5, 273 miles and home

Here goes for summary of our roadtrip vacation. Sorry it's taken a few weeks to post this, however, life has been somewhat chaotic since we got home.

As you have probably gathered from our previous postings we really did have an amazing time. In 17 days we travelled 5, 273 miles, through 7 states and visited 5 national parks.

We were lucky enough to visit 5 National Parks (before you ask the Grand Canyon didn't have a sign like the other National Parks we visited). In American vocabulary it was "Totally AWESOME". Roll on our next vacation and more exploring this vast country.

We were incredibly lucky with the weather and had many warm, sunny days, however, you will see we did some variation. "Some" is an understatement...we had temperatures between 2degC and 43degC and had both sunshine and snow!

Adam & Claire xxx

NOLA

We recently had Claire's Mum visiting us here in Texas. Whilst here Claire and her Mum took a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.

It was an interesting drive across many miles of swamp that seemed to go on forever and ever. Whilst in New Orleans we were fortunate enough to stay in the beautiful French Quarter. We also enjoyed visiting the Garden district and taking a boat trip on the Mississippi River.

Adam & Claire xxx

Moab

Continuing our stay in Utah we travelled from Bryce, to Moab, close to Arches National Park. One of the smaller US National Parks, Arches contains (no clues needed) lots of Arches! More stunning geological formations....

Adam & Claire xxx

Bryce Canyon

After the beauty of Yosemite we left California and started to return east. After driving through Nevada (lots more desert) we arrived in Utah to visit Bryce Canyon National Park.

Once again in our trip we saw stunning natural formations. The Hoodoos in wonderful hues of red and orange really were amazing, particularly in the early morning and evening. Walking in the canyon was great fun and enabled us to see so much more than was visible from the canyon's rim. In some ways, this less visited national park, was more stunning than the Grand Canyon.

Adam & Claire xxx