Vacations

Early the next morning we headed to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon which is 5 hours from the more popular South Rim. The reason it is such a long drive is because you have to drive around the canyon

While we were at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon we had to hike one of the trails, and we chose to hike the most popular trail which is the Bright Angel trail which begins in front of the South Rim Lodge. One

You may want to know that camping in the National Parks is actually a great experience. The camp grounds are nice and moat have facilities. But they are very hard to get because they book up early. So

When you think of the American West you think of outlaws and gun slingers, or maybe you think of rattle snakes or coyotes. And with eight deaths per year at the Grand Canyon you may even think that the

You may think that you have seen a canyon, and you may not believe that something could be bigger than belief until you see the Grand Canyon for the first time. And it is not anywhere near the sign that

Out of nowhere among all of the red sandstone there was this huge monolith of dark metamorphic rock. It's called Mitchell Butte, and it's the first thing we see as we enter Arizona! How bizarre that

After we left Bluff, Utah we headed farther South and discovered the Valley of the Gods. It is named the Valley of the Gods because many of the rock formations were named after gods of various religions.

I really don't know what to tell you about this video, but we were passing through Bluff, Utah on our way to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and we found a shop/restaurant that we thought might be a

We left Canyonlands National Park pretty late and headed into Moab, Utah to find any room available or at least find a free Wi-Fi connection so we could hit our hotel search here on OurBigAdventure. And

There are a few places to pull over and see the view along the road through the Island in the Sky. And it is an incredible view indeed. There are also hiking trails from some of the parking lots,

Because we hit this park so late in the day we had a great view of the sunset and some awesome shadows across the rocks. We expected to see a canyon but we never expected that we wouldn't be able

Our first stop on our long trip through the National Parks was Canyonlands National Park and we hit the park late in the day, just after the toll booth closed. But we paid the $20 park fee anyway in the

Before I start getting into our trip, let me just say that we did not spend nearly enough time in any of the National Parks to see everything there was to see. But we did spend enough time in most of them

This may be a strange sight to those of you that have been to Vail, Colorado in the winter time. And beileve it or not there are quite a few things open in the summer time which is a good thing because

And so we began our trip through the Southwestern United States. Leaving Denver we headed West along Interstate 70 on our way to Moab, Utah and the beginning of our tour. But somewhere along the way we

When in Los Angeles you have to do the tourist thing at least once, and so we headed to the Chinese Theatre to see what it was all about. This is where all of the stars are that we all know so well

At the beginning of the Santa Monica Pier there is a small bike rental place and all along the beach is a nice paved path. So of course we are going to rent bikes and ride along the beach. The weather

Our first stop in the Los Angeles area was Santa Monica, where we stayed about a block or so from the Pier. This is the same Santa Monica Pier you've seen in the movies and it is just as cool in person.

Probably the craziest thing that a cruise ship does is to build the "Grand Buffet" at midnight after most people have stuffed themselves with dinner and drinks. The reason it's crazy is because there

The hardest part of a cruise is getting ready to leave the ship. Not because your vacation is over, but because you have finally managed to move your stuff into your cabin in a way that makes the room