Just wanted to start a little spot where I could journal each day about my upcoming trips. I am super lucky to be going on some great trips over the next few months. Tomorrow my mom and I are leaving for the Metz Girl Wild West Adventure Volume 3. Volume 1 involved mom and me along with Grandma Jo and my brother, Aaron, in about 1988 driving in a minivan from Greensboro, NC to the Grand Canyon (about 2weeks). Volume 2 was just mom and me in about 2003 on a 3week trip flying into Kanas City and basically following the Lewis and Clark Trail (Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska, Dakotas, Montana, Utah) Volume 3 finds us headed to Nevada, California, and Utah for 10 days of adventure. Our itinerary looks something like this...
July 5(Fri) -Fly to Las Vegas. Stay in LV
July 6(Sat) - Drive to Death Valley. Stay at Pentiment Springs Lodge
July 7(Sun)- Drive to Yosemite. Half day + in Yosemite. Stay in Mariposa Springs hotel. Or camp.
July 8 (Mon) - Hike and explore Yosemite. Drive to Kings Canyon/Sequoia campground. Camp.
July 9 (Tues) - Explore Sequoias/ big trees etc. Camp there.
July 10( Wed.) - Long drive back towards LV, camp outside Bryce Canyon
July 11(Thurs) - Drive to Bryce and Zion - camp
July 12 (Fri) - Drive to Jim's - stay Hunt for fossils along the way
July 13(Sat.) - Go to Delta fossil hunting Stay at Jims
July 14 (Sun) - Drive back to LV stay Return car.
July 15 (Mon) -Fly home
Well I am off to finish my last bit of packing and to try to get some sleep before heading to the airport in the morning. This time tomorrow I will be under the bright lights and oppressive heat of Las Vegas.
"Half the fun of travel is the esthetic of lostness. " Ray Bradbury
Looking forward to getting lost the next few days...
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