100 Years Young

Clearly, the Grand Canyon is way older than a mere century. However, 2019 does mark the centennial of the establishment of Grand Canyon National Park. How cool to squeeze in a visit during this 100th anniversary year! Our only other trip to the South Rim was a little more than 10 years ago.

December 2008

To Instagram and Beyond

When I first suggested Page as a possible spring break destination, the boys asked what we could see there. I told them to google "Antelope Canyon" or "Horseshoe Bend" and find some images...

Thanks to social media, there were a plethora of pics to view.

And to no one's surprise, it didn't take much to sell them on the idea!

Butte-tiful Bridge

There are a number of units in the National Park System which require a little more effort to visit. Some are found in remote locations such as Alaska, Guam, or American Samoa. Others, like the White House or Port Chicago Naval Magazine N MEM, require advance reservations and background checks. And a handful can only be accessed by boat or by hike, both of which are true of the unit we visited today - Rainbow Bridge National Monument.

When we first decided to come to Page for spring break, I was very disappointed that Rainbow Bridge boat tours were only offered on Saturdays, which didn't fit our schedule. But when I checked again a few weeks later, they had added a Monday tour, which I promptly booked!

What Time Is It?

Staying up late to hang out with our friends probably wasn't the smartest move for R and me, considering that the plan was to be on the road by 7:30AM PDT this morning. Why so early? Because that's how we roll every day, vacation or not!

March Madness

Since both the college freshman (M) and the "how-long-until-SAT|ACT|AP-tests are over" junior (J) have spring break this week, we decided to take a quick road trip. Not sure how many more opportunities we'll have to travel like this as a family, so I'm thankful that they still want to go places with us. J's only request was that we visit someplace "Instagram-worthy". 

Hmmm, that's a tall order, son...