well folks, we have officially left our oh-too-comfortable california weather. when packing for this trip, i remember asking paul if i should bring along a rain jacket... he laughed. 'of course!' he had responded... 'we will be going to places that experience rain, megan... it's not like california, don't you remember?' i pled temporary insanity.
today was a day that required that rain jacket. it rained the... entire... day. we started our day 4 trek from salt lake city. we dropped off our at&t router and cable boxes/dvr's at the local ups store (yay, more space in the car!) and headed up to antelope island state park for a fun adventure on the great salt lake. when we finally got there, we found that the weather was still nasty... ultimate bummer! paul deemed it 'not worth it' to pay the fee, drive onto the island, or attempt a bike ride. instead, we snapped a couple of quick photos in the rain and continued on our way.
in all honesty... i love rain... i love thunderstorms... i just don't love driving in those storms for long periods of time (i did manage to see some pretty awesome lightning storms while driving this afternoon, though... haven't seen those in quite a few years!).
next stop: dinosaur national monument... about 4 hours down the road. the drive was very pretty, and we saw the landscape switch from desert to slightly more lush (and i use the term 'lush' very loosely). when we arrived, we discovered that it was less than a dog-friendly park (i have a feeling this is going to be a trend of our trip). as a result, after a thorough walk-through of the visitor center, i kept the pup company in the car. meanwhile, paul took the shuttle and explore the park for a bit. here are some of the photos that he snapped.
we crossed the border between utah and colorado (!!!).
and, later this evening, we arrived in steamboat springs. paul's sis (sarah) and her husband (charles) have been here a few times and told us about how much they loved it... after being here for just a few hours, i can definitely see why! it is such a quaint town with a walkable and interesting main street as well as top-notch restaurants. tonight, we ate at carl's tavern and it definitely did not disappoint!
we just arrived back to our hotel to find out beyond precious livi guarding the homestead. man, this dog has been quite the trooper on some long driving stretches... let's hope it continues for the next 2.5-ish weeks! for your livi dog photo of the day (slash your most favorite photo EVER), i leave you with this...
(in other words... jumping between 2 double beds is not just a blast when you're 10 years-old... or human.)
on tomorrow's plate: we will explore steamboat springs a little more before heading to denver! we tried to make reservations to float down the river here, but the water line is so low that all of the rafting places are closed right now :(. luckily, paul found an alpine slide and i found a bunch of cute shops to investigate instead :). maybe a few bike rides with our patient 4-legged child should be in order as well. tomorrow afternoon, we are heading to denver to see sarah, charles, and our 2 adorable nephews! we cannot wait to see them!!
safe traveling and much love!
the mobleys
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