those were of Indian Creek. The last picture doesn't look real, but the green ball was just an airsoft pellet that was hanging out there. The things are everywhere!
These were a bunch from Arches National Park. We did the sweet hike that almost all the arches were in, than a small hike to see Delicate Arch from afar.
We saw lots of wildflowers too!
Then it was off to Bryce Canyon National Park - the scenery was amazing!:
Zion National Park came next. It was so out of place in the desert with all it's trees and water (Ross, I think even YOU'd like it. Also, some of these geology pictures were taken with Sophie in mind):
After Zion, Red Rocks, NV is still cool, but not nearly as beautiful (in other words, we didn't take very many pictures). Micah wasn't looking forward to going there, but soon he was asking to stay longer! We were there over Thanksgiving and we got to meet some awesome people! Danny Rider (has been putting up FAs in Red Rocks for 25 years) and Aaron (hie daughter's boyfriend) were bouldering the day before Thanksgiving near us. When they found out we'd been on the road for 3 months, they invited us right over for Thanksgiving dinner the next night!! It was amazing to have good, homecooked food for the holiday. Anyway, here's some Red Rocks pictures:
And the drive down to Hueco:
Also, we saw some beams of light (like sunlight breaking through clouds) coming from the ground (to the east... in the evening). My guess is that Jesus was reborn at that spot. We forgot to add the picture to the computer, but it probably didn't look like much anyway.Well, this is our last stop: Hueco. We'll be home within 10 days! But the adventure isn't over yet. We've got some visiting to do in Columbus, Wooster, Cleveland, Central Pennsylvania, the New, then onto Chattanooga for the winter. Spring break with WOODS, then a climbing tour of the Northwest USA next summer! I'll try to write again soon!
I love you all,
Stella
PS: Micah made an awesome movie of Red Rocks and our quick trip to Oak Flat (bouldering area at Queen Creek and home of the old Phoenix Bouldering Comp. You'll be happy to note that nothing got stolen out of our car, even though I have had previous problems with the area).
You can find the movie at chetroy.com in the blog section. Also, I added a permanent link to chetroy.com so you can always find it.
