Road Trip USA: Day 3

Arizona - Utah - Nevada - California

longest. day. ever.

This is where we found ourselves at the crack of dawn... random park behind a golf course, surrounded by canyons at the edge of town.

I surprisingly slept well enough. Armed with our breakfast:

We drove like whoa to make it to Yosemite for the evening.

But first...

Grand Canyon!!

(you can see a little bit of the Canyon on the left, haha)

At the Grand Canyon lodge, James & I managed to convince our server that I was 15 years old so I could be eligible for the little bandit's breakfast buffet. Yeaaah 6 bucks instead of 12!

This tree made me very happy.

So did this little girl, who plopped herself down to draw the grand canyon.

Just as soon as we arrived to hike around the GC, we peaced out...

Mooooooooo-ve over cowboy!

Oh, dirt roads through Zion national park. How much joy you brought to James.

I kept myself occupied well enough.

Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada... the longest 150-mile stretch of nothing. We came across 5 cars altogether & all traveling in the opposite direction. We were chasing the sun, hoping to get out of the mountains before nightfall. We lost that battle but just when we thought we couldn't take any more dull landscape that is Nevada, we reached California! HOME!

(this is from day 4 just to give you a taste of CA :)

By the way, California wins for best starry sky. It totally competes with the starry skies of the Philippines. We took a driving break to lay out on the hood of the car and stargaze. Pretty amazing. You can see the mists of galaxies and the depth/dimensions of the stars. Around midnight, we finally reached Yosemite National Park. We then snuck into a "full" campsite in the park, set up our tent by the light of our headlights, and knocked out. Longest. Day. Ever. And by longest, I mean most epic.

That is... until Day 4.

RoAD TRIP USA: Day 2

New Mexico - Arizona.

Tried to make it to the Grand Canyon but only made it was far as Page, AZ.

My fingers were too slow to snap the picture so I sketched it instead. It was a little boy on steps ordering a snow cone from an old, rickety stand. AWESOME. He seemed so shy & indecisive.

itty bitty James on his way to pee.

Just like CARS! I have so much more appreciation for that movie now.

Soooooo many canyons!

Sun was setting so finding a campsite/space on the ground to sleep was a bit tricky. It was a warm night so we slept tentless & under the stars. I got a little nervous about insects biting me, but I slept eventually. Stay tuned for pictures of the site tomorrow because technically, that's Day 3 :)

I'll also have to add the photos from Taos NM on James's phone.

Charming Wall Opening Reception THIS FRIDAY!

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Renegade Craft Fair, LA!

we'd be so happy if you came :)

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ROAD TRIP USA: Day 1 (additional note)

camping FAIL

ROAD TRIP USA: Day 1

Oklahoma - Texas - New Mexico

No interstate highways. Just sweet, delicious countryside & dirt terrain.

First surprise stop: EISCHEN'S!

Fried okra, whole fried chicken & all the fixins...

made for good leftovers/road trip food. Yes, James is driving.

And he drives with his leg propped up when he's not driving with his thigh. So safe, right?

Oh hello!

I am of the opinion that the ip4 camera phone takes stunning nature photos in a moving vehicle & hates portraits, especially at night.

New Mexico

This is Storm Trooper, our hairy caterpillar. I found him crawling on my shirt and he inched his way across the dashboard, eventually falling.

We later found him on James's neck (??!?!) and then his toe. We left our OK pet in Eagle's Nest, New Mexico (below). I hope he makes lots of new friends.

Today's goal: New Mexico to the Grand Canyon. We shall see.

trust me on this one

may not look like much now, but it will be cute.