Sunsets

Photo taken from the car somewhere in Nevada of the sunset our first

day on the road

Amazing sunlight through the clouds near Laramie, Wyoming where we
stopped for dinner one night

Beautiful sunset in Bennington, Nebraska when we were staying with
aunt, uncle, and cousins :)

A sunset in Western Nebraska, near Lodgepole

Same sunset, different perspective

Colorful clouds on a fun sunset hike with uncle and brothers

We saw so many beautiful sunsets on our trip! They were all so amazing and different each day. I wasn't able to get a picture of all of them, but here are some of the pictures I did get. Most of the places we were traveling it was pretty flat so we were able to actually see sunsets. Here you can't see much between the mountains and trees :) Unfortunately, I didn't get to see a sunset in Arches, because the majority vote was get dinner instead of stay for sunset. Maybe next time....

Arches National Park

On our way home we stopped by Arches National Park, and spent one afternoon/evening and the next morning there. The landscape, the colors, and the rock formations were so beautiful, and so unlike anywhere we've been before. While we were there we stayed in Moab, a town just south of Arches. We found an amazing cafe, The Peace Tree Juice Cafe, that had great fruit smoothies (and a great name too :) I took the first three pictures the first evening, and the light and colors were so beautiful. Cairns like the ones in the fourth pic are all over Arches. The base stone is actually attached to the ground to mark the trail, and then people build off of that. 

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” 

-
John Burroughs

LoDo

We're back from our 2-1/2 week road trip adventure! We covered 8 states: California, Nevada, Utah,  Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and we stepped over the Missouri River into Iowa. We had a great time and I took way too many pictures, so I'll be splitting them up over a few days :) 
For my first post I'm sharing a few photos from LoDo (lower downtown) Denver. LoDo is such a fun place to explore, and they have lots of cool artwork on the sidewalks - like those amazing pianos! I think the animal crackers one is my favorite :) You can't see from the angle in the photo, but it even has nutrition facts on the side, and a rope like the handle of the box. The third pic is the sign outside my favorite bookstore - I wish they had one here! They have so many books and all these cool places to sit and read. And a horse with sparkly purple hooves :) Can't say I've seen that before!

“Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler."

- Roman Payne

"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent

 if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

- Henry Van Dyke

Books

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” 

-Stephen King

"A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, 

leading out into the expanding universe."

- Madeleine L'Engle

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kittens

Kora with Zara and Mako

Zelda

Zara

Zia

Chi

Karma and Zoe

kitten pile on Karma - what a patient cat :)

Some recent pics of all our foster kitties... They're all healthy, happy, and full of energy. Mako went to his new home last week, and I miss him so much, but I'm glad that he has found his forever home. We're still trying to find a home for Karma and Chi. Everyone wants cute little kittens I guess, not an adult cat and a black kitten, but I'm still hopeful that one day someone will come along and realize how amazing they are, and give them a loving home. In about a week or two the girls will be ready for adoption. I'll miss them all so much. They all have such wonderful, unique personalities, and my life will definitely be more boring without insane kittens running around my room, playing, purring, sitting in my lap while I read a book, and brightening my day.