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Vacation

We went on vacation last week to Colorado and Utah via Kansas and Missouri. We saw 7 states in 9 days, took off on Thursday July 3 around 2 in the afternoon and headed west. Our first stop was in Topeka, Kansas where we spent the night.

The next morning we got up and left after a good breakfast. Around 3 in the afternoon we got our first sight of the mountain and it was Pike's Peak over looking Colorado Springs, Co. That is where we spent the next 3 nights and the sights that we saw were Pike's Peak, Seven Falls, Garden of the Gods, and Manitou Springs. So we spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights there.

On Monday we took off for Cortez, Co. That is close to Mesa Verde. On the way there we were able to take in some good places like the Continental Divide and Treasure Falls. Once we got there we packed it up for the evening.

The next day Tuesday brought us to Mesa Verde. There we spent the day looking at the ruins of the ancient Puebloan people who built the famous cliff dwellings. It was very fascinating to look at them and wonder what were these people like. Another of the interesting things we saw out there was the burnt areas from past wild fires. It is really a shame to see all of that destruction but at the same time seeing the new growth and the way that nature starts over was very awesome also. By that night we were pretty tired but we went ahead and went to a Navajo Indian dance. Nina and I danced with the Navajo on the last song and it was fun.

We packed up the next day, Wednesday, loaded up the van and then we started toward Bryce Canyon National park. On the way we stopped at Four Corners and the Burger King in Kayenta, Arizona. There is a Navajo Code Talkers museum there. That is also interesting learning about the code talkers and their role in World War II. Our day ended at Panguitch, Utah which is close to Bryce Canyon.

On Thursday we went to Bryce Canyon and took in all of the sites that we could there. I really enjoyed the Canyon with all of the Hoo Doos. We hiked on a few of the paths and saw some amazing thing. Some of the wild life that we saw included mule deer, ravens, chipmunks, and prong horn deer.

On Friday and Saturday we drove home from Utah. The first day we made to Colby, Kansas and we drove the rest of the way the next day. It was a very fun trip, we got to see many things on our travels.

I will update this post from time to time and get more pictures on here.

Comments

Unknown said…
very nice pictures there Glenn :) wish i could visit that places also. but i am glad that i know something about navajo wind talkers at world war II, because i dont feel myself as a stranger during ur vacation :)
July 18, 2008
Glenn said…
Thanks Bulent for stopping by and seeing our blog. I hope that everything is going well with you :)
July 18, 2008
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