Chad and I just got back from our third honeymoon (first--Hawaii, second--Ruth Lake). We had such a good time! It was just the happiest trip. Over the last week we visited:
Dead Horse Point State Park
Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky and Needles sections)
Arches National Park
Comb Ridge
Natural Bridges National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon
and Zion National Park.
We saw the most beautiful things at all these places. We camped two nights, stayed in a motel three nights, and stayed at family's houses three nights. I read Harry Potter #6 while Chad drove (we finished it right before we got home!). We hit mile 111,111 on the Civic. We went on some really fun hikes, and I was able to improve my hiking and scrambling skills. I also had a chance to "exercise my fear of heights," as our guide for the Balcony House hike at Mesa Verde so rightly said. Everywhere we drove seemed to be so beautiful, either with brilliant yellow fall leaves, majestic rock formations, evergreen trees, red rock cliffs, etc. On Friday we went sight-seeing in St. George, and yesterday Chad ran the St. George Marathon. He ran it with Jon, Caytee, Carrie, and Carrie's brother-in-law Lance. They all did such a good job and I am so proud of all of them. And then last night and today we enjoyed with Chad's family in Parowan--watching great football games and wonderful General Conference.
Oh, it was just too good to be true, and I will treasure the memories from this trip for a long time. I don't have time to post pictures now, but I will later. I love to travel, and it was so great to travel to some pretty spectacular places so close to where we live. I am so grateful that I was able to experience this most heavenly time with my favorite person. Thanks Chad, for all the work you did in preparing for this trip!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
Wow! That sounds like an amazing trip! How lucky you are to have a husband who plans such fun things for you to do together. (Oh, and tell Chad congratulations on finishing the Marathon!) I can't wait to see pictures!
What a great week! We'll have to do that again with you sometime.... The pictures are fabulous! You could make post cards out of all of them. I think I'm partial to Zion's too. The rocks there are so beautiful!
You guys do some awesome things! Glad you had fun!
You two are quite the travelers. Enjoy it now and whenever you can. I am so glad we did what we did when we did it because now that it is actually the time for us it is not as easy for many reasons. Since I have seen so much, I don't feel cheated at all if we don't go as much now. Hope to see you soon. P.S. I almost stopped into your work one day when I was near but you would have been gone so it's good I didn't feel compelled to stop.
Abbi, thanks for supporting us at the Marathon. It was great being with you guys!!
Post a Comment