29<sup>th</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Leave for Bryce Canyon – 2 hours</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Breakfast at Park House Café – serving breakfast til 12-1. Lunch and dinner, too. – 1880 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set up camp – Sunset campground</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Take free shuttle around Bryce Amphitheater route – get off at stops to see sites. Go to Visitors Center to get list of Geology Festival events and nighttime events.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Foster’s steakhouse in Bryce City – 1150 Hwy 12 – prime rib, garlic chicken and pie</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day eight – Saturday, July 30<sup>th</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Breakfast at camp</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hike – Queens/Navajo combo loop with Rim Trail</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch – either at Bryce Canyon lodge or pack it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Take Rainbow Point Shuttle to Rainbow and Yovimpa Points. Do Bristlecone Loop Trail</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chill and comeback to Sunset Point by 5pm for Ranger-Led Rim walk.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – either 45 min drive for Café Adobe in Hatch or ask for good local place or cook.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day nine – Sunday, July 31<sup>st</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive from Bryce to Capitol Reef – 2 hrs 45 min</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set up camp – SandCreek RV Park – 540 Hwy 24, Torrey, UT – 435-425-3577.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch in Torrey - ?Capitol Reef Inn and Café</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hwy 24 into Capitol Reef – take rt to Panorama and then Sunset Point. Go back and go to visitors center. Look for any goings-ons. Drive and do Hickman Bridge Trail. Go back to Visitors center and go down</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Scenic Drive. Pull onto Grand Wash and hike to Cassidy Arch. Go to end of Scenic Drive and take Capital Gorge and hike trail to “The Tanks”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Drive to Boulder 45 for Hell’s Backbone Grill or Café Diablo in Torrey (rattlesnake?)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 10 – Monday, August 1<sup>st</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive to Heber and hang with the Shimazaki’s – 4 hours</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Breakfast at Mom’s in Salina, UT (1 ½ hours from Capitol Reef) – gotta have the scones. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Continue to Heber.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 11 – Tuesday, August 2<sup>nd</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go where Shimazaki’s recommend.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Have lunch at Bruge’s – 336 W. 300 S. (Broadway), SLC – 801-363-4444.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Enjoy Birthday!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 12 – Wednesday, August 3<sup>rd</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Heber to Arches National Park – 4hours</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 5.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch – Westwinds Truck Stop – Best Country Fried Steak – Green River - Conveniently located on I-70 just off on exit 164</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Go to Visitors Center – see what evening programs there are</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive thru to Devil’s Campground and set up – stop along the way for the sites.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Do Broken Arch and Sand dune Hikes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Delicate Arch (at sunset?)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Buck’s Grill House – Moab - <span class="storeinfo">1393 N Highway 191, Moab, UT 84532 TEL: 435-259-5201</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Duck, elk, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Day 13<sup>th</sup> – Thursday, August 4<sup>th </sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arches to Grand Junction, Colorado</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Delicate Arch – if not done previous day</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive out to Windows Section – The Windows Trail and Double Arch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="border: solid #1111CC .75pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-top: 1.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #1111CC .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lunch – Milt’s Stop and Eat – Moab – burgers and fries and shakes - </span></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;"><tbody>
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Moab, UT 84532<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive 2 hours to Grand Junction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arrive Double Tree Hotel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hang out, swim, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Rockslide Brew Pub – unless someone can suggest better.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 14<sup>th</sup> – Friday, August 5<sup>th</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive from Grand Junction to Denver – 4 ½ hours.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hotel – Courtyard by Marriott – Airport</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Find place to ship our stuff.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dinner – Buckhorn Exchange – reservations recommended – 303-534-9505 – </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1000 Osage Str. • Denver, CO 80204</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 15<sup>th</sup> – Saturday, August 6<sup>th</sup> - Fly home!</span></div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-87286269727636281292011-07-21T22:33:00.000-04:002011-07-21T22:33:48.701-04:00Zion National Park - Yay!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp4C01s3r2f60RtygJbeHm9cPMkMAPSeHO63P3_NvBm7oklCdyNNggnzb6hvH6L66E8c0_wd9ESnX5L2DLOFHAT0J-ZzMMwICovD63SOe70NIo9eylv9_2aXYHx0igVrFbNsJqOQqW6w/s1600/Streaked-Wall_Sentinel_SG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp4C01s3r2f60RtygJbeHm9cPMkMAPSeHO63P3_NvBm7oklCdyNNggnzb6hvH6L66E8c0_wd9ESnX5L2DLOFHAT0J-ZzMMwICovD63SOe70NIo9eylv9_2aXYHx0igVrFbNsJqOQqW6w/s200/Streaked-Wall_Sentinel_SG.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Countdown to vacation – 1 more day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re all packed – I insisted we give each of the kids their own suitcase despite my earlier plan to have them share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why, you ask?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the only suitcase big enough for them, besides the biggest Dan and I were already using, had all of their clothes squished in together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no way they’d both calmly and nicely go through this thing and gently find what they needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of their things would be flying everywhere, they’d be fighting about whose underpants were touching whose shirts, and my son would be cringing each time he had to see my daughter’s bras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just wasn’t worth the $25 savings.