This year's vacation was a lot of fun. To remember all the details is challenging from one year to another, therefore I always make a stats page.2014 "America the Beautiful" Vacation
Vacation Length: 38 days
Miles driven: 4900 +
States Traveled: 9
Days spent at the beach: 14
Junior Ranger Programs Completed: 6 (Arches, Kings Canyon/Sequoia, Grand Canyon North Rim, Yosemite, Olympic, Olympic Ocean Stewards)
Wild Animals seen: gray whale, dolphin, 3 bears, sea stars, anemones, hermit crabs, harbor seals, deer, banana slugs, sea urchin, Stellar seals, Stellar jay, a bunch of different kids of mollusks, jellyfish, ravens, yellow bellied marmot, buffalo, elkCumulative Insect Bites: 31 - with Luke still immune and Isa only getting one
Worst Medical Issue: Gabi's mysterious half hour welts
Favorite Food: Burnt Almond Cake
Places We Hiked: Arches NP, Grand Canyon NP, Sequoia NP, Pfeiffer Falls, Yosemite NP, San Francisco, MacKerricher SP, Humbug Mountain, Ruby Beach, Sol Duc Falls, Seattle
Number of hours spent on a boat: 1/2
Number of hours on horseback: 1
Funniest Kid Quotes:
Luke: (after sitting through half of Rachel's convocation at BYU Idaho): Mom, is this a Mormon school? - they sure are saying a lot of church stuff.
Isabel: (speaking to dad when he mentioned he had to go to the bathroom) If I can handle it, you can handle it. (Insert big, proud smile here) See, I am practicing to be a mommy.
Gabriela: (while hiking) I hate trees, I hate rocks, I hate roots. I like sidewalks.
2014 Favorites:
Michael's favorites: Seeing a bear while hiking, watching the sun set over the Hood Canal, tidepools at Ruby Beach
Debbie's favorites: Giant Sequoias and Redwoods, tidepools at Ruby Beach, horseback riding on the beach
Luke's favorites: Eating seafood, visiting friends, seeing a seal while horseback riding on the beach
Isa's favorites: Seeing seals, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, tidepools at Ruby Beach
Gabi's favorites: Horseback riding on the beach, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Chinatown in San Francisco
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