In 6 days we traveled over 1300 miles and spent more than 30 hours in the car. We visited 3 National Parks and spend a wild day rafting the Colorado River. After we hiked and hiked and hiked, rafting was a rest. Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Smith, Vic, Anna and Andrea our trip was fantastic!
Amber and Eli
Noah, Amber, Eli, and Erika
Mesa Verde National Park
Noah and Erika
Amber
Cliff Palace
Erika, Amber and Noah
Hiking - Amber, Eli, Erika and Noah
Erika grinding corn on a metate and mano
Erika and Noah taking pictures
Noah and Erika
Hiking - Noah, Erika and Eli
Long House
Jr. Rangers in training. Look at the smiles!
More hiking - Noah and Erika
Arches - Eli, Noah, Erika, Amber, Sarah
Hiking - Sarah, Amber, Erika, and Noah
Noah and Erika
Erika and Noah taking pictures of the trail markers. They thought they were cool rocks :)
Noah and Erika
Erika and Noah
Noah and Erika
Noah and Erika
Eli, Erika, Noah, Amber, and Sarah
Erika and Noah
They are now professionals! Noah and Erika certified Jr. Rangers!
Skyline Arch
Rafting! Noah, Erika, Eli and Amber
Paddling down the Colorado Amber, Eli, Noah and Erika
Capitol Reef - Sarah
Capitol Reef - Noah, Erika and Sarah
Noah
Noah and Erika
Hiking - Erika, Amber, Sarah and Noah
Sarah and Amber hiking along
Erika and Sarah resting :)
Hickman Bridge
Petroglyphs
Hiking - Erika, Eli and Noah
Noah and Erika ready for Jr. Ranger class
The back seat on the ride home. Do they look exhausted or what!
totally AWESOME pics!!.....looks like everyone had a great time and a vacation full of wonderful memories:)
ReplyDeleteIt looks and sounds like you had an amazing time! What a cool vacation! I definitely feel inspired to explore Utah and Colorado more. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun. Great pictures.
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