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So on to<a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm"> Zion National Park</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll break camp early and head up to Zion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re stopping in Cameron. AZ for breakfast/lunch/brunch at the <a href="http://www.camerontradingpost.com/">Cameron Trading Post</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are known for their Navaho Tacos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiO06PEbeKEi9Y73jrNhgiIt_Vx8DY16GovTyz2UW5vZT8_v0i7d7oqaPVvG6Bc3nk_reSRiKfvDYNZxTs5urJtRfoAPUvZmnYAqas0VahfA0O0H4kQ8AwVzMVSdjm3WQNRdC93UpinQ/s1600/NavajoTacoLarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiO06PEbeKEi9Y73jrNhgiIt_Vx8DY16GovTyz2UW5vZT8_v0i7d7oqaPVvG6Bc3nk_reSRiKfvDYNZxTs5urJtRfoAPUvZmnYAqas0VahfA0O0H4kQ8AwVzMVSdjm3WQNRdC93UpinQ/s200/NavajoTacoLarge.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>If we make it before 11am we’ll get the taco with an egg on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, just the taco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently Cameron Trading Post used to be a much smaller, homier place called…. Oh, crap, I can’t find the comments that explained about this place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe the people who ran this place lost their lease or something so they opened up a much bigger, touristy spot at this current location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I’ve been reading that the giant Navaho tacos are TDF, so that’s where breakfast is going to be. BUT, we can’t eat too much because we have to stop a few hours later in Kanab, UT at <a href="http://www.nedrascafe.com/">Nedra’s Too</a> for something called machacas (no clue what this is) and chicken chimichangas with white jalapeno sauce. It’s a day in foodie heaven – Dan will be pleased.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Remember what I said about not staying at any campground that doesn’t take reservations? Well, the campground at Zion National Park doesn’t take ‘em so we’re not staying “on site”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, we’re staying in the nearby town of Springdale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Springdale is the big town just outside the park and it’s got plenty of hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.zioncamp.com/rv_park.html">The Ferber Campground</a> looked very reasonable and the hosts have been very friendly so far.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I5EMo896eaL9ax3U-0aFq7a0Kclnq3C3oSSIW-CWqsSElNmk8Yn6okUV0AmuKb_VNKqO5A8rWJ1wwN5TB-HM_mFxK2ySfg4cpliRUcrkVIDpWTIkCGYGO4cxXBn0dWeXCQj8P8MAw50/s1600/6th+Stop+Weeping+Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I5EMo896eaL9ax3U-0aFq7a0Kclnq3C3oSSIW-CWqsSElNmk8Yn6okUV0AmuKb_VNKqO5A8rWJ1wwN5TB-HM_mFxK2ySfg4cpliRUcrkVIDpWTIkCGYGO4cxXBn0dWeXCQj8P8MAw50/s200/6th+Stop+Weeping+Rock.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Once we’re done setting up camp – this is our second time and hopefully will go a bit faster – we’ll take the shuttle to the Visitor Center where I want to register for the Ranger-led tour for the next day. Since I did my homework and visited the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm">National Park’s web site</a>, I know there’s a shuttle that goes right from Springdale into the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shuttle ends near the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=557064">Visitor’s Center</a> at which point there’s another shuttle system that goes through the park itself, stopping at many different trail heads and views spots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re going to take the shuttle to the farthest spot and do the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=557064">Riverside Walk </a>for 1 ½ hours, hop the next shuttle and go to the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=557064">Weeping Rock trail</a> and hike that for ½ hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why those trails? Both are considered easy, first of all. The Riverside Walk will take us to the beginning of the Narrows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d love to do the Narrows but it’s a strenuous hike done nearly all in the water with swift currents - it’s too dangerous for my young son. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Narrows path takes you through an amazing gorge cut out by the Virgin River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sites are supposed to be amazing. With the Riverside Walk, we’ll at least get to see a portion of it. The Weeping Rock Trail was recommended by other travelers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a short walk but you see these little “falls” of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks like the rocks are crying – hence the trail name.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilawsD6gC4EWatIg6cmPE0sBx0daxPo_L5JMqDcvMDITq0__daZR3esidWGqu-Xi1DtymQ3SlRgQdv-QA2BpAD_4r98gsPshp1xqajk6nYEKKA8uaCP5V4gwkMdEApm-KmPwQnpCAKMZE/s1600/bumbleberry+pie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilawsD6gC4EWatIg6cmPE0sBx0daxPo_L5JMqDcvMDITq0__daZR3esidWGqu-Xi1DtymQ3SlRgQdv-QA2BpAD_4r98gsPshp1xqajk6nYEKKA8uaCP5V4gwkMdEApm-KmPwQnpCAKMZE/s1600/bumbleberry+pie.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">We need the walking because I have yet another dining experience planned. Our dinner will be at The <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g61001-d663973-Reviews-Whiptail_Grill-Springdale_Utah.html">Whiptail Grill </a>in Springdale. Nice and easy since we’re staying there. We’ll be sampling the goat cheese chili rellenos and the spaghetti squash enchiladas plus anything else that looks yummy. But wait, there’s more! Dessert! We’ll be rolling out of the Whiptail and heading over to the <a href="http://www.bumbleberry.com/">Bumbleberry Inn</a> for their famous bumbleberry pie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bumbleberries are pretty much whatever berries the bakers have available to throw together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve heard it’s good but not worth the price so we’ll do what one fellow traveler suggested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll go to the gift shop and buy some there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it’s not too far, we’ll walk it back to the campsite and eat it in our tent, all snuggled in our sleeping bags on our cots. Ah, just like home. Okay, not really.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, I’m not doing anything that might attract any more bugs than necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, I hate crumbs in bed.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The next morning we’ll all be lamenting mommy’s wonderful idea to take a <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=557064">2-hour Ranger led shuttle tour</a> because we have to be at the Visitor Center by 8:45 am. Hopefully we’ll make it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our new-fangled cell phones have alarms on them, don’t they? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-HgSuNl-ZA40Koj43Q07Uc-WsMsg8SJGZ9gOfKjHzJRzr2GmRaTLFX1CzOdEPGdmXC51xuOfcbJS5iO0JyQYoXbekDUlzoQN3wSBkFYsxdozu96EI68xYn7qkKA_kZ0mErW5IiZz_Fs/s1600/ZionTrails.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-HgSuNl-ZA40Koj43Q07Uc-WsMsg8SJGZ9gOfKjHzJRzr2GmRaTLFX1CzOdEPGdmXC51xuOfcbJS5iO0JyQYoXbekDUlzoQN3wSBkFYsxdozu96EI68xYn7qkKA_kZ0mErW5IiZz_Fs/s320/ZionTrails.