Thursday night we spent the night with Lindsay, Alex, and Kate outside of LA. We got to their house a lot earlier than we expected and it was SO nice to see them and catch up. Baby Kate is doing wonderfully and it was great to see her in person for the first time. We had brunch in Pasadena, home of the Rose Bowl, with Lindsay before hitting the road again, our destination was Grand Canyon, AZ.
In & Out Burger was worth the stop before leaving CA.. thanks for the suggestion, Matt & Iris!!
We arrived at the Bright Angel Lodge on the rim of the Grand Canyon around 7:30pm pacific time.. we found out that Arizona is now on Mountain time, so 8:30pm their time. Driving to the Grand Canyon at night was really amazing, no light pollution and stars for miles & miles.
We got up early on Saturday morning and hiked a small portion of the rim trail. The Grand Canyon is breathtaking, especially early in the morning around sunrise.
We left the Grand Canyon and headed to Flagstaff, AZ, to meet my cousin, Katie, and her family. They live in Prescott and drove all the way to Flagstaff to see us.. We were so glad to see Katie & Adam and meet their kids for the first time, Brooklyn, Kale & Banner. We had a great time and enjoyed spending the afternoon in sunny Flagstaff.. Thanks for the brownies, guys!!
We left Flagstaff and drove to Tucumcar, NM. That's a long, straight drive along I-40, mostly small towns until Albuquerque, NM.. Today we'd like to make it to Tennessee. Lots of driving ahead.
Rich, Susan (Rich's sister), and Maggie
Maggie (our new niece)
Anna & Lizzie (our nieces)
in Charlotte, NC
an even cooler jumpsuit
some cool jumpsuits
Elvis' kitchen
check out the cool carpet
Graceland!
First waffle house on I-40
we know we're getting close to NC now
Greg Oden in Oklahoma
Driving.. the story of the last 2 days of our trip
New Mexico
Reid Family minus Banner (he was taking a nap)
Kale
Brooklyn
Baby Banner
Brooklyn & Kale playing in downtown Flagstaff
Barack Obama in Arizona..watch out McCain!
desert tower grand canyon
mountain goat
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon view
In & Out Burger
This is for you Matt & Iris!!! Thanks for the cool Duck's hat.
We love Lindsay, even in her NC State sweatshirt :)
Lindsay, Kate & Anne
Lindsay & Kate
Lombard St in San Francisco
pumping gas for the first time in 3-1/2 years!
"Man, this stinks"
View of Pacific Ocean around Eureka, CA
Biggest Drive thru tree
watch out for ewoks
Welcome to California
Goodbye Oregon
Day 2 Breakfast w/ Jan & Larry Ford in Grants Pass
Our neighbor, Pete, and Rich
Saying goodbye to the world's best neighbors, Sharron and Lorine
Zoomie (our car) in the moving van
Moving Day
Our neighbor Mason
Providence Going Away Party
Bridge Pedal 2008
4 comments:
Hi- It was great to see you both- it had been way too long. Thank you SO much for lunch. We hope you have a great rest of your trip- hope to see you sooner than later!:)
Sorry about the NC State butt-whoopin' the other day:-) Glad I sported the sweatshirt just in time!
Drive safe kids!
You guys should head back to In-N-Out one more time before you get too far east. What's too far you ask...unless you're across the Mississippi I'd probably still head back for a double-double.
Ringer
Haha! Just saw Rich's picture @ In-N-Out with the DUCK HAT! Yeah, remember your mission Rich.
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