Today was spent in and around Boulder City.
We visited the Hoover Dam, stocked up on groceries, and drove down The Strip after the sun set.
Continue reading “Hoover Dam and Las Vegas”Flying into Las Vegas
The power went out this morning before the alarm was supposed to go off, and did not come on again until mid morning. Fortunately, my alarm clock had just enough battery backup to sound the alarm even though the display was not illuminated. It beeped 2½ times, which was enough to get us up and moving, then died and didn’t come back to life. It died valiantly, doing its job with its last ounce of energy!
Continue reading “Flying into Las Vegas”Preparing for our Out West Adventure
Many weeks worth of evenings went into preparing for our trip. It began in earnest just before Christmas 2017, when we told the kids that our big family gift for the year would be a trip to see some of the National Parks out west.
Continue reading “Preparing for our Out West Adventure”Cuyahoga Valley National Park
We chose to visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park to get our Fourth Grade “Every Kid in a Park” Pass in preparation for our trip out west in a few weeks.
Our 2018 Travel Adventures Begin
For Christmas 2017, we decided to forego all of the trinkets and small gifts, and made one big gift for the family – the gift of travel. On Christmas Day, we revealed to the kids our intent to bring them on a Spring Break trip to visit several National Parks out West. It is hard to say whether they were more excited for the opportunity to see the parks or to fly for the first time!
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