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Photos: Day 2Day 2 featured a hike that Alison did with two girlfriends, acquaintances of my Uncle Bert, that she met last summer. Here are some pictures from the day. Photos: Day 3Day 3 started with breakfast at Jordan's Restaurant, a local favorite. They feature "all things blueberry," which provide plenty of terrific breakfast options. Later in the day, Alison and I were joined by my niece Becca for a stroll along one of the carriage paths in Acadia. These carriage paths, a very popular destination at Acadia, were built between 1919 and 1931 and funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. They represent his (very impressive) intent of keeping Mount Desert Island free from motorized vehicles. It's amazing what one can do with virtually unlimited funds. Photos: Day 4 My stroll along the carriage path the previous day turned out much longer than I anticipated (I'll spare you that embarrassing story) and so my own Day 4 was spent entirely at our rental home, reading, resting, napping and recuperating. There are worse ways to spend a day of vacation! While I did that, Alison, Liesl and Becca went for another hike, this one with some more elevation to it and offering a significantly better view from the top. You'll find some pictures below. Tidbit
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June 2nd, 2019 Lexington, Virginia Kitt Peak National Observatory
The kids are scatteringWith Eli moving out of our home and off to Tucson, the kids are now officially scattered around the country. Nathan continues to live in Indianapolis and is looking forward to a 3-month volunteer stint in Madagascar at the end of this year. He will be working on two projects: lemur population monitoring and reforestation. He hopes that this experience will "put him over the top" and help him get into graduate school, his longer-term goal. Ian continues to live life to the fullest as a San Diegan. During the day, he works at NavAIR and is currently assigned to the F-18 cockpit pressurization team. When he's not working, he's climbing mountains, skiing, playing beach volleyball and soccer, and pretty much any other physical activity you can think of. Lastly, Cam and his wife Nancy — thankfully — do live close to us. They've got one more year in Charlottesville until Nancy graduates from her Nurse Practitioner program. At that point, they've talked about moving to Richmond and producing our first grandchild, but we're trying to play things down so that they don't realize that we're super-excited about that prospect. Books
May 14th, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada Day 14
Final thoughtsHaving been to a variety of national parks during our two-week vacation, here are our takeaways: Arches National Park — Skip it There are arches to see in pretty much every single national park in Utah. The only thing that's unique about Arches National Park is the density; it's got the most arches in one concentrated area. On the downside, it's also got an enormous number of tourists in that same area. Keep in mind, however, that an arch is an arch. You've seen one, well, you get the idea. Canyonlands National Park — Don't miss it Unlike Arches National Park, this national park is large and expansive and offers much of the same geologic wonders as the better-known parks. It's even got an arch as its iconic image. Capitol Reef National Park — Take it or leave it Like Canyonlands, this national park draws far fewer visitors than the bigger names, e.g. Arches. The scenery looks a lot like Canyonlands, and so if you're heading in the right direction and have the time, then stop and see it. But, don't make a special trip just to see Capitol Reef. Bryce Canyon National Park — Don't miss it This park is quite popular and deservedly so. Whereas most of the other parks offer substantially the same geologic formations (canyons, mesas, buttes), Bryce Canyon offers something unique with their hoodoo amphitheaters. Zion National Park — Don't miss it Even more so than Bryce Canyon, this park is very popular given its proximity to Las Vegas — two hours from downtown Las Vegas to Zion — and its extraordinary beauty. You will definitely run into crowds during the high season, like we did, but it is worth putting up with those crowds. The park introduced a mandatory shuttle service 20 years ago that provides access to the major sites in the park. For those of you who have the stamina, make sure to hike Angel's Landing. For those of us with a little less oomph, hit Weeping Rock instead. The latter offered my favorite vista of the entire vacation. Grand Canyon West — Skip it The west rim of the canyon isn't part of the national park. Even though we knew that going in, we were disappointed with what the Hualapai Tribe had to offer. Also skip the south rim of the national park. We didn't go there, but that's because we were lucky enough to be warned ahead of time. The north rim is the place to be. PhotosHere are some of the photos we took on our last day of vacation. Tidbit
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