Welcome to our new blog. We're glad you made it over here! If you know us well at all, you know we like to blog about stuff...life, fostering, photography, etc., so the idea of blogging about our adventures in our Little Guy camping trailer just seemed fitting.
We've been planning our ten-year anniversary trip (AKA #bearfood2016) since August 2015, yes, almost a year ago. At the time, we didn't really know where the trip would take us, we just knew we wanted to explore the western half of the U.S. I always joke about how I've never been to the Grand Canyon or California because my family couldn't stand to be in the car long enough to make it that far. Brian's family, on the other hand, made car trips work (despite traveling with THREE boys, God bless my mother-in-love.)
We embarked on our trip on Saturday, May 28th from Dallas, TX. We spent our first night in Albuquerque, NM (post below), and the following two nights at the Grand Canyon (post below.) This post covers our first day at Zion NP. Enjoy!
This "elk deer" came super close to our site this morning. They're beautiful in person.
Here he is right next to our site as we were packing up to head to Zion.
One more...this one ran across the road on our way out.
This super discrete gas station was located right inside the Grand Canyon. We filled up on our way out of the park. We were fascinated by its unassuming awesomeness!
We love taking these side shots of #thehillsmobile! On our way to Zion National Park!
Don't worry, we were safe!
In front of the Desert Watchtower near the eastern side of the Grand Canyon.
It took us twice as long to get to Zion than the GPS said it would, but it was worth it to make stops like this - the Colorado River in Arizona in Marble Canyon. Several people asked for tours of #thehillsmobile while we were at this tourist stop, and we're always happy to show off the Little Guy trailer. We love it so much!
Another stop we made along the way was in Cliff Dwellers, AZ to see these awesome rock formations. The hubs got really excited to climb some rocks.
One more stop!
After making a million stops, we finally arrived at our campsite at Zion Canyon Campground. This is our backyard for the next two nights. The photos just don't do this place justice at all!
Gelato just tastes better in Zion.
We parked our car on the side of the road and went off to explore. We came across this awesome ravine and decided to pull out the GoPro!
We couldn't believe that this was just one tiny part of this massive park. It's simply amazing here. We talked about how the Grand Canyon was interesting, but this place is just incomprehensible. The beauty and incredible views are found at every turn.
After dinner, we rented shoes for our hike tomorrow. 70% of the hike is in the water and it's a 4 hour hike, so I decided I definitely needed the right footwear for the occasion. We can't wait to see what's in store for us tomorrow.
We had to stop at a few lookout points to take some final shots of the Grand Canyon.
Over dinner, we came up with a new word to describe things in life that are as awesome and magnificent as Zion...the word is "Zionic" and we won't be using it lightly. This place is breathtaking and incredible in all the best ways.
After dinner, we rented shoes for our hike tomorrow. 70% of the hike is in the water and it's a 4 hour hike, so I decided I definitely needed the right footwear for the occasion. We can't wait to see what's in store for us tomorrow.
Stay tuned!
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