Las Vegas

September 12-13, 2015
Las Vegas, NV

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

Our next stop was The Grand Canyon. I'm embarrassed to admit we were only there for about 30 minutes.  It was much too hot for us to hike, and we admired the views as much as we wanted to.

We pressed on, and made it to Las Vegas for the night.

Lake Powell

September 10-12, 2015
Wahweap Campground, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Park

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

We drove through 4 corners and on to Antelope, Arizona.  I had not made reservations for most of the trip as it was the off-season.  When we arrived in town, it was 104 degrees and I wasn't looking forward to tent camping.  We went looking for a hotel, but the entire town was literally sold out except for a few rooms for $250.  We went back to the campground only to find, it was now sold out as well. Thankfully, they told us about another campground about 15 miles out of town.  Turned out to be a National Park Service campground and it was amazing.  Gorgeous views, cheap, and you could use the pool at the resort next door!  We liked it so much, we stayed 2 nights.

While staying there, we took a tour of Antelope Canyon.  Another amazing sight seen only in photos.

We also went to Horsehoe Bend.

 

Mesa Verde RV Park

September 9-10, 2015
Mesa Verde RV Park, CO

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

We really liked this park.  Nice big sites, beautiful scenery and a pool.  Almost stayed 2 nights, but it was so cold overnight we decided to move on.

On the way there, we stopped at Arches National Park in Utah.  Very beautiful.  It was very hot for us Washingtonians, so we didn't hike around too much, but did still see several arches.

The next day, we visited Mesa Verde National Park. Definitely the highlight of the trip.  It was amazing to see in person.  Hard to believe people used to live in these cliff dwellings.

Grand Junction

September 8-9, 2015
Grand Junction, CO

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

I wasn't quite ready to go back to the tent, so we spent the night in a hotel.

Driving over the pass, we visited the Argo Mine.  We also stopped at the Glenwood Caverns.  We got there late in the day, so only got to visit one cavern, but still very neat!

Loveland

September 4-8, 2015

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

We spent the next several days of our trip in Loveland at Eric's sisters house with Laura, Corwin and Chloe.

Lyman KOA

September 3-4, 2015
Lyman KOA, WY

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

Our third night we made it to Wyoming.  This campground was nice and wide open.  Very warm during the day, but definitely chilly overnight!
 

Mountain Home KOA

September 2-3, 2015
Twin Falls KOA, Idaho

Road Trip!  10 States, 4000 miles

Who: Dianne, Joshua, Nora

We made it to Twin Falls the next night.  This KOA was definitely nicer.  Much more of a campground feel.

The kids enjoyed the pool and even did some homework.  (That lasted maybe another day!)  The kids like the divider in our new tent so they can each have their own area.

 I couldn't sleep, so I read my book by lantern in the wee hours.