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">After our tour we’ll grab a quick lunch in the park – nothing fancy today – and hit a few more trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a cool combination of easy and moderate trails that form a loop – Grotto trail/Upper and Lower Emerald pool trails/Kayenta loop (see pages 6 & 7 of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=557064">park newspaper</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They should add up to a 2 ½ - 3 hour combined hike. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Once we’ve finished those trails, we’ll head back to the campsite and take in some tubing on the Virgin River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s supposed to be a tubing company there whose take-off point into the river is adjacent to our campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t even realize our campground was near the river!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, it’ll be a nice cool break from the hiking. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have a great place lined up for dinner but it’s an hour away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.gunbarrelutah.com/#%21">The Gun Barrel Steak and GameHouse</a> is in St. George’s Utah, headed back toward Las Vegas, believe it or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve chosen this place because it’s supposed to have great meats and fish, including their mixed grill which offers an Elk chop, Buffalo BBQ rib and a choice of either beef or buffalo prime rib.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My carnivorous mouth is watering just thinking about it. But all of this will depend on how exhausted the driver (my husband) is after an afternoon of hiking in potentially very high heat. If he’s too pooped to party, we’ll ask around about another fine local establishment that serves great meaty fare.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">That’s all for Zion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day we’ll be off to Bryce Canyon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Tomorrow – final farewells before we leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll post our full itinerary so you can follow us along on our trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll try to post each night so you can hear how it’s going and if we’re surviving without killing each other as my 12 year old insists will happen.</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-14934348241675190352011-07-20T00:30:00.000-04:002011-07-20T00:30:19.962-04:00The Grand Canyon - finally<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Got all our clothes put aside and washing the rest of the ones we need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, sort of. Now my biggest thing to deal with is the nagging fear that always sets in a few days before I have to fly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a horrible flyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to be able to hide it from my kids because I don’t want them to learn my fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, the last time I flew it was without them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw this as a license to let my fear run wild and they saw mommy in full-blown panic mode. Brilliant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now my son is worried, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good mommy.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyway, after we get our fill of road kill for lunch (see yesterday’s post) we’re on to the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm">Grand Canyon</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re camping at the canyon, in the National Park itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s the North rim and the South rim, each with campgrounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The South rim is far more popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s on the Arizona side, the Grand Canyon Village is there and lots of hiking trails, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The South rim campground is the<a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cg-sr.htm"> Mathercampground</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They take reservations which they strongly recommend you make, especially during the summer tourist season. I will only stay in a campground that takes reservations. I repeat – I will only stay in a campground that takes reservations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re tired, with KIDS, in an area that you’re unfamiliar with. Do you really want to start looking for alternative campsites because you’re too late for your first choice? Not for me, baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made my reservations several months in advance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I changed my reservations when I changed our route only a few weeks ago and they were still able to accommodate me, but that’s not the point. The point is unless you don’t mind potentially camping by the side of the road, choose a campground where you can reserve your spot and give yourself one less thing to think about.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Another recommendation I can whole-heartedly make is to visit the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm">national park’s web site</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s where you can learn about everything you need to plan your visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They even have a tab called “Plan Your Visit”. I found the campground that way and booked it on-line through the site. Most of the National parks that I looked at had a <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/2011SRSummerGuide0428.pdf">park newspaper</a> on their site. That’s where all the best information is, especially for hiking and any touring you want to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually there’s an overview of the park and a map and list of all the trails, divided up by Easy, Moderate, and Strenuous. It’s so important to know what you’re getting into before you start heading down a trail. And it’s important to remember that not all trails loop. So before you keep going for a few more miles, realize you have to walk those same miles back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re going smack in the middle of summer so we’ll probable melt or spontaneously combust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">There are Ranger-led programs/hikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, they often occur on specific days and at specific times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t happen to be at the Grand Canyon on a Tuesday at 8:00am you’re SOL for that program. So you’re better off planning most stuff on your own.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This is how our days at the Grand Canyon are scheduled – roughly.</div><div class="MsoNormal">We’re going to have about a 5 hour drive with a stop for lunch. (yeah, yeah you know this already)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we arrive at the campground, we’ll need to set up camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I anticipate this first set up will be the longest and most difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">After that we’ll be heading off to the Hermit road Shuttle to catch some great views. See map below.