Moab 2011

This year we went on 3 rides: Tusher Tunnel, Steel Bender and Fins and Things. Awesome rides and beautiful scenery!!

Happy Birthday Cole!

We had a fun time celebrating Cole's birthday at our house with both of our families. I made a double-layer chocolate cake, which turned out really good!

Moab 2010

We just got back from our annual trip to Moab. We always have so much fun on this trip! This year we went on a ride called Poison Spider, which is all slick rock and the views are so pretty. When you reach the top you can see Moab Rim, so we sat and watched a couple Jeeps climbing to the top. The second ride is called Kane Creek. This was the 3rd time we have done this ride and it never gets old! It is especially fun on a hot day because you ride through several creeks along the way.

Maui - Day 5 - Haleakala

Our last day in Maui we went to Haleakala Crater. It is 10,000 feet above sea level and above the clouds and there is still 19,000 feet below sea level. The views up there are what you see from an airplane. It was awesome! We were told it's colder up there and it sure was!

Maui - Day 4 - Flyin Hawaiian Zip Line

The Flyin Hawaiian Zip Line was a 3 mile course, which 1/2 mile was walking. There were 8 zip lines total and the longest was, I think, about 2600 feet. It took about 60 seconds to zip that one. It was really fun and, of course, the views were amazing! Haleakala was straight across from the zip line, and we could see both sides of the island at one point. We had to check in at the Maui Tropical Plantation where we got our fresh pineapples to bring home.

The Banyan Tree

This tree is called a Banyan Tree, it's in Lahaina, and it's one of the coolest trees I have ever seen. The base is where Cole and I are standing and it spreads over at least 1 square block. I don't know the exact size of it but it's huge! The pictures don't do it justice but you can kind of see from the picture I took from a distance just how big it is.

Maui - Day 3 - Whale Watching

Our 3rd day in Maui we went to Lahaina to go whale watching. We got some really cool video! We saw 2 whales within 15 minutes after we left the marina. There was 1 whale that stayed and played around our boat--breeching several times--for at least 30 minutes. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen!