Mike SimmonsJul 19, 20181 min readDay 19: Thirteenth century architectsAn 8am reservation for a tour of the Balcony House forced an early start, but the family rallied and showed up with flying colors. After...
Diana SimmonsJul 19, 20181 min readDay 19 word of the day: PuebloPueblo, as in the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde built in the 1200’s by Pueblo Native Americans. On day 17 we went on a ranger-led sunset...
Diana SimmonsJul 18, 20181 min readDay 18 word of the day: chillaxChillax = chill + relax. After lots of full days in the National parks and driving, this was our down day in Cortez, CO to sleep in,...
Mike SimmonsJul 17, 20181 min readDay 17: Travel back it time to the Cliff PalaceWe arrived in Cortez, CO in the afternoon, and quickly packed up for a twilight tour of the Cliff House in Mesa Verde National Park. ...
Mike SimmonsJul 17, 20181 min readDay 17: Four states at once!The only place in the US where this is possible - touching four states at on time. And conveniently, there was a great food stand...
Mike SimmonsJul 17, 20181 min readDay 17: A drive among giantsWe started the day with a drive through our backyard garden: Monument Valley. Though seeing much of it from our campsite was already...
Diana SimmonsJul 17, 20181 min readDay 17 word of the day: EchoEcho, as in the amazing clear honest-to-goodness real echo from Artist’s view on valley drive in monument valley. The words bounced off...
Mike SimmonsJul 16, 20181 min readDay 16: Very serious about gamesYou might say that some in this family are a bit competitive. Possibly even a bit cut-throat, even when it comes to family games. All...
Mike SimmonsJul 16, 20181 min readDay 16: An other-worldly tourToday we drove back into Arizona (our campsite is just barely in Utah) for a tour of Lower Antelope Canyon. Though this was not...
Diana SimmonsJul 16, 20181 min readDay 16 word of the day: whirlpoolIt was challenging to come up with any words that could describe the beauty and magic of Antelope Canyon. Even the photos, while...
Mike SimmonsJul 15, 20181 min readDay 15: When your back yard is Monument ValleyAfter driving from Bryce to our KOA campsite near Monument Valley, we found the campground to be fairly spartan, but it seemed as though...
Diana SimmonsJul 15, 20181 min readDay 15 word of the day: fried chickenYes, technically these are 2 words. But the fried chicken was so good it was worth breaking the rules to select two words for the word of...