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kZVNbFI9mbgJJmK0QZ7Jzl40tBKmqyOvgWgfqzbApWYxBNDSjLGViQw7E2OWGTEHF1ovum-MbuRADm47XWtYL7gPy_RMzp-oVDXnm59KWFEKtcdvF-OfN2lzmawzA1qlJh_SswEJsxk/s1600/GCMap1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kZVNbFI9mbgJJmK0QZ7Jzl40tBKmqyOvgWgfqzbApWYxBNDSjLGViQw7E2OWGTEHF1ovum-MbuRADm47XWtYL7gPy_RMzp-oVDXnm59KWFEKtcdvF-OfN2lzmawzA1qlJh_SswEJsxk/s320/GCMap1.PNG" width="320" /></a>These shuttles are another great thing many of the Southern Utah parks have to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are continuously running buses that stop at lots of great views and trail heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can only hike a few trails so these shuttles are perfect for getting in those extra awesome sights. The Hermit Road Shuttle will give us the chance to see more of the canyon off to the West moving north. We can get off wherever we choose, see the great views and then take another shuttle to the next stop.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For dinner we’re going into Tuscayan, which is the closest real town to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a fair amount of restaurants in Tuscayan, nearly all of which are considered over-priced and touristy according to the reviews I read. I’ll repeat this several times, but if you’re going to choose a restaurant, see what others have to say about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look at Urban Spoon, Trip Advisor and Chowhound. Note: almost no restaurant has a perfect record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s always someone who doesn’t like a place for whatever reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to mention, restaurants sometimes have bad nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe the chef had a fight with his wife, or the waiter was up all night partying, or the hostess is an idiot but she’s the owner’s niece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You never know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figure as long as 90% of the comments are really good, I can consider it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all, 90% and above is an A.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I chose <a href="http://www.grandcanyonsquire.com/dining.html">The Coronado Room</a> in Tuscayan for dinner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a much nicer and more expensive restaurant than I would have preferred but my selection was extremely limited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reviews for everything else were so bad, I didn’t want to waste my time. Besides, The Coronado Room has elk and buffalo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This meets my criteria of food we don’t usually see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As a treat before or after dinner, we’re heading to the <a href="http://explorethecanyon.com/imax-theater/">IMAXtheater</a> in Tuscayan for a really cool 47 minute movie about the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband looked at me quizzically and asked why we were seeing a movie about the Grand Canyon when we’re actually at the Grand Canyon. Because it’s IMAX, baby! A screen six stories high with 12,000 watts of thunderous digital surround sound. Ya gotta see it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, it’ll be fun and we’re on vacation.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The next day we’re hiking the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/2011SRSummerGuide0428.pdf">Bright Angel Trail</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose it because it’s popular, there are several places along the trail to get water, and because it’s long enough that you can make it a short, medium or long hike depending on where you decide to turn around. If it’s disgustingly hot and the kids are whiney, we can turn around and start walking back.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We’re cooking at the campsite this night. My husband is an awesome cook and he loves campfire cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have at it honey!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hopefully we’ll be able to do either the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/2011SRSummerGuide0428.pdf">Twilight ZoneFamily Program or the Campfire Program</a> tonight.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My husband complained that my posts are too long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’m stopping now.</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Tomorrow – Zion National Park</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-66972266834556797512011-07-18T23:19:00.001-04:002011-07-18T23:30:04.639-04:00Grand Canyon - well not really<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">OMG, we’re leaving in 5 days! So much stuff to do! I’ve got to get my clothes and my husband’s clothes together to see what needs to be washed. That’s today’s big chore.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To continue where I left off, we’re leaving Las Vegas and traveling to the Grand Canyon. We’re taking I-93 and stopping off at the <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/">Hoover Dam</a>. According to the web site, the highway used to go over the dam itself. Since 2010, however, the highway was rerouted and takes a southerly route. If you want to see the Dam, you exit the highway and follow the old road that leads to it. From the <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/crossingguide.pdf">confusing explanations</a>, it looks like you park and then walk over the dam. You and your car get searched – yippee – before they let you through. Then you have to go back the way you came to pick up I-93 in Nevada again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM5xeTU3PmXM9bdsZDecCldrzBpGfrbWQWEMAX-_JoPczpHxngsi7D60NIFYRbGIo4GHs-2scmU9xdVsfeHC1FY3sBSOE7D81WLPswvK23BLIbJpWibWvcIBjARoUrJmoKh8Y4GjStqQ/s1600/Hooverdam.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM5xeTU3PmXM9bdsZDecCldrzBpGfrbWQWEMAX-_JoPczpHxngsi7D60NIFYRbGIo4GHs-2scmU9xdVsfeHC1FY3sBSOE7D81WLPswvK23BLIbJpWibWvcIBjARoUrJmoKh8Y4GjStqQ/s320/Hooverdam.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">One cool thing I want to mention. You definitely want to buy the <a href="http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html">Annual Interagency Pass</a> if you’re going to visit a bunch of the National sites. It’s only $80 and is good for a whole year. It’s good for all national parks, national forests, bureau of land management sites, bureau of reclamation sites and fish and wildlife service sites. Ok – I get the national parks and national forests, but bureau of reclamation sites? Really? Well, it just so happens that the Hoover Dam is one of those reclamation sites. Who knew? Go back and click on the link I made with the <a href="http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html">Annual Interagency Pass</a> words. Which reminds me – I hope you’ve all noticed I linked a lot of sites to key places. I thought they’d be underlined but they’re not. Make sure you move your cursor over key words (names of parks, hotels, restaurants, etc.) so you can visit their sites. You wouldn’t want me to have wasted all that time for nothing, would you?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After our stop at Hoover Dam, we’re continuing on to Seligman, AZ for a stop at the <a href="http://www.route66seligmanarizona.com/The_Roadkill_Cafe.php">Road Kill Café</a> for lunch. Check out the link. Who could pass up a place that serves Highway Hash, Swirl of Squirrel, and Splatter Platter?