We did a little road trip in May. The Honda Ridgeline is so comfy for the 4 of us there wasn't a single complaint about the amount of driving. Maybe just once, when Rylee asked "how long are we driving today?" Mark said "about 10 hours" and Rylee's reply was "awww...can't it just be 8?" A nice little lesson in Geography for the girls, driving through Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California.
We stopped in Zion National Park Utah on the way to California and
did a hike in Kolob Canyons. http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/zion/kolob_canyons.htm
We then made our way to Disneyland by day 3 and some lovely WARMER weather for two fantastic days of rides in the theme parks and swimming in the hotel pool!
From there we drove North through the Central Valley with it's Orange Groves, garlic fields and other riches to Morgan Hill, near San Jose where we visited our friends Cory and Yada and their 3 totally cute kids - Maddy, Mikaylee and Tarin!
Day trips to Santa Cruz and Monterey included beaches, sand dunes, more rides and harbour seals. We said goodbye after a few days and made our way to Lake Tahoe via
Sequoia (Giant Redwoods) and Yosemite (granite cliffs and waterwalls) National Parks on the CA 49, a lovely twisty hiway through the mountains home to many historic California Gold Rush towns. Rain turned to snow in below average May temperatures and we drove through a blizzard on the Pass near Truckee, CA. Snow, ice and slush, mild by Canadian terms but enough to demand chaining up or 4x4.Fortunately our condo at N. Lake Tahoe had a hot tub and heated outdoor pool to entertain the girls, a nice grill for Mark to BBQ for us, a movie theatre playing "Angry Birds, Rio" and a beach for skimming stones and biking. We had a fantastic 2 week holiday!
