Monument Valley
Today we have an early breakfast, pack our belongings and leave the hotel shortly after 8am. Our destination: Monument Valley! On the way we stop at the Navajo National Monument and walk down to the view point from where the
To look at a thing is very different from seeing it – Oscar Wilde
Today we have an early breakfast, pack our belongings and leave the hotel shortly after 8am. Our destination: Monument Valley! On the way we stop at the Navajo National Monument and walk down to the view point from where the
We convinced David to join the kids and us on a day trip to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, which opened again on Thursday, after the government shutdown. Established in 1939 to provide a critical stopover for migrating
It is October 1st, which is the start of the new federal fiscal year and as a result of endless political conflicts among Democratic President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives; specifically, the House’s refusal
After a good nights sleep we are only getting up at 8am! The sky is still covered with thick clouds but it seems a bit warmer. Today we are heading south towards Old Faithful and Yellowstone Lake. Despite rain and
We let Andrej and Andreas sleep until just after 7am. When we open the curtains we see that all the cars have a white blanket of snow and the sky is covered with thick clouds, oh bummer. Slowly we get
After a short night at the Mirage hotel, we get up at around 8am and first find a Starbucks for a Cappuccino and a bite to eat. We quickly find the ramp for HWY 15 and head south towards San
Another long and adventurous day lays ahead of us: In the morning we drive past Panguitch Lake which is still solidly frozen and we see people ice fishing on it. We are lucky we don’t have to get out of