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp79T8mAiCNEdF72W3jhIjp6Kcp6Ufr_2_ggLOXOMPTfoyLmh7JzUq5wHQM3seWDLSe8mC5jaTobAi2aBPX1LZZXO8zdjX7OORGCYsLjB_j5f-PfpWVX3GPEZ8NotxbUeb0F5tFroSGA/s1600/roadkillcafe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp79T8mAiCNEdF72W3jhIjp6Kcp6Ufr_2_ggLOXOMPTfoyLmh7JzUq5wHQM3seWDLSe8mC5jaTobAi2aBPX1LZZXO8zdjX7OORGCYsLjB_j5f-PfpWVX3GPEZ8NotxbUeb0F5tFroSGA/s200/roadkillcafe.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"> As I mentioned in my very first posting (which I know you all read – you’ve been loyally reading everything I write, I just know it), my husband was only on board with this trip if I delivered plenty of awesome road food. He’s a definite foodie. While he likes really good food, he’d rather eat interesting food such as the aforementioned Swirl of Squirrel. So a large part of my research has been finding great local places with dishes we can’t get in our native state of Virginia. All I can say is that southern Utah, where we’re spending the bulk of our time, is practically devoid of anything interesting. This is not to say that cool, local places don’t exist, there just aren’t many of them and they’re not always that close to where we’re staying. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Finding restaurants is an art form in and of itself. I went to the ever-popular roadfood.com. It’s an interesting web site with tons of road-food listings and a forum to pick up even more suggestions. When I looked here, there were very few places for southern Utah. In fact everywhere I looked there was very little positive regard for restaurants around the canyon sites. But do I give up – never! But mostly because I was desperately trying to avoid hearing the complaints of my husband and children who I’m quite sure would turn on me and make me their next road food meal.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ll be happy to mention all of the places we’ll be going and then reviewing them for you once we’re actually there so we can see if all the hype about each place was earned. Again, I looked for places with good local cuisine that was family friendly and not too expensive. We’re camping and with the kids. The last thing I want is some hoidy-toidy white linen restaurant that I have to look clean for.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow – The Grand Canyon (yes, really, this time) and Zion National Park</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-12462569367494458802011-07-17T22:59:00.002-04:002011-07-17T23:09:10.591-04:00Getting nervous....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO6SWY6Yo-1aiNHTJB6gxcSnlvhzO-bD_wnudHqYjHNHIlgpts9wUiUcmqnk7Wfyag3Kb6AXWVIybX8hR_f_YM9TMrNKBF2cKCqJheJuEVQOsmL3S-BcConBgexI3qZSvmnMw2a4vH48/s1600/las-vegas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO6SWY6Yo-1aiNHTJB6gxcSnlvhzO-bD_wnudHqYjHNHIlgpts9wUiUcmqnk7Wfyag3Kb6AXWVIybX8hR_f_YM9TMrNKBF2cKCqJheJuEVQOsmL3S-BcConBgexI3qZSvmnMw2a4vH48/s200/las-vegas.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Less than a week until vacation time and I’m starting to panic. I’ve Xeroxed everything I can think of and put it all in an organized binder. I have our itinerary, all of our campsite reservation confirmations, our car rental confirmation, our airline confirmation, copies of the Google maps to every location, maps of the national parks and directions to some of the restaurants we’re going to. All of this in one binder and I probably won’t need half of it. But we’re going far from home and I just feel more secure having it all with me. Especially because, dammit, I put so much time and effort into planning this trip – I don’t want to forget anything. I know I’m starting to sound crazy and yes, even a tad hysterical, but I just had a fight with my 12 year old daughter over the clothes she can pack. I swear I don’t think that girl has one pair of matching socks anywhere in her clothing repertoire. And now she tells me none of her bras fit except for one. I just bought her three more about a month ago. WTF? Okay, focus , focus. Oh wait, before I calm down I actually overheard my husband saying to same daughter that she needs to get her stuff in order because he’s getting really worried we won’t be ready on time for this vacation. WHAT? Maybe if he’d actually lift a finger to help he could relieve his deep concerns. We may never get on this trip because I may kill them all before next Saturday.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, I promised to talk a bit about Las Vegas. There’s only a bit to tell. I was told there are all these great deals for hotels if you don’t stay on the strip. This hasn’t been my experience at all and I used all those advertised budget travel sites – Expedia, Travelocity, etc. After not seeing the rates I wanted – and I wanted something under $79 per night for all 4 of us – I decided to check out the rates at <a href="http://circuscircus.com/">Circus Circus</a> hotel and casino. I remembered going there when I was on my whirlwind teen tour I mentioned in my first entry. They had a lot of carnival-style games for kids and they’re just about on the strip. I was pleasantly surprised when I put in my dates and came up with a total of $119.25 for the 2 nights with breakfast included. Yeehaw. Booked it!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So after we land in Las Vegas, pick up our car and get our stuff from Wal-mart, what should we do? This is the only stop I left unplanned. I know we’ll go to the strip with the giant mall. We’ll make our way through the giant casinos and see the awesome water display in front of the Belaggio. I did want to go to a show, though. Hmm, what to see when you’re in Vegas and with your kids? I decided on Cirque de Soleil. They have a family show called <a href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/mystere/default.aspx">Mystere</a><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">We’re staying in Vegas from Saturday until Monday morning when we leave for the Grand Canyon. More about that stop tomorrow!</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-91942205764383005152011-07-14T23:29:00.003-04:002011-07-14T23:42:30.084-04:00Las Vegas - Part one<div class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So today I promised to write about Las Vegas and I will but in the context of “what the hell was I thinking?” You know how some things sound really great in theory but when put into practice, well, not so much? I’m realizing that camping across Utah is presenting far more logistical issues than I anticipated. As you know from reading my first few entries, we’re flying into Las Vegas and renting an SUV to carry all our camping gear. Ah, but how to get the camping gear to Las Vegas and the SUV. We can’t exactly bring it all on the plane. Especially since the airlines now charge a stupid $25 per bag. Sheesh, highway – or rather airway – robbery. The company I work for ships items everyday and has a working warehouse and shipping department. I figured I’ll just ship everything from there. Well, what does “everything” entail? Right here came the first problem. I can’t tell you how many days it took me to pin down my husband, and not in the fun way, to make a list of what we need to bring. We decided we’d buy some things in Las Vegas. This is how I discovered that Wal-Mart exists in the desert. My husband insisted on buying lightweight sleeping bags for summer camping despite my insistence that nighttime is actually very cold in these National parks with temperatures dipping down into the 40’s. But don’t listen to the wife who does the research and can pull up the facts and figures. And who cares that the wife and kids are usually cold at night even when we do camp in the middle of hot and muggy summers? No, we are buying the <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Clear-Lake-50-Degree-Sleeping-Bag/13848662">Coleman Clear Lake 50-degree sleeping bag</a> for warm weather camping all because the man is terrified of sweating at night. Actually he’s terrified of sweating at night and having to throw back the sleeping bag, thus making him vunerable to snakes and scorpions. Which brings me to our next purchase – <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Camp-Cot/14089868">sleeping cots</a>. I’m actually happy about this purchase because I, too, am not fond of the idea of snakes, scorpions and other creepy-crawlies that exist in the desert. We’re not buying a new tent, though – we’ve decided to use our current one since it’s served us well – so I’m hoping the cots will actually fit in the tent. My husband was <i>supposed</i> to set it up, get the measurements of the cots and then see if there’s enough room for all four of us. However, he never got around to it, preferring instead to “wing it”. If there’s not enough room for all four cots, he’s the first one on the floor!