The Big Trip

Rose near Bryce Canyon  Kodachrome Basin State Park Kodachrome Basin State Park Ken and Rose hiking Jenn, Rose, Ken at Bryce Point  Rose and Jenn at Bryce Canyon stables Rose and Two Bit 1.5 hour ride in Bryce Canyon Beautiful horse ride! Rose saying goodbye Ken with a few gallons of gas Moab KOA pool Rose’s carved pumpkin Rose’s painted pumpkin  Crafts at campground Hike at Arches National Park Arches Arches Double Arch Ken’s Lake The temperatures in Bryce Canyon were our coolest yet and dipped into the 20s at night. We also learned that we don’t have the Arctic package on our trailer and so Ken had to disconnect us from campground water a few nights.  I was able to do a few awesome bike rides (21 speed, not e-bike) including a 27.5 mile ride at 7500/8000 feet in elevation including a 5 mile climb and a 10 mile ride into the park at 8,000 ft and above. Rose practiced gymnastics outside on a mat in our grassy campsite spot for hours and Ken did a few motorcycle rides for fun.  I practi

30 minutes after leaving Las Vegas Drive to St George More scenery  Pool at St George campground Sand Hollow State Park Bike trail in St George near Virgin River Sign on trail Drive to Bryce Canyon Tunnel on way to Bryce Canyon Natural Bridge at Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park Bike lane and road to Tropic, Utah - nice downhill into the town Hike to Mossy Cave Mossy Cave trail The drive leaving Las Vegas started out uneventful although traffic was somewhat heavy. Then about 30 minutes later and within 15 minutes of me updating the last post to say we hit over 8,000 travel miles, the rear left trailer tire “exploded”. The location wasn’t ideal but Ken managed to drive to the far left lane that was blocked off and therefore available. Within 20 minutes we were on the road again. (For a more detailed story, ask Jenn or Ken). Thankfully no accidents were caused by our tire and we were all safe. PTL The drive to St George was quite beautiful and the campground was on the outskirts of

Rattlesnake on hike  Jenn in Venice Campground pool We saw Mystere The Eiffel Tower Famous sign Paris New York Our camper map The Sphere Titanic exhibit at the Luxor Rose Great crepes! Red Rock Canyon Hike in Red Rock Canyon  Rose on hike Rose was not very impressed with the number of people on the Las Vegas Strip. She said that there were one thousand too many. So we limited our time there but did enjoy a nice dinner at Mon Ami Gabi (French bistro) and dessert crepes at La Creperie. Ken and Rose also said the pizza was quite good at La Pizza. The next best thing to being in Paris sans les bedbugs.  The campground has been the largest to date with over 800 sites. I thought that the traffic was congested in the Vegas area but not too terrible. However, locals claim it is worse than usual due to the $80 million road project preparing for the first Formula One race in Las Vegas in November, including a section on the strip.  Rose and I greatly enjoyed the Cirque de Soleil Mystere show. Wo