Bridget B

On our last day of the trip, we walked down to the Flamingo to see their wildlife habitat. We had seen everything we wanted to see at that point and I was ready to head home. After awhile, crowds start to really bother me, so I was glad to escape the madness.... read more

On our third and final day at the ranch, we took a ATV ride out to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I rode in the range rover- I'm sure this is no surprise to those of you that know me well. Too dusty and holding on to the handles and brakes all the way there trying not to crash was too much for me. I've had several car accidents, I don't need an ATV accident added to that list. Again, my photos do not do the beauty of the Grand Canyon justice. It is breath-taking. After spending some time at the rim, we headed back to the ranch for lunch and our plane ride back to Vegas. I was very sad to leave the ranch, I could have spent a week there. The ride ... read more

This year on vacation, I decided to stay in the US and visit the Grand Canyon. My friend, Sarah, and I stayed at the Bar 10 Ranch- located just 9 miles from the Grand Canyon's North Rim in the Arizone Strip. There are two ways to get there: by teeny, tiny plane that lands on an asphalt runway or by a truck or other high clearance vehicle by way of a 100 mile dirt road from the nearest town, St. George, Utah. We chose the plane. I saw visions of myself disappearing over the edge of a canyon had I tried to drive on a rocky, dirt road. We get to the Ranch (Sarah puked on the plane), and are assigned a place to sleep. You can choose from bunk beds in the lodge, outside on ... read more

On Independence Day we drove just north of York and visited Castle Howard. This castle began constuction in 1699 and took over 100 years to complete. Today it's still used as a home for the Howard family, but is open to the public to visit. The castle is beautiful and the grounds are lovely. There are peacocks that roam the grounds, the gift shop sells peacock food! The Howard family has an interesting history. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were both members of the Howard family. They were the second and fifth wives of King Henry VIII, both were beheaded. ... read more

Today we went to Fountains Abbey. It is Britain's largest monastic ruin, founded in 1132 by 13 Benedictine monks. It was sold in 1540 to a merchant following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII. It's a shame that so many of the beautiful abbeys were destroyed during that time period. I tried not to go overboard on the photos in this section. I took 57 photos of the abbey and have only posted the good ones. I have more than a couple not so good photos. I didn't know you could get blurry photos with a digital camera. This place is huge, you could easily spend an entire day here. Lots of walking paths on the grounds. I was very tired at the end of this day from all the walking. It ... read more