Summer Vacation (Part 1)

It has been a while since I sat down and wrote on the blog. It seems that a lot more attention is being given to those who do video blogs and at some point I may jump on the bandwagon but for today, Lets see if I can get started in this again. 


So whats up with us? Well Sierra and I spend the month of June either driving or visiting with family in California. We had so much fun and I am still sorting through images from the trip. It seems every time I go through the images I get hit with a flashback and how much we enjoyed our trip. During the first week we visited Sequoia National Park. Sierra was all over the place. Climbing rocks running around and just enjoying being a kid. We got to see 5 bears in 2 day, 3 of which were a tad to close. If you look in the picture to the right at the very bottom is Sierra, just to give a slight idea of how large this tree really is. Though she will have many, at one point in the day Sierra said it was the best day ever and I kind of agree, It was truly an amazing day. 

Most of you may already know that Sierra and I were both born in Northern California and we have a lot of family there. It was amazing to get to see Grandma's and Grandpa's, Aunts and Uncles, and everyone else. We had the opportunity to spend time with some of our amazing friends as well and Sierra was happy to be able to spend so much time with her cousins. On one of the days Sierra and I took a drive up to Mt Lassen. Now, when I was a kid I overheard someone ask some foreign visitors why they had picked Mt Lassen as a location to visit. Their response was one that I will always remember, They had to see the "Living Mountain". Sierra says that was her favorite part of the trip as she got to play in the snow and climb on the rocks.

Going a month without seeing your spouse for work purposes is one thing, but it is entirely strange to not get to share the fun with them during a vacation, so after 25 days Sierra and I were on the road again, this time headed for Salt Lake City where Desiree would be meeting us and where the final days of our vacation would begin.

For me it is almost impossible to be near Grand Teton National Park and not drive through at least so I was working hard to find a way. We also had dinner plans with some friends in Casper Wyoming to keep and a concert in Tennessee to be at, we were running out of time in a quick hurry and we had a full schedule but you will have to wait to hear about that.