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Got home with DD yesterday after a whirlwind trip.
I flew into Denver at 3:30pm on Sunday. DD met me there (with everything she owns packed into her car.) After juggling things around to fit my suitcase in the car we starting driving back the same direction from which I had just flown. We made it over the mountains to Grand Junction, CO where we collapsed, not even caring that the motel we got was a bit of a dump haha.
Monday we drove to Arches National Park and enjoyed an hour or so there sightseeing. After a leisurely and enjoyable lunch we moved on again, to Panguitch, Utah, just outside of Bryce Canyon National Park.
Tuesday was mostly spent hiking and touring around Bryce Cyn. What a breath taking place to visit! Wow. Down among the hoodoos I had to turn every direction every few steps because the view was constantly changing and always spectacular. It is not a place for the faint of heart. Ranging in elevation from about 8500 feet to 9200 feet, the altitude got to me on the hikes back up from the floor. We had plenty of water and are both experienced hikers, but even DD (who has been living at 7200 feet in Laramie) was feeling it a bit. It wasn't bad, but we both started to feel our thinking process more slowly. It's a good thing the speed limit in the park is so low with people who may be driving around with slowed reflexes, not even knowing they are impaired Ha! After a rest we pressed on to Saint George, Utah, where we gratefully showered, ate and crashed in bed early.
Wednesday we were up early and on the road before 7:00. The freeway angles through a corner of Arizona, so by 9:00am we had driven through 3 states (Utah, Arizona and Nevada) and breezed through Las Vegas without stopping. So, no gambling but we won an extra hour when we hit the Nevada state line and crossed from Mountain to Pacific time. We were getting mighty cramped and tired in that little car, but saying goodbye to Vegas reminded us we were only about 4 1/2 hours from home. We powered through and even managed to stay up and be sociable with the family until an (almost) reasonable bed time hour. Oh, and managed to get that package shipped yesterday after eBay's 'issues'. I'm still not sure how I stayed coherent to do that lol.

Sadly, today I had to get up and take my sister to the airport to send her back home to Kentucky. It was an amazing visit, and I'm so sad to see her go.