So..I am still figuring out how to work the whole blog thing...so bare with me...

I think I left you all off in South Carolina some place?

Lots has happened since. First, an amazing weekend in New Orleans! Toured the city, walked the streets and met some locals. All while the temperatures soared into the 100s with a humidity of 98%. It was hot and we did a lot of sweating. But it was all worth it.

From New Orleans we drove North and started heading west in Kansas...beautiful countryside for the first FIVE hours, but after 12 hours of seeing the SAME flat land and cows, it gets a bit tiring. As Kari said, the site of the mountains in Colorado was a soothing one!

SAND DUNES...WOW, I felt like I was in Egypt. I recently read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho which is a great story about a young man who is in search of treasure in Egypt and finds a lot more than he could ever imagine on the trip. I kinda felt like the young man in the book, hahaha...in the desert, looking for the beauty of it all and finding so much more...I think you get the picture.

From the Sand Dunes we headed to Pagosa Springs! Sitting in the natural hot springs along the San Juan was a once in a life time experience. It smelled like sulfur (something awful) but the smell is soon forgotten once you step into the pools! I even got to wear a white robe! I felt so special :) Even Oprah took a visit to the springs!!!

I have never been this far west before, so seeing the landscape has been a great experience. It's breathtaking and pictures can not even come close to capturing the magnitude of beauty the land holds. Canyon Lands and Arhces....works of nature that leave me speechless. Had my first real experience mountain biking on Slick rock (not the infamous Slickrock trail) and loved every minute of it! Although I am left with a nasty bruise on my thigh (don't know how it got there) I'd do it all over again in a heart beat. Well....the downhill part I would do all over again in a heartbeat, the uphill part...not so much. Oh, and I won't tell you that Kari got lost..oops, I already did, ask her for the details!!!!

Stay TUNED!!!