Vacation

Blew a tire in Gallup, New Mexico.

Replaced in Farmington, New Mexico.

Arrived in La Salle, Utah around 9 p.m. to discover that they had one gas pump that closed at 6 pm.

Dropped the trailer in Paradox, Utah to drive to Naturita, Colorado to fill with gas. Slept on the side of the road in Paradox, Utah that night.

Almost got the trailer stuck 2 times due to bad roads. Finally set up camp.

Horrible, difficult, painful hunting.

Moved camp to a different mountain range.

Nail in new trailer tire. Two other tires begin to seperate and show signs that they will blow out.

Replaced tires in Moab, Utah, headed to Monticello, Utah.

Trailer almost stuck on mountain due to bad roads.

Table broken in setting up camp.

Tub faucet broken in attempting to fix water leak.

Wind storm almost destoryed awning on trailer.

Wind storm severely damaged brand new pop up tent and a brand new tarp.

Mud tires on truck begin falling apart and cause possible blow out type situation.

Hunting better but still not great. No bucks killed.

Okay, for some reason, as I tell the story of our vacation, people want to laugh. I am really glad people find it humorous. No really, I am. However, it was by far, the worst vacation Jason and I have ever been on. Period.

We did make each other come up with blessings from the trip. Here is that brief list:
1. Through it all, I got to miserable with my husband. I wouldn't want to be that miserable with anyone else. Oh, and no one else would have been willing to be that miserable with me.
2. Through it all, we witnessed God's splendor, beauty and power. We saw hundreds of deer, a few that wer just beyond beautiful. We saw lots of turkey and elk. We even saw albino fawn (couldn't get a picture of it).
3. We both completed hikes that were extremely difficult and challenging. It reminded me that "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strenght" (Phil 4:13). There were two different times that if I had only to rely on my strength, I would still be on one of those mountains.
4. I got to watch Jason stalk some very big bucks. It was very cool.
5. We met some really cool people who were camped around us and were able to be a blessing to them.
6. We made it home safely without any extreme bodily harm (we are both very sore and are feeling our age if not older) and without damage to our property that will require major work, renovation or loss of property altogether.