Our trip began on Tuesday, March 23, we drove 15 hours from Maple Valley to Orem. We spent the night at the home of Casey Curtis, our former missionary. Brad and Casey hopped on board and we headed for the Grand Canyon the next day, Wednesday. Thanks Casey for a yummy homemade dinner and breakfast!
First viewpoint, Marble Canyon, the last bridge to cross the river before the Grand Canyon begins. Here is the Colorado River.
Finally arrived at the GC around 4pm. 
Lys with her Grandparents. 
No trip is complete without my brother Nick horsing around, dangerously horsing around.
Three generations to hike the Canyon!
The wildlife was too friendly.
Here we go, Friday 3/26. This is 6:20am at the top of South Kaibob.
Halfway down, Mike and Cindy!
Big horn risking his life to eat. 
Rainbows are hard to come by, Casey and Brad caught this one!
finally made it to the bottom and it was nice and warm. Relaxing!
Deer just hang out and eat the mule food. 
Three generations to hike the Canyon! The wildlife was too friendly. Here we go, Friday 3/26. This is 6:20am at the top of South Kaibob.Halfway down, Mike and Cindy!Big horn risking his life to eat. Rainbows are hard to come by, Casey and Brad caught this one!finally made it to the bottom and it was nice and warm. Relaxing!Deer just hang out and eat the mule food. After hiking 10 miles, we were ready to hike some more at the bottom, so we ventured out on another 8 mile hike along this Bright Angel Canyon and creek.
Dinner at Phantom Ranch.
Saturday morning, ready to head up 5000 feet, 8 miles! It is 7am.
Alyssa made it to the top in 7.5 hours. She was the youngest person we saw on the trail, next age was a 16 year old! SOOOOO impressed with her hardcore-ness. 
Alyssa headed off with the Grandparents for two weeks, so Troy and I got to mozy home, visiting friends along the way. First stops Hurricane, UT.... Grafton, UT, Springdale, UT, Colorado City, AZ, Centennial Park, and ZION National park. It was amazing.
Dinner at Phantom Ranch.Saturday morning, ready to head up 5000 feet, 8 miles! It is 7am.Alyssa made it to the top in 7.5 hours. She was the youngest person we saw on the trail, next age was a 16 year old! SOOOOO impressed with her hardcore-ness. Alyssa headed off with the Grandparents for two weeks, so Troy and I got to mozy home, visiting friends along the way. First stops Hurricane, UT.... Grafton, UT, Springdale, UT, Colorado City, AZ, Centennial Park, and ZION National park. It was amazing. I had a lasting impression driving around Colorado City seeing the town of Polygamists. I was impressed with the luxeries they had and the freedoms I saw. It was different than I expected. 
Centennial Park is an offshoot of the Colorado City group. They broke off in the 80's and they are modern Poligs. They dress modern and have beautiful homes like this one. They live right across the highway from Colorado City. 
Top of Angels Landing.. so scary.
Troy hiking up to Angel's Landing.
Andy and Krista, our friends in Hurricane, UT.
Quick stop in St George to see the temple.
Session at the Salt Lake Temple with Stacee and Cody. Stacee was my MTC companion and we have been friends since 1997.
Stacee and Cody
Our last stop was in Boise to spend two days with the Oates. Amy and Jason have been my friends since 1998 and Amy was my roommate back then!
Details of our trip: Budget was $1400 and we spent $1659, so we are ok with that! We drove 2993 miles in 11 days, using 181 gallons of gas with 16.4 MPG in our truck. We spent 6 nights with friends and only 4 nights in hotels. We packed most of our food, preparing it in advance. It was a successful trip, super fun, but still nice to finally be home. Our animals survived without us, but the greenhouse took a major toll. We have a lot of gardening to catch up on.
Centennial Park is an offshoot of the Colorado City group. They broke off in the 80's and they are modern Poligs. They dress modern and have beautiful homes like this one. They live right across the highway from Colorado City. Top of Angels Landing.. so scary. Troy hiking up to Angel's Landing. Andy and Krista, our friends in Hurricane, UT.Quick stop in St George to see the temple.
Session at the Salt Lake Temple with Stacee and Cody. Stacee was my MTC companion and we have been friends since 1997.
Stacee and Cody
Our last stop was in Boise to spend two days with the Oates. Amy and Jason have been my friends since 1998 and Amy was my roommate back then!
Details of our trip: Budget was $1400 and we spent $1659, so we are ok with that! We drove 2993 miles in 11 days, using 181 gallons of gas with 16.4 MPG in our truck. We spent 6 nights with friends and only 4 nights in hotels. We packed most of our food, preparing it in advance. It was a successful trip, super fun, but still nice to finally be home. Our animals survived without us, but the greenhouse took a major toll. We have a lot of gardening to catch up on. We thank our very special friends and family for making this an amazing trip. We love you all.
We definately recommend a family trip to Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. WOWOWOWOW. What a great trip.
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