….a mini adventure, in an attempt to check off the list some places we wanted to see.  Some for the first time and some partly a repeat of a trip my husband and I did six years ago.  It has been a memorable trip and I hope one that our five year old will be able to recall in the years to come.  I’ve taken a load of photographs which I need to look through and sort and I am sure they will not do justice to the amazing landscapes we have seen – however, they will help with the memories.  Here is a quick summary:

• We covered 1510 miles
• We visited three different states
• We were away for 7 nights and slept in 6 different hotels
• We explored two National Parks and one Preserve
• We walked on a bit of England that was moved stone by stone
• We walked in the desert and on the south rim of the Grand Canyon
• We crossed the state line on foot over the Hoover Dam
• We explored a ghost town, went in a mine and had a train ride
• We climbed sand dunes and walked on salt flats at 282ft below sea level
• We saw the desert in bloom, flowers among the rocks and dirt of a harsh landscape
• We climbed, scrambled and slide in canyons
• ‘We’ earned two Junior Ranger awards!