Monday, July 18, 2011

Las Vegas, Grand Canyon & Arizona

 Our campground in Las Vegas
 18th Campsite & counting
 The Las Vegas sign, alittle blurry but you can see it :)
Our 19th campsite at Kaibab CamperRVillage, 40 miles from the Grand Canyon













 Before we visited the Grand Canyon, we stopped to see the Hoover Dam. Truly amazing what man can do with the resources God provides!
 The girls and Jason walked across the Hoover Dam Memorial Bridge, with a span of 2,000 feet, and 900 feet down! Crazy!
 View from the bridge of the Hoover Dam, incredible!












 Here we are at the North Rim entrance to the Grand Canyon
The camera can't capture what God has made.
Jason in awe of this incredible view
LaRynn, Rachel and Hannah climbed to the top of the peak. The three to the right.
 Me and my girls enjoying the canyon.
Back at the campsite, one of Josiah's jobs!













 This was our landscape at 7 in the morning, all thanks to God.
 This was our travel scenary through Arizona
 By far Jason and I believe that northern Arizona has been the most beautiful state to travel through, just breathtaking!
 More of the famous Arizona red rocks.
 Here is us boondocking at our 20th campsite in San Juan National Forest.
We got to visit Mesa Verde, an abandoned village of the Indians from thousands of years ago.
They made their shelter through the natural cliff dwellings, making rooms that hold up to 80 people, with 130 rooms.











We are having a wonderful time together as a family, and making lots of memories. We thank God for this amazing opportunity to do this trip. We do miss our family and friends back home. Continue to pray for our safety as we travel. Look forward to seeing you all when we get home! I am reminded of God's power in Psalm 64:6 "Who formed the mountains by His power" What a migthy and powerful God we have!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Arrival and Visitation of Los Angeles

After driving for a few hours, we arrived at Los Angeles...this is the six lane highway yet there was still traffic!

Our 17th campsite at Anaheim RV Park

Jason at Joe's Crab Shack....Let's Get Crackin'! :) 

The girls ready to dive into those crabs!

 The kids at the Newport Beach, our first taste of the pacific ocean.






The Hollywood sign!


A visit with family :)

The kids at the Huntington Beach

LaRynn and Julia soaking up some sun

The star of a family favorite, Michael Jackson, on the Hollywood Blvd.


July 10 & 11 - San Francisco & Yosemite National Park

San Francisco Trolley

6 kids where riding this crazy bike down a very busy road in San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge

16th campsite at Millerton Lake

Family inside a huge sequoia tree at Yosemite National Park

Upper Falls at Yosemite. The biggest waterfall in North America, also one of the biggest in the world.

Taking the shuttle back to our van.

Falls where everywhere at the park. Yosemite was beautiful! Amazing what our God can create!!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Redwoods and Northern Pacific Ocean 7/8-9/11

Campsite in the Redwoods


Enjoying smores and fresh popped popcorn on the fire.

Dinner in the forest

Kids trying to go around this huge tree



Looking up this 200 foot Redwood tree.


This was the biggest tree that we found.

Kids at the Northern part of the Pacific Ocean

Jason & Julia


After our hike through the Stout Grove( Redwood forest) we found this clear beautiful river. Refreshing...