as the crickets chirp and i sit in a parking lot...

jenny yawning after a long drive.

road trips rock, especially when the roads look like this!


left the room wandering trying to find the signal they claim to have... found it, in the handicap parking spot of the parking lot.

i was not disappointed by the largest thermometer... pretty awesome, and it read 102 degrees at the time we took the pic.

we left just after 8am this morning and made it to vegas by 1pm. i have to say that i don't like vegas very much... i was VERY happy to leave after lunch and get on our way to zion (our final destination for the day). things didn't get too interesting until after vegas (mainly because jenny slept most of the time)... but also, after that the scenary got much cooler (and the temperature much warmer). at one point, after vegas, i was looking ahead as to where the road was taking us, and all that was in front were these mountains... i didn't see any was around them, so i was wondering where we were going to go...

well, right THROUGH them of course! it was pretty stinkin awesome driving between these high cliffs and beautiful rocks.

i was also pretty excited about the fact that today i have successfully driven through four states (CA, NV, AZ, UT). however, while still in california, i nearly got in an accident because some lady decided that my car wasn't in her blind spot so she changed lanes as i was literally right next to her... so luckily the emergency lane was to the left and i could swerve out of the way... and thankfully there was no wall immediately, otherwise, it would have been nasty.

we made it to zion by 6pm mountain time (its crazy, it was light until after 9pm!) and took the shuttle to zion np. the shuttles were still running but everything else was closed down (i'll have to get my stamp tomorrow :)

i would love to write more, but i am exhausted, so i hope the pics will suffice. tomorrow is going to be great, with a nice little hike to the emerald pools, then leaving zion, stopping by bryce canyon np, then making our way to the other side of Utah where we will see 2 more national parks the following day.

oh ya... the golden spoon in st george utah... closed on sundays! i tell ya, those "utah people" are crazy for closing golden spoon on sundays.

as cliche as it sounds, and as most postcards would say, i wish y'all were here. it's a total blast being on this road trip, but every once in a while i realize a few things that causes me to miss y'all. so i hope all is well back in cali, and i hope your week to come finds you well.

more pics and what-not tomorrow