Since I first came to this country, there has been one trip I always knew I wanted to take before I left. Finally, 13 years later, I did it! We went on a road trip from Seattle to Las Vegas. No, the point of the trip wasn't Vegas at all. I'm not into gambling, though I'd love to see many of the shows that play there regularly. Vegas was just where we hopped on a plane to fly back home.
The real trip was through the National Parks in Utah and Northern Arizona: Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon. We also added Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon to the mix.
The trip was indescribable. It started off with my two boys dropping me off for a 3-day solitary retreat in Breitenbush, one of my favorite places in the world, and definitely the best Hot Spring Resort ever. Imagine, 3 days of silence and nothing to do except read and rest, while they camped 10 miles down the road. That was the best birthday gift I've ever received!
Then we got on the road and started our camping adventure. Two amazing weeks in which I saw some of the most amazing sunrises in my life, hiked through some of the most incredible landscapes I have ever seen, and felt more at peace than I have felt in a long long time. It was the best trip of my life!
If any of you would like to see more pictures, just go check out my National Parks Flickr page. I hope you enjoy it.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Southwest
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