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So the stuff I actually shipped included the tent and all its parts like the fly and the tarp below. If you tent camp and you don’t put a tarp down first, you’re asking for leaks. I also shipped the one polar fleece sleeping bag lining we have, our lantern, cooking gear like knives, a percolator, two pans, spatulas, and some other stuff I can’t remember at the moment. I also packed our very important tent fan/light. You hang it up in the tent and you get light and air!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">What we’re buying besides the aforementioned cots and sleeping bags are <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Deluxe-Arm-Chair/16386297">camp chairs</a>, a <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Matchlight-2-Burner-Propane-Stove/895629">camping stove</a>, pillows, a funky cool <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Matchlight-2-Burner-Propane-Stove/895629">Pack-away camp kitchen</a> and some coolers. We own most of these things already but it’s too expensive to ship them and we needed some new stuff. Like pillows, for example. They were cheaper to buy at $10 for a set of two then ship our own. We needed a new camp stove and I liked the Pack-away kitchen. That darling folds into it’s own case so we can ship that back home easily. Food and incidentals we’ll buy when we go to the Wal-mart to pick up the stuff I ordered. While I truly try to avoid Wal-mart at all costs, there are times when it’s unavoidable. They have this awesome Site to Store shipping option where they’ll send whatever you order to whatever Wal-mart you choose. Cool, huh?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, so by now you’re thinking I’m pretty organized, what could I possibly be bitching about? Well, because I ordered over $500 worth of stuff at Wal-mart which I’m eventually going to have to ship home, along with the original stuff I shipped out today. And, I don’t have my amazing co-workers from our shipping department to help me out, just my husband. He’s a great packer and all but packing a suitcase and packing boxes for shipping are 2 different things. Now he calls me today to see about donating some of the stuff in Denver so we don’t have to ship it home. Really? He doesn’t want to take the camp chairs or cots home!! Okay, camp chairs are like $10 a pop but we could really use a few more. And cots are useful for more than just camping – and they cost a lot more than $10. Whatever……. At this point, with only a week and two days until we leave, I’ll be happy if all our stuff arrives on time and in one piece!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Okay, tomorrow I’ll write about Las Vegas and the fascinating things I have planned </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">:)</span>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-68835280202751818772011-07-10T17:42:00.000-04:002011-07-10T22:27:11.455-04:00Choosing the right route<div class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone. Today’s post is about the route we’re taking to get the maximum sites seen. As you know from reading my last post – you did read it, right? – I chose a West to East route. Let me include a map so we can all follow along.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">This isn’t exactly the Google map I was using but I can’t figure out how to copy the Google map onto a document – or onto anywhere. Anyone? Anyone? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In a fairly close range, you can see Zion National Park, The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches National Park and Glen Canyon (not pictured on this map but if you see Lake Powell in Utah, that whole lake/river area is part of Glen Canyon.) I figured we’d arrive in Las Vegas on a Saturday, spend the rest of the day there and the whole next day, then travel Monday with a full visit day the next day at our first stop and then travel the day after that. So big driving days would only be every other day. This would make our vacation two weeks long. Luckily we both get enough vacation time to make this work. Quite frankly, if you’re taking a sightseeing vacation, two weeks is definitely the way to go.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Before I proceed I want to mention that there are very few main roads/highways through Southern Utah/Northern Arizona. As the crow flies, getting to some of these places should be easy. They’re not. I wasn’t prepared for that. I grew up in the Northeast where there are multiple highways to get to the same place. You have but to choose the one with no accidents or traffic jams. Although these days that task is far more challenging. But I digress. Keep this notion of few highways in mind as I explain the insanity of the first route I selected.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My so-called straight line was originally going to start at Las Vegas and then go northeast to Zion National Park. I had been trying to decide whether to go to the Grand Canyon before Zion and then go up and across but I chose Zion first, then the Grand Canyon and then back up to Bryce. More of a zig zag than a line. My reasoning for this was because I’m trying to keep driving time to a minimum. It’s only three hours from Las Vegas to Zion but about 6 hours to the Grand Canyon. And the route from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon is rather crazy. I’m going to try and get that map for you from Google so you can see for yourselves.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I did it! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well this looks far more out of the way on the larger view. But it still takes 5 hours (for some reason I had written down 6 hours in my notes). Look at the easy ride to Zion from Las Vegas:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSzgx1rLZlzcUtM7WEoWZS4V6JPqotx2-lYZ7qGJqG1nCCGTGtgRlAuKA68X1SUr3OcerRiD1BkHBQNf4lY2mgiiWKdDeXYJYjmEkTZQU_y5Mi7lfDxXjCFxrXUTYW8nkex7ohDMVwTo/s1600/Utahmap3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSzgx1rLZlzcUtM7WEoWZS4V6JPqotx2-lYZ7qGJqG1nCCGTGtgRlAuKA68X1SUr3OcerRiD1BkHBQNf4lY2mgiiWKdDeXYJYjmEkTZQU_y5Mi7lfDxXjCFxrXUTYW8nkex7ohDMVwTo/s320/Utahmap3.