Day 6

Short daily report…we left Page, AZ this morning and spent some time climbing around the red rocks around Lake Powell. We were scheduled to head a few hours away to Zion National Park in Utah. We all voted our ‘best lunch yet’ at a restaurant right outside the national park called The Thunderbird. We spent the afternoon enjoying another one of God’s phenomenal wonders, as we hiked along the river looking upwards at the massive rocky canyons. It was a beautiful day for horseback riding so the girls enjoyed an hour trail ride before heading out to our night stay in Las Vegas. Not too into the Vegas scene, but it was worth driving the strip to realize ‘why’, before hitting the hay at the Circus, Circus hotel. Up and at it again tomorrow as we hit the road again to another exciting destination!!

It seems fitting on this day, to mention a few random things about our trip that may not have been told while recording our daily travel details. Here are some noteworthy facts….

David has driven all the time except for 2 times. On the 1^st day I took the wheel for about 100 miles before St. Louis and on day 3, I helped out and drove 50 miles. Emily hasn’t driven at all but David would actually rather drive unless he just gets really tired. There has been so much to take in that nobody wants to get sleepy for fear we’ll miss the beauty! On another side note, I am wondering if Emily is waiting to ‘volunteer’ to drive when we get to the Pacific Coast Highway on day 12. That makes my next fact even more amazing. We have logged about 2951 miles thus far.

Another fact, we have been keeping track of license plates we have seen so far on our trip. We have seen 34 states, leaving 16. We have been most amazed at spotting one license plate from Hawaii and three from Alaska. Those somehow seem to be worth a few bonus points I would think.

My family would like for me to state this fact. They say that I have exclaimed, shouted, and even cried out, ‘Oh my goodness’ more than 5000 times it seems. As all I can say now is, it won’t take long before that number changes! I am forever grateful for all that He is showing us all!!

Posted by: Cheryl