Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Vacation Road Trip to Arizona

We made it back from our road trip to Arizona. We had a great time. To me it was one of our best vacations. I enjoyed all the stops along the way and seeing things I have never saw before.

Our first stop was the Petroglyphs. The first sign on our small hike was to watch for Rattle Snakes.




Our next stop was to the Continental Divide. Yes, I couldn't remember what it was so I had to google it before we left.


Then we stopped at the Petrified Forest. I could have spent days here looking around.


Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Park.

We then made it to Jerry's house and celebrated the 4th. After that we went looking around and ate at the really neat ice cream shop.
The next day we went to the Science Center. I really enjoyed the weather simulator.


The had an electronic/digital room which was so neat and Emma was on the Radio.

After all the fun. We had to take a day off and relax. The next day Wednesday was Breanna's 16th birthday and we celebrated with a girls day out. We went to shopping, to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch, and of course pedicures and manicures.

On Thursday we packed up and headed out for the Grand Canyon. On the way there we stopped at the Montezuma Castle.
We went by a real Ghost Town.
Took a scenic drive threw Sedona. If you ever go to Arizona I highly recommend this drive. It was absolutely beautiful.

On Friday we celebrated Jacob's birthday
With a trip to the Grand Canyon. I would love to go hiking or rafting there. If we ever go back there, I would like to plan an extra day to do one of those things.



Our last stop was to the Cadillac Ranch.




There were many other sights in Arizona which we didn't stop at. Hopefully we will get to go back sometime and see more.