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Pretty straight forward, right? Therefore, I chose Zion first, then the Grand Canyon and then back up to Bryce. And I continued all my planning, campground reservations, etc. based on that choice. About a week ago, I started second guessing myself. Was this really the best way to go? Zion and Bryce are so close together I should really do them in a row, etc. The deciding factor was when I took a look at the route from Zion to the Grand Canyon and back up to Bryce. It was pretty much the same route coming and going:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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/></div><div class="MsoNormal">This is Zion to the Grand Canyon. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">If we’re going to be doing that much driving, I don’t want to take the same way twice. So after much deliberation and driving my husband completely nuts (what do you think, hon? Which way would be better? Are you sure? Do you think I should just leave everything the way it is? What do you think? Honey? Honey? Are those earplugs in your ears?) I changed our route. As it turns out, we’ll have an extra sight to see. By going south out of Las Vegas we’ll pass the <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/">Hoover Dam</a>. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">That wasn’t the last change I had to make in our route. After Bryce I had us going to Capitol Reef which is an easy 2hr 45min drive. Next was a trip to Glen Canyon to Lake Powell, another 2 hr 45 min drive, or so I thought. I had never heard of Glen Canyon before. I googled it, of course, and saw fabulous pictures of <a href="http://www.lakepowell.com/accomodations/wahweap-resort-accommodations.aspx">Lake Powell</a> and beaches and a lodge. Great, I thought. We’ll be there on my birthday and by then we’ll have had enough of camping and hiking. We can stay at the lodge and swim in the lake and in the pool. I’m in heaven and patting myself on the back for such a smart idea. Ah the best laid plans……</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The lodge was more than I wanted to spend so I decided we’d camp at the campgrounds across from the lodge. The lake is right there and I thought you could use the pool at the lodge but I can’t find it mentioned anywhere now. There are lots of water activities including boat rentals, jet skis, kayaks and cruises. All I wanted to do was sit by the pool or on the beach and chill. I knew the kids would feel that way, too.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Weeks go by, the campsite is reserved, the restaurants are decided and I pay a visit to the Lake Powell site to look for an interesting boat tour. I click on a map and notice that the <a href="http://www.lakepowell.com/rv-and-camping/wahweap.aspx">Wahweap campground</a> isn’t in Lake Powell, UT. It’s in Lake Powell, AZ, a 5 ½ drive. Not to mention there would be another 5 ½ drive up to Arches National Park after Glen Canyon. Holy cow (that’s not even close to what I really said) what a ridiculous and stupid mistake. I keep checking and rechecking with the fervent hope that if I do this enough, somehow this mistake will disappear and all will be right with the world. Once again I’m practically in tears, convinced I’ve ruined our vacation. I could say that I’m not usually this dramatic but that would be a lie.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I needed a new option. I consulted my handy dandy Google map of Utah which I can now show you thanks to my husband showing me the “snipping tool” on my computer. I highly recommend it.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Capitol Reef National Park, which is the previous sight before Glen Canyon, is only 4 hours from Salt Lake City and roughly the same back to Arches National Park. That hour and a half savings is enough for me to consider rerouting us North for a change of scenery and a hotel. It’s my birthday, dammit, and I want a hot shower and a comfy bed. We also have friends who visit their parents every summer in Salt Lake City so I contacted them to see if they’ll be around to hang out with. Not only will they be there, but their parents have invited us to stay with them. How cool is that? We’re very excited to visit, especially because the house we’ll be staying in is 11,000 square feet. No, I did not misplace my comma. I have no idea what a house that size looks like. I’ll be sure to take lots of photos and post them! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We’re hoping they’ll show us the sights or at least recommend the best ones to see. On the food front, this detour will send us through Salina, UT, home of <a href="http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Overview/70/moms">Mom’s Café</a> which is a Mecca for Road Foodies. (more about that later)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So here’s a map of the whole trip:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">A – Las Vegas</div><div class="MsoNormal">B – Grand Canyon</div><div class="MsoNormal">C – Zion National Park</div><div class="MsoNormal">D – Bryce Canyon National Park</div><div class="MsoNormal">E – Capitol Reef National Park</div><div class="MsoNormal">F – Salt Lake City/Heber</div><div class="MsoNormal">G – Arches National Park</div><div class="MsoNormal">H – Grand Junction, CO (last minute change to stay here instead of 2 nights at Arches)</div><div class="MsoNormal">I – Denver, CO</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I look at this now and see so many other ways I could have done this but it’s 2 weeks until we leave and there’s just too much to do to consider making any changes. The better, circular route would have been Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon to Glen Canyon to Arches to Capitol to Bryce to Zion and back to Vegas. Oh well. May others learn from my mistakes <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Next – Las Vegas</div>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-73403422407725885762011-07-09T17:24:00.000-04:002011-07-09T18:02:59.679-04:00My first mistakes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aAOv-oD88V2Bvr24MXeAw1BH0T7uIRIhh37YUqP60rBEqdT1vMQNnkEABRLCZ5HQJrDER1boThsX8NbZ_SQ776u3GmO55t_Hjgi0UDyTMgpOzcfyQRJX6U_jo7w8eI4N7GVgx_WybS8/s1600/brycecanyon9.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aAOv-oD88V2Bvr24MXeAw1BH0T7uIRIhh37YUqP60rBEqdT1vMQNnkEABRLCZ5HQJrDER1boThsX8NbZ_SQ776u3GmO55t_Hjgi0UDyTMgpOzcfyQRJX6U_jo7w8eI4N7GVgx_WybS8/s320/brycecanyon9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627469489180965234" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">This post is all about making mistakes. This includes whatever stupid button I pressed last night that deleted my latest post, which was, ironically, about making mistakes. I was practically in tears after I pressed the “Publish Post” and everything just disappeared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My far more technologically literate husband walked me through about a hundred steps only to conclude I must have pressed something else by mistake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Thanks dear…..</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> The one good piece of advice my husband gave me was to write these posts in Word first, save them, and then cut and paste to the blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Thanks dear.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> So before I get to one of the biggest mistakes I made, which occurred at the beginning of my planning process, I have to give you an idea of what I was thinking when I thought about this trip. You see, I had visions of the four of us in one of those RV pop-up thingies, traveling around from place to place. Do you know how much one of those RV pop-up thingies cost?