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Day 14: Rodeo time!

Our cowboy guides on the horseback ride informed us that there was a rodeo that night, and they would be competing. As much as they...

Day 14: Know a good train to rob?

With ridin' of mechanized steeds in the mornin', it is now time for these outlaws to saddle up some real stallions. OK, maybe Zero...

Day 14: Bikes in Bryce

Hopping on the bikes today allowed us to see different perspectives of the canyon. Again, incredible sights.

Day 14 word of the day: giddy-up

Giddy-up, as in what we did when we mounted our bikes and rode to inspiration point in Bryce From our campground. All uphill on the way...

Day 13: From looking up to looking down

In Zion we were looking up from the canyon floor, and now at Bryce we look down from the canyon rim. In both cases, we didn't stop...

Day 13 word of the day: Hoodoo

Hoodoo, as in a phrase we misheard in the refrain from a Gnarls Barkley song that was stuck in our heads all day... No not really, it was...

Day 12: Uh oh, someone turned 46...

Yep, that's me. For my birthday, my wonderful family allowed me to sneak out of the trailer at sunrise to go for a solo bike ride up the...

Day 12 word of the day: Dad

No discussion required today as the winner was by unanimous vote: Dad, as in #bestdadever, and also dad’s (or Mike’s) 46th birthday....

Day 11: Junior Rangers

One of the goals that Logan and Sabina have on this trip is to get Junior Ranger badges in each of the national parks that we visit. ...

Day 11: The Narrows

Hiking the Narrows in Zion has been high on Mike and Diana's lists for a while, and with buildup from the parents, Logan and Sabina we're...

Day 11 word of the day: wet

Narrows, slot canyon, and wet were all nominated as words of the day. Winner is wet, as in hiking IN the Virgin river in the Narrows, in...

Day 10: Zion & Sabina's hike picks

Cars are not allowed in most of Zion, so on this first day in the park, we learned the ins and outs of using the shuttle service. Most...

Day 10: Breakfast outside with pastries

Did we mention that the incredible diner at Jacob's Lake also made homemade pastries like cinnamon rolls and croissants? Oh yeah, we...

Day 10: Frogs!

As Zion River Resort is located, in fact, right next to the river, we had an abundance of wildlife crawling and hopping around the...

Day 10 word of the day: discoveries

Discoveries, defined as discovering new people like hiking family buddies from Maryland, camp pool friends from Kentucky that we met...

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