4 Corners & More

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We're still a couple of weeks away from leaving on our 4 Corners & More trip to celebrate Kayla's retirement. She still has five more days of work, so the final countdown is on. We've rented a camper truck, our current favourite mode of travel for road trips. Got the packing list out. Still in the middle of doing all the Internet searching for the places we want to visit, downloading maps and local hiking & biking recommendations, and reading other people's blogs.

This is a trip about rocks, hiking, biking, photography and avoiding big cities. The 4 Corners area is where Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico all come together - thus the name of our trip.

First we'll head west from Pitt Meadows to Osoyoos, then south across the border towards Idaho, Montana and into Wyoming towards Red Lodge where Richard says there are 3 billion year old rocks he wants to see. Then to Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks before heading on down to Utah. There we will zig zag across the state as much as we can, avoiding Salt Lake City, following the good weather and aiming for all the beautiful national parks of Utah. And if the weather is pleasant and not too hot, we'll head further south into Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and further south to see the desert cacti if weather permits. A stop in Las Vegas to see all the amazing sights and hopefully a show or two, definitely Cirque du Soleil. From there we're not sure, but the plan the whole way is to avoid the populated areas if at all possible, except for Las Vegas, and follow the secondary roads through small towns.

So that's it - our first blog.

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Comments

[Joyce]

4 Corners
Ah the life of retirees! Just one holiday after another. I look forward to reading your blog and following the trip on the map. Certainly with a camper you can bring home lots of souvenirs, AKA rocks. Joyce

[RaeAnne]

Best Wishes!
Hurray! You are nearly off on your own grand adventure. I look forward to following along on your blog as you did on mine - you may inspire our next vacation! Wishing you well on your retirement Kayla! You will be missed but I look forward to touching base when you are in town. Take care and happy travels! RaeAnne

[Karen]

Can I spell J E A L O U S???
I am thrilled for you two and even though I don't wish to rush my own retirement.....it sure sounds good to lolly gag around and have no pressing agenda! I hope you two have an absolutely LOVELY trip, and NO 'issues'....haha....and certainly, I expect many many pictures.....but did I really need to mention that??? Love you both! Karen (here in BALMY North Carolina)

[Ron & Carol Borsos]

Enjoy!
Enjoy all the beauty God has made! You can take time to reflect on His greatness as you view His handiwork. He is a God of detail but nothing is insignificant. We look forward to traveling with you through your blogs. Thank you for including us! Ron and Carol

[Joyce]

so long
Bon Voyage. Are you christening the camper with a bottle of champagne? Joyce