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Monday, we got up and took Loki for a walk. We had a pretty leisurely morning. Here's the thing - we didn't really have a hard destination to get to, but it was definitely going to be in Kansas. So, we weren't in a huge rush. No offense to any Kansans here. But also, Emma was tied up until...

I'll just give you guys the whole weekend in one here. When we woke up Friday, it was already raining, and just barely starting to turn into snow. We took Loki out for a walk which didn't last terribly long because of the rain. None of us wanted to be out there and Loki least of all. He wore his...

We cruised out from Jensen midmorning after a little dog walk. We just did a straight shot to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. There are more hot springs there. I guess we're doing a hot springs tour of the country. Not really. But they're cool, and the price (free!) is right. These ones are called...

We woke up at The Depot and went inside. I grabbed a #12 screw and nut and went back outside. I'm not trying to play the blame game here or anything so I will just say that we had "a guest" at some point who accidentally kicked the bottom rail of the shower door and it broke. It's honestly fine...

We stuck around Salt Lake City Sunday night because Monday morning we had to go back to the airport again. This time I dropped Mandy off so she could fly out to a conference sort of thing. She does some consulting work on a quarterly basis that pays really well so it's a no-brainer. All travel...

Sunday, we didn't stick around long. The site on Stansbury Island is fine, but nothing special. A far cry from the springs in Meadow, to be sure. Plus, we had to get to the airport to drop off Chris. So that's what we did first thing. After the airport, which is super easy to navigate for...

Saturday, I made Mandy get up early. We'd agreed to bail on the hot pool at night on the condition that we'd go first thing in the morning before anyone else got there. It was cold, but we walked over through the morning grogginess anyways, and hopped in. We stayed in as long as Loki would allow...

Friday morning, we found a hike in the canyon in which we'd stayed. I think it was Hunter Canyon. It's an easy two miles out and back, with a cool arch to check out. Unfortunately for us, it was overgrown, or we are idiots. I dunno. But approximately a mile-ish in, or so, we lost the trail. It...

Thursday, our ATV rental began at 8:00am. So that was priority. We went to High Point Hummer at 8 and got in line with everyone else. We filled out the papers, and listened to the basic operating informational session, and then we were free for the day to hopefully not roll the thing over. It...

Wednesday, we drove over to Moab. A bit of backstory is that Chris is one of our Jeeple. Jeep people. We were out on a trail forever ago and I dropped the gas tank out of my Wrangler. He was out on the trail with us, but we didn't know him very well. He offered us a ride home, and we were...

Tuesday, we wanted to do something a bit more dog-friendly, so we went to Red Canyon State Park. At least, I think that's what it was called. It's right next to Bryce Canyon. I'm pretty sure it was red-something, and it was definitely a state park. Anyways, we did a bit of a hike around there. A...

Monday morning, Chris told us he rolled over and felt the sand fall off his face. We peeked inside before he took the tent down, and saw the floor was covered in a layer of fine red sand. Even with the fly on, the sand blew up underneath it and into the tent. Not ideal. But he was a trooper and...

Sunday, we wanted Chris to see the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, because we really loved it, and it was only slightly longer, but basically on the way we were headed. So, we drove through again so he could see it all. It's really interesting how each corner you turn, the landscape changes...

Saturday, we woke up and took Loki to a sitter we found on Rover.com straight away. The sitter's house was right near the Hoover Dam, which was perfect (and a large part of why we chose to leave him there) because we were going to tour the dam. It was just a short ride, but the temperature...

We took an early morning walk along a riverside trail to the post office to get dog moving before it was too hot outside for his little feetsies. As well as to send out some Mother's Day cards. The trail has signs at intervals noting distance to the post office, but there isn't actually a direct...

Thursday, we got up lazily. I did some last-minute cleaning before 9am - mainly just the stainless bits. The stainless steel wipes I got don't seem to make the stainless any MORE clean than soap on a sponge, but it does seem to STAY clean for much longer. So, I'm sticking with it for now. We...

We got up early. Not quite for sunrise, but Mandy had us moving shortly thereafter. I wasn't so enthusiastic as she was. After breakfast, we took a short drive to White Dome trailhead and went for a little hike. I think it was about 1 mile in a loop. It was our first slot canyon! It's pretty...

I've got to make sure I put the day of the week at the beginning of each post otherwise I'm gonna lose my marbles here and I've got a pretty sizeable collection of marbles. So, TUESDAY, we woke up to some gorgeous weather on the lakeside. It was a little bittersweet, because we couldn't stick...

Monday, we left the campground and headed to the laundromat. A day late, if we were trying to stick the Sunday schedule. Good thing we aren't! Loki and I tried to walk while Mandy was inside, but he changed his mind. Put the brakes on as we call it. So, we ditched that plan. After the laundry...

Sunday, we drove downtown in the morning, and we went to Wild Iris for coffees. They have a lavender cream cold brew that's outstanding. No, it doesn't taste like lavender. Nor smell like it. It just adds the teensiest bit of sweetness. So good. We took the coffees to a small trail hike across...