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We spent 9 days rafting the Grand Canyon!!!!!! It was such an eye-opening experience full of new adventures! In total, we rafted 127 miles of the Colorado River with 21 rafters and 7 guides!!! We had many different ages in our group, ranging from 12-to 70. The trip...

On Night 1 in Las Vegas, we went to the Tournament of Kings at Excalibur. We met up with our cousins Jamie + Brandon, whom we also met with at Christmas in the Keys. We all dressed up in full attire and enjoyed a night of hand-eaten food, jousting, and medieval vibes....

We stopped at the Hoover Dam on our way to Las Vegas. We did the dam tour and got to go inside the dam and look out the side of it. After the tour i want to try a science experiment i saw, where when you dump water down the side of the dam it flies back at you so i...

We lived out our Star Wars dream staying at this Sci-fi Glamping experience, in the middle of nowhere Utah. We stayed at Outpost X, an Instagram-famous hotel, that is themed like a star wars sand town. The even had sand cruisers, like from Star Wars. On our first...

We spent 2 days soaking up the beauty of Zion, surrounded by the beautiful mountains and meadows.To get into Zion, we had to drive straight down the middle of a tunnel, in the big rig. Let's just say it was a tight fit!! The Narrows- Day 1 On day 1, we went on a...

We spent a day volunteering at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT. We knew about this sanctuary from one of my mom's friends who worked here. We were able to volunteer for a day with the amazing dogs. We started with a tour of the sanctuary, which has pigs,...

We spent 3 days exploring the hoodoos and arches of Bryce Canyon. It was gorgeous with its red rocks and tall spires.   On the first day, we went and drove the scenic road and stopped at the overlooks. We saw some beautiful hoodos and holes in the wall. On day...

    We visited the Yardleys at their ranch in Gunnison, UT. We spent a couple of days with them exploring the ranch and the surrounding hills.   On the first day, we went and saw the animals. They have cows, pigs, and a couple of horses. We also went...

We drove to Dinosaur, UT, to see the Dinosaur National Park, which has a wall full of dinosaur bones. It was amazing to see something from 200 million+ years ago so well preserved in time. It really brings into perspective the idea that these magnificent creatures...

We drove through victor on our way to Dinosaur, UT to collect one of moms trolls!!! It turned out to be a cute old mining town. We met a couple at the troll and they gave us each a peice of quartz!!! They also recommended that we should go to the 1899 Saloon for...

We spent a few days at Garden of the Gods National Park enjoying the natural beauty of the red rocks. It was amazing to see the straight-up spires of rocks that seemed to be jumping out of the ground. We hiked to the Siamese Twins and were able to look through the...

This might be my #1 activity of the trip!!! On Easter night, I went to a hockey game with Mom and Dad!!!! We drove an hour from the Garden of the Gods to Denver. We went to see the Colorado Avalanche, which is the #1 team in the league. Even though they lost to the...

We met up with Douglas in Phoenix. It was 103-107 while we were there, which was record-breaking temperatures for Arizona in March. We spent a lot of time in their pool!! [video width="1280" height="720"...

We drove down to San Antonio to enjoy a day at the rodeo!!! We saw pigs race, enjoyed fair food, and watched a rodeo/show. The rodeo was energy-packed with bull riding, saddle bronc, and we even got to see two brothers from Everett, WA!!! After the rodeo we got to see...

Waco has been on my bucket list since the start of this trip, specifically for the Dr Pepper Museum. In Waco, we stayed at Harvest Host for free, with no amenities. This harvest host was a farm with horses, donkeys, dogs, and a potbellied pig named Bacon (very...

Friends Reunion!!!! If you go check out our Cody, WY post (Cody Post), you will see that we met the Yordys at a rodeo in Cody, and we were hoping to meet them at their house in Wichita, KS. Well, it became real!!! We spent a weekend with them, seeing what Wichita had...

Happy Birthday to Me!!! A night at the PBR, and who doesn’t love cowboys!!

We spent 7 days in Cuba and every day was packed with amazing activities and unforgettable experiences. By far my favorite part of Cuba was the trip to the Tobacco farm in Vinales, Cuba. There were no more fancy vintage taxis. The remainder of our trip was by yellow...