The Bears Didn't Get Me This Time

I'm finally back to blogging. It's been very hectic since I've gotten back from my super fantastic camping trip. Here are some photos from the vacation:

Las Vegas > Salt Lake City

There was a very bad accident on the highway going towards SLC (a rolled-over SUV, driver killed) so the whole section was stopped. We sat on that stretch of highway for over an hour. As you can see, lots of people were out of their cars and walking around. We even saw one dude riding his bike!

Bryce Canyon

Bryce holds our best and worst experiences. The scenery, as you can see, was absolutely gorgeous. The temperature at night, when we were trying to camp, was horrendous. Twenty degrees (below the dew point!) is NOT fun. You think you can do it, you buy the sub-zero sleeping bag, you got your thermals etc. YOU CAN'T DO IT.

We did a nice 3-4 mile hike through the canyon and it was fantastic. The weather during the day is comfortable and everywhere you look there's another example of amazing nature on display.

Grand Canyon

Booo! It rained while we were there. We decided to take this shuttle-bus tour thing and that was a big mistake. Allen and I are both prone to car sickness. PLUS, at one point I seriously almost barfed b/c someone sitting behind me had the worst case of halitosis I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing. In the end, we had to walk all the way back to our car b/c neither of us could stand the bus. We both had rain "resistant" jackets so we both got pretty soaked. Luckily, we've seen the Grand Canyon in the past (separately) so we weren't too bummed that just about everything was covered by fog.

Roadway Inn

Of all the motels we stayed in, this was my favorite. The picture makes the room look deceptively larger than it really was. Basically, there was room for the King bed and not much else. Yet they crammed in a mini-fridge, microwave, circular dining table, ceiling fan, dresser and a flat screen tv! All this for $39.99 a night. The best feature is the turbo jet engine-powered fan in the bathroom. Let me just tell you that we thought we would be sucked in if we stood too close to it.

Sedona

If you haven't been, you should definitely try to make it out there. There is beautiful scenery all around, great little art galleries and gift shops, yummy restaurants (Cowboy Grill was delicious) and even a movie theater if you get stuck with rain (again) like we did. Don't forget your student ID - only $6 per ticket! We were initially pretty bummed out when it started raining again, but look at the picture it produced!