From Stillwater to St. George

We had planned on leaving Stillwater on Tuesday night, but a huge storm almost kept us there overnight. Chad and Marty had to move the trampoline close to the house to keep it out of the path of the huge winds; Marty grabbed the escaped chicken, returned it to its home, and battened down the roof of the chicken house; the rain and wind were amazing. We finally decided, though, to get on the road, so we could travel while the kids slept that night.

We had great weather, but it seemed like there was road construction every 60 miles, so it was a bit of a longer trip than we had planned. But, we kept our spirits up and made the trip fun. We even decided on a detour, so we could visit Four Corners. We wanted to be able to say we'd been there. We drove for about an hour out of our way, through the Indian Reservation, which was interesting. It was sad to see how poor the residents there are.

It was so hot in this part of the country, that Marty and Rachel were the only ones who would get out of the car for this picture. To get into Four Corners was $3 a person, which was actually a bit ridiculous, since you are only there for about 10 minutes -just long enough to stand on Four Corners and take a picture. But, hey, we've now done it! One more thing off of the Bucket List, right?

After leaving Four Corners, we had a beautiful scenic drive through Arizona, past Lake Powell and over the dam into Utah. Then we knew we were almost to St. George and the end of our driving.

The kids liked that we drove past Elm Street - noone had a nightmare.

Going into new Mexico

Now, Arizona
Lake Powell


Finally, Utah!