Thursday, March 24, 2011

Death Valley - Spring Break 2011

We loved our little get away - and Death Valley National Park is certainly a very interesting place to visit.

Highlights of the trip:
  1. Coyotes - I am normally not a fan of coyotes, given my farm-girl roots, but the coyotes in Death Valley sang all night and I loved it.
  2. We got to spend a day with Trev's sister and her husband
  3. Crazy interesting scenery - yes Ivie is eating a piece of rock salt in this picture. No parenting judgments.
  4. WILD salt flats and fields
  5. Hiking with my family
  6. Reading out loud by the camp-fire at night (we read Fareinheit 451 on this trip)
  7. Visiting the lowest point in the country
  8. Ivie had her first CAMPING BATH
I really love visiting new places with Trevor. Death Valley is definitely not among my very favorite National Parks so far, but it was a really interesting place and I enjoyed our visit. The desert is gorgeous in its own crazy and lonely way.

5 comments:

Shalee said...

Ivie is SO big! You all look great, and while I don't enjoy camping, you guys almost make it look appealing! So fun!

Michelle said...

Cute pictures! I'm glad you guys got away and had some down time. Everyone needs that. Ivie is precious.

Beth Willmore said...

So glad you guys had a good time - I'm with Shalee, I'm not a huge camping fan (unless there's a nice camp trailer involved...) but that's some crazy scenery in those pics. Ivie is SO cute and I can't believe how big she is. I saw your in-laws at Beehive's annual meeting last night and thought of you guys!

Clarissa Meegan said...

I've loved hearing about all of these adventures. It makes me seriously want to stop and spend a few days in Death Valley myself. And--I've got to say, I think that little Ivie is one of the most adorable little faces I've set eyes on. Those little eyes are to die for!

Ryan and Amy Robinson said...

it looks like u guys had a blast. it makes me really want to going camping.