August 2015

What a great month……Brandon, Karen,
Ben and Anna came over to Sunriver.

We floated the Deschutes River – what a beautiful day

We had the most amazing day at Crater Lake. 

There was smoke in the distance but it was clear
and gorgeous at the lake.

August 14^th we took off on our adventure with Anna.
We take each of our grandkids on a trip, to the destination of their choice,
 in our motor home, when they turn 10.

This is Anna’s year!

Arches National Park in Moab Utah
It was very hot and very beautiful!

Balancing Rock – Amazing
The rock on top weighs 3,500 tons!

While in Moab, we went to Canyonlands National Park,
it looks like a miniature Grand Canyon.

In Page Arizona, we took a tour to the Indian Reservation
and saw the incredible slot canyon.  It is so beautiful!

In Page, AZ – we took a smooth water float trip down 

the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam.  

The canyon is beautiful.

On this trip we saw some ancient Indian petroglyphs.

Next stop – Williams AZ.
We took the railroad up to the Grand Canyon.
The train was a trip in itself!  Lots of fun!

The Grand Canyon was mesmerizing.

It just goes on forever….the different colors….the history.

After two days driving  (hot driving – 108 degrees)
we arrived in Escondido, CA.  Our base for more adventure.

Our day at the San Diego was wonderful. 
So many animals and such a great zoo!

Next day we drove over to Seaworld (Anna’s favorite)

It appears to me that Seaworld takes amazing care of their animals….

The rides at Seaworld were so much fun!

The whale show (very educational) was outstanding.

One of Anna’s favorites was the Pet’s Rule Show.
The animals were adopted out of the animal shelters
and they put on a really fun show.

Day 3 in the San Diego area – The San Diego 

Wildlife Safari (Mike’s and my favorite)

We missed the gorillas at the zoo but
saw quite a few at the Wildlife Safari

Anna fed a giraffe…… up close and personal!

And then a rhino - We fed her and her
2000 pound rhino child, apples.

This is a Northern White Rhino.  There are only 4 in the entire world.
This one and 3 others under armed guard in the Czech Republic.

Final Stop – The Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield CA.
We took the tour and bought $52 in jelly beans!

We had such a wonderful time with Anna, she is a great traveler and so much fun!  These trips with our grandkids have all been great.  We get to know each of them so much better….. and we hope they have memories to last them a lifetime.