Catching Up. . . Kentucky to New Mexico

 

A quick overview in photos of our spring and summer before we head out for our next adventures!

Daniel Boone National Forest and exploring with friends!

Hiked in Red River Gorge in Kentucky

Walked across some amazing natural bridges. . .

And climbed rock formations.

Enjoyed the quiet, rolling hills of Kentucky.

Made a stop to along the Bourbon Trail in KY.

Met up with more friends in Bardstown, KY.

Visited family and friends in Nashville.

I had a good cardiologist check up on my heart while in Nashville.

Then Shawn and I headed to Vegas for a long weekend with some friends.

Then it was time to head to Taos.

We visited some neat museums along Route 66. . .

And some iconic locations.

Of course, we couldn’t miss out on Cadillac Ranch in Texas.

They jumped in the frigid water at Blue Hole in Santa Rosa.

And finally arrived in Taos.

We spent many hours hiking and exploring local trails.

And were able to make it up into the mountains before all the snow melted.

Then we took a trip to Arizona and visited Horseshoe Bend outside of Page, AZ.

And toured Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell.

We hiked in Glen Canyon National Forest

Then continued on to Utah to visit Zion National Park.

The views were amazing!

Next we scooted up to Bryce Canyon.

We love hoodoos!

 

We explored the park for 2 days and took an awesome 13 mile bike ride!

Before we left Utah we checked out Pink Coral Sand Dunes State Park.

The dunes were vast!

On to Colorado, where we soaked in Pagosa Springs natural hot springs.

And camped at 10,000 feet on top of this mountain.

We then explored the Land of Fire and Ice in Grants, NM

Between all these adventure, the kids had swim meets in Cortez, CO, Los Alamos, NM,    Santa Fe, NM and Albuquerque, NM.

 

We spent many days playing in the rivers around Taos.

And hiked as much as we could. One of our favorites was the Williams Lake Trail pictured here.

Both sets of Grandparents came to visit us on the road in their own RV’s.

 

Thursday night Music on the Plaza was not to be missed!

We caught as many gorgeous sunsets as we could.

The 4 of us biked the South Boundary Trail.

And hiked to the tallest peak in NM.

Wheelers Peak  13,162 feet!

We made a quick trip back to TN.

The kids saw some friends. . .

And I got to spend some time with my Grandma.

We took another route back to NM and were able to take in the USA/Mexico Border on our way to Las Cruces, NM for Gunner’s State Swim Meet.

Meow Wolf in Santa Fe was an interesting experience.

We finished up our last two weeks in Taos with mountain camps for the oldest 3 and a trip to Uncle Cliff’s in Albuquerque.

We just squeezed in the Tri Taos Triathlon

And a weekend spent with Nashville Friends.

 

 

On The Road: Nashville to Taos

The kids finally finished this compilation of our drive to Taos. They videoed the scenery for about 15-20 seconds every hour so we could show the changing landscape. There is also  original music for the video composed by their friend Ethan Slot.

This was a tedious project for them learning how to cut clips to match the music, but they learned a ton and are looking forward to their next project!