Journey of a Lifetime
Alyssa, Alan, and I arose early to head to the trailhead. We got to the Delicate Arch trailhead parking lot at 6:30am and the lot was full. Fortunately we had a handicap hangtag and got a spot closest to the trail. The hike up the giant rock and around the corner took us about 35 … Read more
It was another day of continued driving and this time making our way to Denver Colorado. It was about a 4 hour drive to the city. We pack up the cars in the morning and let the kids play at the park across the street and then got in the car and started driving to … Read more
Since we were in Provo we had a lot to catch up on. I spent about 45 minutes fixing the blower motor in the van and got ready to meet up with Josh and Trevor and had lunch at Sensuous Sandwiches which was yummy. We made a stop at Costco and then went to Macy’s … Read more
We started the day by driving to St. George, we spent 6 hours in the car and stopped only for food and gas along the way. When we reached St. George we did a little bit of shopping, met up with Alyssa’s parents, Tammy and Alan, and went to our Airbnb to stay for the … Read more
Due to Covid and all the crazy limitations on traveling we decided to create a road trip for the summer Traveling through 10 states and 9 National Parks over 16 days. Obviously there is so much to see on a road trip that it is hard to stay in one place to see everything you’d … Read more
We have been so busy this year and sorry for not updating much over the past few months. First and most important is we had our baby girl Taylor Rose Neilson. She was born March 26th 2018 in the evening and Alyssa went through a rough labor but fortunately decided to finally do an epidural … Read more
Better check the tires Before the trip I had a good feeling to look at the tires since we hadn’t changed them since we bought the car. While inspecting the tires I found that at least one of the tires had worn down past the tread and to the metal wires. So we took the … Read more
Sunday in Page, AZ We had a decent night’s sleep in our Prius but it still was a little uncomfortable due to the heat. We had our fans going that lasted until around 3 am and it was around then that we realized the Walmart in Page was not a 24 hour so we couldn’t … Read more
If you have been reading along, all the previous days to this post have been preparation adventures. We have now officially said goodbyes to several friends and family for the summer and have packed everything into our Prius. It took nearly 2 full days to pack and clean our bedroom and pack the car. After … Read more