Red Rock park near Gallup, NM was a great place for us to take a hike...we saw lizards, birds, wildflowers and beautiful rocks. This is one of my favorite photos from the whole trip...our "jumping" one!
From Ohio, we drove through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri to Oklahoma...
Totem pole...see Olivia holding her new boomerang? It works, too. First time Rob tried it out to show Olivia how to do it, it came right back!
Olivia riding a reclining bike at one of the KOA campgrounds. In her swimsuit...she went swimming right afterwards!
In Amarillo, TX, we when on a hayride...the guy driving the tractor that pulled this had speakers that played songs..."Get your kicks on Rt. 66" (it was right off the old Rt. 66) and "She thinks my tractor's sexy."
Hannah writing a postcard to Peepaw and Grammie.
Church Street Cafe was delightful...we ate on their back porch, so many pretty flowers, AND delicious food.
Ouch. I did touch the cactus and got one of those prickly things stuck in my finger! That was a mistake. This is Old Town Albuquerque...
Little movie I took while we were driving...listening to a local NM radio station!
The outside and inside of our tent...we camped 13 nights. The last 2 nights were really scary, horribly windy! It made me thank God for all the wonderful nights we had previously.
We drove our little black 2002 Toyota Echo almost 5000 miles over the past 2 weeks. We packed light...4-5 outfits (and we stopped to do laundry), just the necessities. Rob packed the car tightly. We borrowed a slim cooler from my parents that held a gallon of milk and lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and salami, at one point. We ate a lot of peanut butter and jelly or honey, too.
This is the 4 corners, where the states NM, AZ, UT and CO meet. From there we drove into Arizona...right to Grand Canyon. There, we purchased an
annual pass for $80, since regular admission is $25 (but we planned to go to 3 more National Parks)...
We rented bicycles for the 4 of us while in Grand Canyon. It was a little adjustment for Hannah and Olivia getting used to using hand brakes instead of pushing back on the pedal to stop!
Right behind our campsite at Desert View Campground (only $12/night here, site #48) in Grand Canyon National Park...nice little hike. There were no showers here, so we drove 26 miles to the building where there are showers...$2.00 in quarters will give you 8 minutes of hot water!
They threatened to close it, but thankfully, enough people wanted to ensure it is something that stays open! Our city supports a (pathetic) football team and building a streetcar (that will supposedly create revenue, but we have buses)...why would they want to close the pool? It's so good for the kids, lots of kids use it. I also love the libraries...so glad they didn't cut that, too. It costs $10 per child for the summer and I would certainly pay more! We pay $10 for swimming lessons per child, too, that's twice a week for 30 minutes each time for 6 weeks. 
We've made some new friends & seen our old friends. Above, Hannah going off the diving board, working on her dive (mostly, belly flops....ouch)! We went with my mom to buy the girls Speedo swimsuits at Sam's club for $11-something.
