The final countdown...

Last summer, my friend Lee Anne and I started discussing the prospect of a western vacation during our summer break from school. We discussed our dream locations, including: the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Devil's Tower, Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands. Now, after a year of planning, organizing, discussing, and fretting we are preparing both of our families to take part in the adventure of a lifetime! We will be hiking, camping and roadtripping with five children, two husbands, two vehicles and one large trailer for two weeks across the beautiful United States of America. As we go, we will be blogging our many adventures along the way.

The adventure begins on Friday, June 26th, 2009 as we leave our homes in Kentucky and head toward the South Rim of the Grand Canyon...