Vegas, Death Valley and Sequoia - Alison's Update

WHIN WE LEFT THE GRAND CANUN WE WENT TO LAS VEGAS. IT WAS SO DIFFRINT THAN THE CANUN. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE AND SOME OF THEM WERE A LITTLE CRAZY.

WE HAD A FUN FIRST NIGHT WACHING THE FOUNTINS AT THE WATER HOTEL.

THEN WE WENT TO CESARS PALACE AND SAW THE STACHUS AND THE ATLANTIS THING THAT TALKED. THERE WAS A LOT OF FIRE IN THAT ONE.

WE DID A LITTLE SHOPING WITH GRANNA AND SHE GOT US SOME COOL LAS VEGAS SHIRTS.

WE ALSO WENT TO THE MICEL JACKSON CIRC DE SOLAY SHOW. IT WAS SUPER AWESOME. MY FAVRITE WAS THRILLER AND ALL OF THEM WITH THE ACROBATS DOING FLIPS AT THE SEILING.

WE STAYED AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET. I CALLED IT THE CHIKEN NUGGET. IT HAD A COOL WATERSLID IN THE SHARK TANK.

I COME DOWN THE SLID FIRST AND THEN CAMDEN.

WHEN WE WERE DONE IN LAS VEGAS WE DROPPED GRANNA OFF AT THE AIRPORT AND THEN WE WENT TO DEATH VALLEY. IT WAS SOOOOOOOO HOT!

IT WAS 109 DEGREES AT 9:15 IN THE MORNING. THE FORCAST WAS 128!!!

WE STOPPED AT BADWATER BASIN FOR A PICTUR. ITS THE LOWEST PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA. WE DIDN'T STAY LONG BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT.

THEN WE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY THRU DEATH VALLEY TO KERN CA WHERE WE CAMPED AND ME AND CAMDEN PLAYED IN THE KERN RIVER NEXT TO OUR CAMPSITE.

MOM ALSO SHOWED US HOW TO PLAY LADDER GOLF. IT WAS FUN. I BEAT CAMDEN IN THE FIRST GAME AND THEN HE WON THE SECIND ONE

THEN WE WENT TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST. THE TREES THERE ARE HUGE!

WE HIKED THE TRAIL OF 100 GIANTS AND MOM LET US CLIM ALL OVER THE TREES THAT FELL DOWN.

THEN WE HIKED TO THE TOP OF DOME ROCK. IT WAS REALLY STEEP AND KINDA SCARY BUT THE VIEW AT THE TOP WAS AMAZING!

THEN WE WENT TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

THIS IS WHERE WE SAW THE BIGGEST TREE IN THE WORLD. ITS THE GENERAL SHERMAN TREE. WE LERNED IT IS OVER 275 FEET TALL AND 36 FEET AROUND. I SAID YOU COULD GET A LOT OF MATERIALS IN FORTNIGHT IF YOU CHOPED DOWN A TREE THAT BIG.

WE CAMPED TWO NITES IN THE REDWOODS. I LIKE SLEEPING IN THE CAR. IT WAS COOL ENOF THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED THE BUCKET AIR CONDISHUR. WE PLAYED CARDS AND MADE FRIENDS FROM OTHER CAMPSITES. WE PLAYED MANHUNT UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR QUIET HOURS.

THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. CAMDEN WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT OUR TIME IN SAN FRAN SOON. BYE!

Camden's Latest Entry...Zion, Grand Canyon and More!

When we left Lake Powell, we went through Kenab, Utah to Coral Pink Sand Dunes state park. We camped there and there were no tarantulas at that campground.

After camping, we to Zion National Park. It was really pretty. We went through a tunnel that was in side a mountain. There were a lot of big cliffs and mountains.

Once we were through Zion we arrived in St. George. While were in St. George we went to a Dinosaur Museum...it was mostly for Alison (like the nuclear science museum was for dad) but I enjoyed it too.

We stayed the night there and then dad left to go back to NC. 😢

After we dropped dad off, we drove to Flagstaff to wait for Granna to arrive. Mom surprised us by taking us to see Hotel Transylvania 3.

Once Granna got here, we went on to the Grand Canyon. It is so big!!! We spent most of our time driving through, making quick stops to take pictures or have a picnic.

 Mom had planned for a stop at the Yavapai Geological Museum for me. I love geology and it was fun to learn about the rocks and minerals that are found at the Grand Canyon.

If you zoom in close it's funnier. 😁

 The we left the south rim and drove on Route 66 to the west rim. We stopped for the night along the way and had dinner at a real diner. They had really good homemade rootbeer.

On our way to the west rim we stopped at a grove of Joshua Trees. Mom was really interested in them...mostly because of the relation to U2...but we Googled them when we got back to cell service. The Joshua tree grows the direction of the wind rather than standing up straight. This symbolizes the strength and beauty that can come from dysfunction. It was named after Joshua from the bible where he reaches his hands up to the sky in prayer. They were really cool looking.

Then we made it to the west rim. We walked on a glass skywalk that hung out over the canyon. It was neat. Mom was scared. She doesn't like being up high but she did it and we were all proud of her.

Then we hiked to an old abandoned guano mine. It was cool.

The last thing we did on the west rim was spend time at Hualapai Ranch. We rode a mechanical bull, had a shoot out (Alison shot me!) and saw a magician who was really good at slight of hand and illusion magic tricks. It was my favorite thing at the ranch.

When we left the west rim we headed to Las Vegas but had a quick stop at the Hoover Dam. It was really impressive. I am glad that we made the stop.

Alison will post soon about our time in Las Vegas. See you next time on...Fosters Be Trippin'!!!