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Well, I can’t remember but it was a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Mostly because you can’t just rent that part; you have to rent the vehicle it attaches to. And that vehicle isn’t some nice sedan, SUV or even a fun pick em up truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You have to rent some beast with a trailer hitch attached.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Most rental places won’t let you put a trailer hitch on one of their sweet little vehicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Go figure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I guess the point is I didn’t figure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So our RV trip quickly morphed into a camping trip with the family tent and a rented SUV.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> This brings us to my first stupid mistake. (ok, second). I wanted to choose the route we’d be traveling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Being a woman of the 21<sup>st</sup> century I immediately went to Google maps and pulled down a view of Bryce Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I started with Bryce because it’s my favorite and I knew any canyon trip would have to include Bryce. I panned out and quickly saw the many places I wanted to visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I also noticed that the best place to fly into would be Las Vegas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s close to the canyons and it would be a great place to pick up our vehicle and load up with all our supplies before heading out into the more rural areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>FYI, there’s a Wal-Mart in Vegas. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> I decided that a great route would take us from West to East from Las Vegas across Utah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then we could drive through the Rocky Mountains and end up in Denver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I figured we could fly from Dulles through Denver to Las Vegas round trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On the way home we just wouldn’t show up for the Las Vegas to Denver leg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Brilliant, right? We even used the miles my husband collected through the travel he does for work so we only had to pay for two of the four tickets. AND, my fabulous husband was able to get the one-way flights to Vegas and then back from Denver so we didn’t even have to be no-shows for a leg of the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Life was looking good……UNTIL….. I went to rent the SUV. Many of you are already shaking your heads, I’m sure, because you know what I’m going to say next. Drop off fees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Never was there a more insidious phrase in the land of car rentals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>OMG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I originally wanted to get a full size SUV or minivan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Do you know how much those vehicles cost when you don’t return them to the same place you got them from? A lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So much that even when I downgraded to just a regular size SUV, I was going to have to pay over $2500!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I thought our vacation was over right then and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, I persevered and found <a href="https://www.foxrentacar.com/Default.aspx">Fox’s Car Rental</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They’re a smaller car rental company – not a Hertz or Enterprise – but two of their main locations are the Las Vegas and Denver airports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Guess what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No drop off fees!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My costs have now dropped to a little over $800.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now, that’s still a lot more than I was expecting to pay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But even the big name companies would be around that much without the drop off fees. I had no idea renting vehicles was so expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Obviously I don’t do it that often.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> While we haven’t gotten the SUV yet, the experience has already been a positive one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When I called to verify our reservation, the guy I spoke to got us an even better deal, saving us an additional $40. I was smiling once again.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> So I have learned my lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Next time I plan one of these “See the USA” trips, my travel route will be a circle and not a straight line.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Next post – More issues with the straight line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Finding out the hard way there’s a Lake Powell, UT and a Lake Powell, AZ!</span></p>Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134072800316781818.post-27401876327210765602011-07-07T23:05:00.000-04:002011-07-07T23:35:43.522-04:00Starting out - IntroTo my fellow travelin' families:<br /><br />Welcome to my blog where I hope to help/enlighten/make laugh those of you who like to travel with your kids. Or maybe you're considering it but are wondering who would be crazy enough to actually undertake such a feat.<br /><br />I actually love traveling with my kids. A few years ago we took a trip to Greece and my kids are still talking about it. They're begging to go back.<br /><br />So this year's trip is not Greece. We're going out West to canyon country, mostly Southern Utah. Why you ask? Because when I was 16 my parents sent me on a teen tour for three weeks out West. Besides the obvious fun of hanging out with other teens, I got to see parts of the country I didn't know existed. Well, I knew those states existed but I had no idea they looked so amazing. We're starting in Las Vegas and driving to the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park and Arches National Park with a stop in the Salt Lake City/Park City area. We finish up the trip with a drive through the Rocky Mountains to end in Denver.<br /><br />I want my kids to experience what I experienced. And I want to do it all while camping! Yay!! Of course when I brought all of this up to my kids and husband, the reaction was underwhelming. My 12 year old daughter begged me not to make her spend 2 whole weeks (OMG) with just her family. My husband wanted to know where we were going to eat - and it better be interesting road food (big fan of Food Network and Travel Channel). And my 8 year old son was okay with the whole idea as long as he could bring his DSi. Geez, not the kind of enthusiasm I was hoping for. Still I'm plowing ahead and planning the whole 2 weeks. I'm finding the perfect places to eat with dishes such as rattlesnake and elk, the perfect route to take to see as much as possible, and the perfect hikes, tours, etc. so we can take advantage of all each site has to offer. In other words, I'm killing myself to make this work.<br /><br />I've already put in hours of work which I'm happy to share with all of you. I'm hoping that some of you out there will follow in our footsteps and see some of the greatest natural sites our country has to offer.<br /><br />More tomorrow.Workin' momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579216214372749440noreply@blogger.com0