Beardshall Adventures

Steve and Roger have been so great about planning a Utah Extravaganza trip every year. Sadly I cannot remember the name of this place, because it was beautiful! It was very close to Manti. Ha, Steve would be so disappointed. 

We went on a bunch of trails and we ventured out, on one of the rainy days, to skyline drive. Let's just say Steve failed to mention the WARNING he read at the trailhead, "Warning! Skyline Drive should only be traveled by four-wheel-drive, high-clearence vehicles. Those hauling trailers or in a passenger car should not attempt the road. The road is treacherous slime in wet weather! If caught in a storm on the road, stop and wait for the road to dry out. Seriously!" So you think he would have mentioned that to us since we were driving it in wet weather. My life flashed before my eyes when we almost slid off the side! Other than almost losing our lives (seriously) I'd say it was a perfect trip as always!

exploring antelope island

We made the trek out to Antelope Island. I must admit, to my recollection, this was my first visit. It wont be my last. What a fun place. We have much exploring to do still, and are hoping to make it out there this summer for a camping trip.

Wrong way Katy *wink*

september 19 . road trippin'

We decided that since Utah totally rocks our socks we needed to get out and see more of it. I'm sure that this will become a yearly tradition, because we had such a great time! That and the fact that Steve has been advertising that he wants to go camping on his birthday every year (we were in Moab last year).

We did some research and found that Highway 12 would be a fun adventure. It's a scenic byway, but it's also classified as an "all american road". Did you know there are only 21 states that have scenic byways and even less that have all american roads? The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes highways that are outstanding examples of scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archeological, and/or natural qualities.

We kept joking that we were driving through Radiator Springs. Katy kept asking if the real Lightning McQueen lived here!

I felt like every chance you could, you just wanted to jump out and take a picture. I felt like a Japanese tourist! But we weren't the only ones thinking they needed to snap pictures along the way. There was traffic jams at all the "hot" spots!

We made our way to Bryce Canyon around lunch time. I know that I've been here before, but it was more beautiful that I remember.

And even though Will probably wont remember, I'm sure glad he got to experience this with us.

Aren't we just a photogenic family!!!!

Mostly we just stuck to the highway, but there are so many off shoots that you could take, and any number of things that you could do along the way.

We had to get rid of the camping box a while back, but the camper has proven to be a nice addition to the family.

We ended this day in Escalante....which was like a ghost town. I was surprised that there was no real big city along the way. Just a small town here or there.

august 25 . the canyon

American Fork Canyon is ALWAYS a good time, am I right?