Schonchin Butte

 Lava Beds National Monument

August 2023

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Alicia - Keys to the Summer Tour: A Night Out at the Maverik Center (West Valley City, UT)

 July 28, 2023

Egypt has been a fan of Alicia Keys since forever and it never worked out where we could go see her in concert. Egypt got excited when she heard Alicia was going on a summer tour, but was instantly bummed to see she was skipping Sacramento. I already had our vacation week planned for Moab, UT when I saw the tour was stopping near Salt Lake City at the Maverik Center while we would be less than 4 hours away. Once I secured tickets (Front Row), I changed our hotel reservations to be more convenient. I wish the  pictures could capture the excitement bursting from Egypt for more than two hours. I can go on, but Egypt summed it up with, "This was one of the greatest nights of my life!" 

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A Day in Grand Canyon National Park

 Arizona

July 2022

The Grand Canyon was our last stop on our epic two week father-daughter vacation during the summer of 2022. Besides being a long couple of weeks, the drive from the Four Corners to the Grand Canyon was slow due to rain and washed out roads. On top of everything else, it was again very hot when we entered the park in the middle of the afternoon. Our first stop was confusing because the area was under construction and we ended up walking quite a bit more than necessary as we found our way. Add all that up together and it was difficult for Egypt to truly enjoy the majesty laid before her eyes. 

Egypt was a good sport as she walked around a few of the viewpoints scattered along the south rim before she requested a nice dinner together on our last night out before a marathon drive home the following day. I found a steakhouse and Egypt was disappointed that they were all out of their rattlesnake appetizers, but she did enjoy a cowboy sized steak with abundant sides. 

I imagine Egypt will return to the Grand Canyon to explore the parks depths in more detail.

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A Day at Four Corners Monument Navajo Tribal Park

 Utah - Arizona - New Mexico - Colorado

July 2022

Egypt enjoyed standing in four states at the same time. The monument has completely changed since we took Kellisa to "sit on wheels" in four states simultaneously way back in June 2007.

KELLISA'S VISIT - JUNE 2007

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A Day at Aztec Ruins National Monument

 New Mexico

July 2022

It was blazing hot when we visited and it was hard to imagine living in the Southwest long before air conditioning. Although, we were surprised how much cooler it was in the rock houses. We both enjoyed learning about the Aztec people and their culture, but were also sad that it is mostly gone. 

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