The Long Road Home...

seems even longer if you decide to move yourself. Is the better question here "Can my life really be packed up into a 16 foot truck" or "does my life really require an entire 16 foot truck?"  I was leaning toward the 2nd question as the movers got all of my crap things packed tightly into the truck.  Truthfully I was a little embarrassed and wondered if I might need intervention from the Hoarders production staff. 

While moving myself via a big truck was not my first plan, my brothers offered to come out to Vegas and drive me back...and then my mom offered and before I knew it, we had a little road trip caravan planned.  It wasn't too bad split over two days and were able to spend a bit of time in Zion National Park along the way. 

Just a little side note here that my awesome brothers drove this beast 800+ miles without incident.  I drove it less than 3 to return it and took out the left side by driving onto the top of the gas station concrete barriers that protect the pump.  Yep, it was a sight to behold (and snicker at). 

Before we left Vegas, a few touristy things with the family....

 From the top of the dam.

Then, from the top of the bridge 

A gantt chart immortalized in bronze.  

And Zion.  I have to say that it might just be the most beautiful National Park I've ever been too.  Since I'm saving most of the photos for a Lightroom class I'm taking, these are minimally edited--the sky really was that blue--photoshopped by God.

You can hike up the river canyons here...I wish we'd had time.

And Utah during sunrise.  Love sunrise.