Nova night

Chillin'

Waiting for the parade

Aurora's first ever Pride parade was this weekend. We imported our own shade, made some new flags, packed some sandwiches, and enjoyed a roasting hot hour of floats, marchers, and even a band.

Red Rock Canyon

Having climbed to a shady overhang high in the hills, the children set to playing, and Joe and I found a cozy rock to stretch out on and fell right to sleep.
Parenting.

Should it become necessary

To flee Nazis at the end of a feature film, we've trained for the experience.

Red Rock Canyon

In which we determine we have read the boy one too many survival stories.

Fire walk

Photo by AKoz

Alien landscape

When the going has been tough, Joe has amused himself by pretending he's on Mars.

Once again into the wilderness

However, we

Enjoyed every moment of the Clark County Museum

We are

Deeply underwhelmed by this famous sign

Mojave hike

In 2004, Joe and I hiked what existed of this railroad trail from the Lake Mead visitor center. A nice couple of Mojave miles. In 2010 we learned it goes all the way to the Hoover dam, a nice walk in April. Yesterday, with temps around 105, it wasn't as pleasant for an 8 mile desert hike.

And finally, river

Cliffs and sand and rocks

Watchman hike

Hike up with a park ranger.
Hike down with three.

Hiking the Watchman

Brave hiker

Zion

Off the beaten path

Rivers and Mountains

Trekking

Ready for Zion

Innocents abroad

Well, at least in the air.
We are on vacation.

Every day is camping

Even surrounded by Legos

He is captured by books