Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
This morning we woke up and went our own ways. My mom went to Yoga, my dad did laundry, and Ellie and I swam with our friends from last night. Our first NPS site of the day was Walnut Canyon. Again there were cliff dwellings. The hike we did was about half of a mile. […]
Read More Walnut Canyon NM, Sunset Crater NM, Wupatki NM, And Grand Canyon NP“. . . fuck it, it was something to do . . .” – Mike Posner Another thing to do is visit four NPS sites in a single day. I started my day by doing laundry. Apparently I drew the short straw since Molly started hers with yoga and the girls went for an early […]
Read More I Took A Pill In IbezaToday we got up at 7:00 and everyone did there own thing. Zoe and I went to the pool 🏊 to play with Chloe and Carter one last time. My mum went across the street for yoga class and my dad did laundry. Once we were all together we went off to Walnut canyon. We […]
Read More Day 18 and we saw 👀 more close dwellings and we saw another volcano and it was so cool 😎Today we got up at 7:00. I was planning on a lot different kind of a day then it was, but I should have known what my amazing dad was able too find for us. Our hike 🚶 started on a paved trail 👣 witch was easy but not what I would have thought by […]
Read More Day 17 and we did an amazing hike🚶in the river I wish we could just walk into the river everyday😜This morning we were up at 7 and were an the road before 8. We arrived at the trailhead at 8:09. This trail was super fun. We crossed the river 26 times. The hike was most fun when we were in the water. The hike was 6.6 miles round trip but we continued going towards […]
Read More West Fork Trail“. . . lonely water, won’t you let us wander / Let us hold each other” – James Bay After two weeks in the desert without a drop of water in sight (except for one thunderstorm and yesterday’s stop at Montezuma Well) we finally found a relative abundance of it. Despite some confusion on our […]
Read More Hold Back The RiverWe hiked an awesome hike, probably my favorite of the trip so far. It reminded us all of the Narrows in Zion, only without the things that make that hike miserable. We knew it was a popular hike and arrive just seven minutes after the gates opened of the Coconino National Forest and parking was […]
Read More Day 17“I’ve been everywhere, man / Crossed the deserts bare, man / I’ve breathed the mountain air, man / Travel, I’ve had my share, man” – Johnny Cash Today was a day that seemed to go on forever (in a good way). We woke up in Tuscon, visited Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, Tuzigoot, and ended up […]
Read More I’ve Been EverywhereThe end of day 16 has arrived and what a busy day it was. I always feel guilty learning about American cultures I never knew about. I regret not learning more about the natives to our land before now. Today we learned about the life, culture, and history of Sinagua people. Our first stop, just […]
Read More Day 16: Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, Tuzigoot National MonumentsToday we got up at 7:00. We packed up the room quickly and drove to target were I insisted we go very fast because I thought they would run 🏃out of the stuff we needed. Any way we got it all and then went to the first stop ✋of the day. It was montezuma’s castle […]
Read More Day 16 and I can not believe that we are already so close to the end of the road trip😋