Up For Air

Alright, alright....remember how we kept telling everyone we'd be leaving San Francisco one day, then, that day would get backed up....again and again? It felt like manana ad infinitum. Well....same deal with this blog. We promised one. We just underestimated the number and intensity of the "distractions" that would get in the way of publishing it. So, here we finallly are!

You can see links to our photos thus far. Everthing is on the "My Photo Album" site at this point. Use that link. You can also see Tami's blog (sure to be more entertaining than my own) by clicking your mouse on her link: "Tami's Blog". If you have questions, I think you can post comments. If that doesn't work, you can e-mail me at holidaydarin@gmail.com

How about a status report? We're here to tell you the rugged West seems to be doing just fine. With nighttime temps in the mid to low-teens, we have most of the national parks and monuments to ourselves. The silence at places like Canyonlands Nat. Park is hard to believe. It's broken only by the 'caw' or the occasional raven. Last night was our first night in a hotel in nine. A hot shower has seldom had such restorative power. Enjoy 'em while you got 'em, folks!

We finally got out of SF on December 21. We had an excellent but brief few days in LA then headed to central Arizona to spend the holidays with the folks. Tami learned how to play the ever-popular mid-western card game, euchre. That's gift enough for the holidays right there, isn't it? On January 2nd, we left for Canyon Country. Since then, we've been hiking around with our jaws barely above the ground gaping at the majestic beauty. Our photos can't come close to doing it justice but you can get an idea. More will follow as we find time to post.

The one thing I want to convey here, is our thanks to our friends and family (they are all one and the same, right?) for the help and support in this decision and the resultant work involved. I never would have asked for all the help that was offered but, in retrospect, I don't know how we would have gotten out of town without it. We are very lucky folks to have all of you in our lives....and you should know fromt this point forward, we intend to keep you!

OK...we're off to view some more ancient cliff dwellings. See you soon.

-HD