The flurry of leaving Tennessee left me off my blog for a while! My friend Pamela, cat Mowgli, and I made the long trek West and just arrived yesterday in my hometown of St. Helens, Oregon! Here are some highlights from our awesome roadtrip.
| Lots of driving! Lots of sunsets and sunrises! |
| Fireworks on the 4th of July in Missouri |
| A full car |
| Farmers market in Kansas City |
| IOWA |
| NEBRASKA |
| COLORADO |
| Big skies! |
| Our hosts in Denver! |
| Driving through the Rocky Mountains |
| UTAH |
| Mowgli in Arches National Park |
| Camping out by Canyonlands National Park |
| Travel life |
| More cool skies through the desert |
| Snake!! |
| First time on the Grand Canyon north rim! |
| Mowgli and I at the Grand Canyon! |
| Grand Canyon at sunset |
| ARIZONA |
| Zion National Park |
| NEVADA -- Our least favorite state :) |
| Camping out in the desert for a night |
| CALIFORNIA |
| Driving into Yosemite National Park |
| Back into the land of streams and lakes!! |
| Love the clear water |
| Our highest elevation on the trip! |
| Most expensive gas up in Yosemite |
| Yosemite Valley |
| In the Mariposa Grove by the roots of Giant Sequoia tree |
| They are giant! |
| A cold jaunt in San Francisco |
| Golden Gate Bridge |
| Visiting Sonya at PUC - my first college |
| Napa Valley vineyards |
| First look at the Pacific Ocean on the California coast! |
| Mowgli on the beach |
| OREGON!!! |
| Driving through Central Oregon |
| Home! We made it! |