The family covered a lot of ground this summer – a short trip to San Diego was followed by a week at Stanford Sierra camp and a monthlong Odyssey from California through Nevada, Utah, and Colorado (with cameo appearances by Arizona and New Mexico). Nine National Parks/Monuments/Recreation Areas: Yosemite, Death Valley, Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Glen Canyon, Natural Bridges, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes. Skiing in July at Mammoth, Blue Man Group and the Wave Pool in Las Vegas, houseboating and kayaking on Lake Powell, rafting on the Animas River, horseback riding, ziplinging and 4-wheeling in the San Juan Mountains, camping and skinny dipping in the Crestones, ballooning in Aspen.
As if this wasn’t enough, Laura’s family reunion immediately followed in Pennsylvania, with side trips to Valley Forge and to Hershey Park.