We woke late today and Heidi had prepared the most sumptuous breakfast. They are such good people the Smiths. Fancy hosting us on a few hours notice, then putting on a wonderful meal. Amazing really.
We left around 10:30am and headed to St. George, Southern Utah. We stopped off at Bryce Canyon on the way. I have been to Bryce before so was excited to show Jodie & the kids. It is like no other place on earth and one of my favourite places to photograph.
When we arrived we had a couple of hours of sunlight the the clouds rolled in, which disappointed me for creative reasons as the sky becomes a giant white box and you lose colour and definition in your shots.
I then took the family on a hike down the Navajo loop, which is spectacular. It covers the famous Wall street and Thor's Hammer. Walking to the bottom was o.k. but walking back up was murder on the Hammy.
We got to the bottom and it started rain, remarkable for this country. This turned the dusty track into a clay like mud sticking to our shoes and weighing them down making the climb out a little bit harder. The kids didn't seem to mind and were all in good spirits.
We the had dinner at Ruby Red's which was a nice buffet, before browsing in the giant gift shop there. Thomas has started up a collection of souvenir pennies. These are machines that flatten a penny and emboss it with the image of the landmark your visiting. The only machine was back up in the park at the general store. It was 8:15pm so Tom and I raced back up to get there, but they had closed at 8:00pm.
There was still a lady inside so we tapped on the window and she let us in to make the penny. I was delighted for Tom as I think this is a good little collection for him to have to remember his trip. I love my son. He is growing into a fine young man. I hope this holiday strengthens his testimony and builds his character.
We then headed off to St George which was still 2.5 hours away. Rather then going back out to the main highway I-15 the Gps took us on an inland route along a road littered with wild deer. This was actually a little scary as many were right on the edge of the road and I had to swerve to avoid them. We then had to drive through Zions National Park at night through zic-zac roads and mile long tunnels. We got into St. George at midnight and have a great room with 3 double beds. Joey did fantastic booking this place. Enjoy the pictures.
We left around 10:30am and headed to St. George, Southern Utah. We stopped off at Bryce Canyon on the way. I have been to Bryce before so was excited to show Jodie & the kids. It is like no other place on earth and one of my favourite places to photograph.
When we arrived we had a couple of hours of sunlight the the clouds rolled in, which disappointed me for creative reasons as the sky becomes a giant white box and you lose colour and definition in your shots.
I then took the family on a hike down the Navajo loop, which is spectacular. It covers the famous Wall street and Thor's Hammer. Walking to the bottom was o.k. but walking back up was murder on the Hammy.
We got to the bottom and it started rain, remarkable for this country. This turned the dusty track into a clay like mud sticking to our shoes and weighing them down making the climb out a little bit harder. The kids didn't seem to mind and were all in good spirits.
We the had dinner at Ruby Red's which was a nice buffet, before browsing in the giant gift shop there. Thomas has started up a collection of souvenir pennies. These are machines that flatten a penny and emboss it with the image of the landmark your visiting. The only machine was back up in the park at the general store. It was 8:15pm so Tom and I raced back up to get there, but they had closed at 8:00pm.
There was still a lady inside so we tapped on the window and she let us in to make the penny. I was delighted for Tom as I think this is a good little collection for him to have to remember his trip. I love my son. He is growing into a fine young man. I hope this holiday strengthens his testimony and builds his character.
We then headed off to St George which was still 2.5 hours away. Rather then going back out to the main highway I-15 the Gps took us on an inland route along a road littered with wild deer. This was actually a little scary as many were right on the edge of the road and I had to swerve to avoid them. We then had to drive through Zions National Park at night through zic-zac roads and mile long tunnels. We got into St. George at midnight and have a great room with 3 double beds. Joey did fantastic booking this place. Enjoy the pictures.
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