May Colorado-Moab Trip

 John and Kathryn Ann had a fun trip to the Zoo with Kristilyn and her five children.  John with Amelia and Lillian in the strollers.

Grandma, James, Grant, Kristilyn with John in carrier, Grandpa, Lillian and Amelia in strollers.  Grant and James carefully followed the zoo map to find all of the Lego exhibits. 

 The sea lion exhibit was a hit for everyone.  James, Amelia, Lillian, and Grant.

 This Lego exhibit had lots of monkeys.  The real monkeys were very active. 

 The Lego penguins were also fun. 

 Both sets of twins loved building with the large Legos.  James is taller than Grant. 

 We took flowers to Grandma Millie and Grandpa Grant Rasband's graves for Memorial Day. 

 The Fred Steele railroad bridge over the Platte River in Wyoming built in 1868 as part of the transcontinental railroad. 

 One view of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado. 

 Another view of the alpine gardens.  The tulips and daffodils were barely blooming and were very small because of the high altitude. 

 Utah 128 from I-70 to Moab. 

 We followed the Colorado River from the Rocky Mountains along I-70 to Arches National Park. 

 Possible site for a 2014 Rogers Family Reunion--40 miles southeast of Moab.  

 View of the LaSal Mountains from the lodge. 

 The Three Gossips in Arches. 

 Court House

 John at Balancing Rock. 

 There were many kinds of blooming wild flowers. 

 Even the cactus were in bloom.  Note the bee on the flower petal. 

 Delicate Arch.  Remember our fun family vacation in 1996 when we hiked as a family to this arch. 

 We've had lots of family hikes in this area also - Devil's Gardens.  There was no place to even park so I just took a picture while John drove around the loop again. 

 The scenery and colors are amazing. 

 John is walking up to Window Arch. 

I lost my hat in the wind at Window Arch but John hiked down the back side of the arch and retrieved it.  

 Talisa shared the book that she wrote and illustrated for the first grade class. 

Four-year-old Kira. 

The pictures of our wonderful time with Mike and Desi are together on the other blog.