4 states, 18 hours, and dozens of old burned CD's I made in high school later... we made it to Fresno.
I'm not saying I want to hop in the car and do it all over again, but it actually was a pretty fun drive. We decided to make a mini-vacation out of it, with a few stops along the way. Here's a recap, via pictures.
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| First state line: New Mexico! |
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| And just because I look so pretty -- proof that the sun HURTS. |
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| We stopped for lunch with my Danielle in ABQ; got to see her beautiful home, and of course -- baby Ella! Highlight. |
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| Second state line: Arizona! |
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| Pretty landscape made for an easy drive. |
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| We stopped in Flagstaff for the night. Topped off the day with burgers and beers. |
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| Cheers, to this foodie town. We love Flagstaff! |
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| Day 2: Headed to the Grand Canyon. This, folks, is Arizona... who knew? |
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| I told Bear he was getting to play with new friends while we toured the Grand Canyon. He was stoked! |
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| More Arizona landscape. |
The drive wasn't long, but then... out of seemingly nowhere, you land on this.
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| Grand Canyon selfie. |
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| I mean... incredible. |
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| Contrary to how it looks, Evan is not considering jumping over the edge. |
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| Smile for me, Onstot |
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| My turn. |
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| I like to call this one, "thoughts as deep as the Grand Canyon." |
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| This man I married? Total dreamboat. |
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| That rock formation is known as the "sitting duck." Can you see it? |
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| Basically, if you've never been... you need to fix that real quick. |
Finally, after exploring all day, we decided it was about time to head back for the night. We had a room in Williams, AZ... which is a pretty happenin' Route 66 tourist town. If you're into that sort of thing.
This next picture, I need to preface with this: Bear truly was a champ throughout the entire drive. But he made sure to let us know on this second day: he is not one to chained to ANYONE. Not even his parents. So he ate his leash.
Unfortunately, we did not realize this until we needed to put the leash on him. #ParentingFail
After a great dinner and mediocre hotel in Williams, we woke up to day 3, our final push until we reached our new home. I kept my phone handy so we could hop out and take the 3rd state line pic. And then.........
Whoops.
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| WHY DOESN'T CALIFORNIA HAVE A PHOTO OP SIGN? |
Bummer. We missed taking a picture at the California state line. But we stumbled upon something else, that we decided was the next best thing...
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| We are most definitely in California now. |
A few more miles down the road, and a long stretch of really boring-to-look at desert... the Fresno skyline never looked so good. We did it! After 3 days, we were happy to be done.
So was Bear.
So far, this next chapter has been so good. Once Bear got to stretch his legs in one of this city's dog parks (Lubbock didn't have a single one) he decided he agrees, too.
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| I took this photo near our apartment. We are not in Lubbock anymore! |
Until the next post, Bear would like to remind you that while the car ride is long... the plane ride is not. Once we figure out a more permanent living situation, the Onstot Hotel will be back open for business!
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| xoxo, Bear |
