Del Norte
We drove over to the top of California to camp in the Redwoods, visit with Chris’ parents and visit the beach. It was so nice to play in the sand, to toss driftwood (or logs!) in the water and watch...
View Articlea trip to Joshua Tree & San Diego
We left Utah for a week and visited Joshua Tree National Park, a barely visited place for Chris and I; a new place to the kids. There was climbing exploring photographing. Lilah took this one: Gavin...
View Articlefresh air & surprises
We went for a walk up the canyon a few minutes away and beyond the usual enjoyments like blackberry flowers, birdsong, fresh air and tossing sticks and rocks into the creek, we discovered something new...
View Article3 of us, california
Chris went to a work retreat for a week in Italy so the rest of us drove to California and spent the week in San Clemente so I didn’t spend that time writhing in the throes of jealousy. The beach was a...
View ArticleDel Norte camping
We headed over to the redwoods forest and the beach in Northern California. The salt flats of Utah are on the first leg of the trip and we got out to see for a few minutes. It looks like snow but it is...
View ArticleFlorida
We took a little over a week to explore part of Florida. It’s cold at home and much warmer there which was a nice reprieve. The kids had never been to Florida and Chris was traveling to Sri Lanka for a...
View ArticleSnow Canyon
We camped in Snow Canyon this past week. It showed us an array of Southern Utah spring weather while we were there from chilly and rainy to windy to warm and sunny and finally, hot and sunny! We did a...
View ArticleSouthern California
We took a week and made a trip to California, to visit the ocean. On the way we stopped and explored Zzyxz, an old mineral springs spa town which has been taken over by a school for wildlife research...
View Articleout and about on our own
The kids got new bikes from the bike collective that gets used bikes, fixes them up and sells them or offers them to community outreach programs. The kids are now each the proud owner of a new-to-them...
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