L'aventure américaine

So... There's a tornado warning outside and like good little weather buffs, Mackenzie and I are down in the basement, waiting it out. We folded some laundry, she's picking up, I'm trying to find way to waste time while I nurse my beer (I saved it from the storm. Thank goodness!). There has been a tornado sited just a few miles west of here and the wind is pushing it this way. Things sound very calm outside, but who knows, we could just be in the eye of the storm. Mackenzie says hello. She's busy setting up the bed and working. Ha. Here's hoping that her car doesn't have hail damage. 'Cause mine's in the garage. And I'm out.

It's fairly evident that Talia is a Packers fan, as witnessed here. We'll now have to see how crazy Mackenzie is...

This morning, during the sunrise, the weather was incredible (aside from being cold). It was sunny with the just the perfect amount of clouds for a beautiful sunrise and the weather remained ideal for the rest of the hike. Really, the weather has been perfect for the whole trip; we couldn't have asked for anything better. So, after we had returned to our room this morning and took a nap, I woke up and opened the curtains. Now that our last little adventure was over and it was time to pack up, the weather was completely cloudy, cold and pretty darn gross. I think that that adequately sums up this trip. The U.S. is sad to see the Martin's return to France and so am I. It was a wonderful trip and I can't thank them enough for it. So, I'm signing off with gros bisous from me et les deux Cabbage Cabbage.

This morning is very far away and it almost seems like two days have passed since I woke up this morning at 5:30am. It's been a very full day and we literally watched both the sunrise and the sunset. Which is why we were up and out of the hotel room by 6:20am this morning. It was pitch black when we left, but by the time we reached our destination in the park, there was just a hint of light in the air. I must add that that air was 32 degrees and COLD. We were there before everyone and truly got to see the sunrise in its entirety. It was incredible, but extremely frigid, and we were glad to see the sun because it brought out the magnificent reds, but mostly (for me, at least) because it brought some promise of warmth. We hiked down into Bryce after that and having gotten there so early, we had the place completely to ourselves, which was wonderful. The park is really like another world and it was an unreal hike. One had the sensation of being surrounded by beings from anothe...