That first weekend.. Figuring things out.

Star Command (our casa in Utah) >> Capitol Reef, UT >> Bryce Canyon, UT >> Henrieville, UT >> Zion National Park, UT >> Kanab, UT, Grand Canyon, AZ >> Flagstaff, AZ

Since we’ve hit the road we’ve slept in the car twice, stayed with friends/family twice, have eaten dried and rehydrated refried beans, creamy pasta, peanut butter & honey, summer sausage and crackers, water, sour gummy worms, apples, bananas, and pistachios. (Not a bad gig.)

We are enjoying being on this trek, and surprised it’s really (finally) happening. We spent months specifically planning this trip, and who knows how many years we individually looked forward to such a journey.

The weather has been cool and rainy in spots. We love our prescription sunglasses to combat the brilliant sun.

One thing we needed to do was find a place for each item we have in our car-home. This shouldn’t be too much of an obstacle, though. We had a few extra items with us to take to C’s family’s home. In fact, we even had an extra memory foam to sleep on. We were provided a specially-made, fabulous little mattress from Intellibed. It is a dream. Having both stacked on top of each other is a bit of a joke though.

Honestly, when we took off, we felt good about the amount of food, clothes, camera gear, toiletries, and medicine that we had packed. We did a nice job planning ahead and down-sizing appropriately.