Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Today was a long day. We woke up early and then got on the car for four hours. I listened to an audio book and played Mario cart I also wrote the first stanza to a song. We finally arrived in Cedar Breaks National Monument. We finally arrived at the top with a surprising temperature […]
Read More Cedar Breaks National MonumentFor some reason I’ve never really been capable of sleeping in. This morning was one of the few really lazy ones that we allotted ourselves, but for some reason my internal alarm still went off bright and early at 6:30. I made the best of it though by sneaking down to the lobby to read […]
Read More Like A PrayerThis day started exactly how every day should start, with chocolate cake. We grabbed cup after cup of Kimpton’s delicious coffee (Zak and me) and tea with homemade hazelnut syrup (Zoe and Ellie) and that cake Ellie is taking half credit for creating. Oh my goodness, it was so good. I’ve met a lot of […]
Read More Day 7- Exploring SLCWhat an amazing day at Timpanogos Cave National Monument! We arrived a bit early for our 10:15 reservation and as soon as we walked through the door were greeted by a ranger with a clear love of and passion for his work. He recruited Zoe and Ellie into the junior ranger program and they dutifully […]
Read More The CaveI think this will probably go down as one of the most memorable days of the trip. This morning we hiked Mount Timpanogos to the Timpanogos Cave National Monument. We started the adventure at the ranger station, chatting with the two most friendly rangers we have run into this trip. They were awesome with the girls, […]
Read More Day 6: Timpanogos Cave and Salt Lake CityToday we woke up in a Holiday Inn Express and we’re going to bed in a beautiful Kimpton. Today we did a 4 mile hike. We went in a cave. The way up we hiked alone. When we got to the top we met a ranger and they took us inside a cave. They told […]
Read More The 6th DayToday was a great day. We did a big hike, up a mountain and inside a cave. The cave was amazing it was so interesting. There was green and pink spots. Also, I had never been inside a REAL cave before. I climbed up a little more than 1,000 feet to get to it. At […]
Read More Timpanogos CaveA simply fun day! We started out by heading back into Dinosaur NM with the goal of completing a lot of the smaller hikes on the west side. We began one that promised to be 5 miles. It was full of little mishaps from the get go. The girls and I were prepared for really […]
Read More Day 5What a mixed bag of luck today was for me. Things started off beautifully with a more leisurely morning at the hotel. We took some time to sleep in, repack our gear, and enjoy the surprisingly good Holiday Inn biscuits and gravy. The first trouble hit as I was making our regular lunch and I […]
Read More Carry OnAt an early point in the planning we looked up the locations of In ‘n Out and were devastated to find out we weren’t traveling far enough west to reach any of them. However, last night Zak looked up restaurants in Orem, Utah and lo and behold, there is one! We’re not sure if we […]
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