Thoughts from Bob

On the first 2 months of "The Trip"

• Nebraska is big and Carhenge is strange
• Mt Rushmore is the ultimate"Made in America"
• I couldn't feel my fingers for 3 days after rock climbing al day with Rebecca- but it was a blast
• When the trip is done, Becca will have a very long list of what she wants to do when she grows up- very exciting.
• I think George Armstrong Custer and I would have been friends at the bottom of our class.
• It was great to see Joe Walz and his family.  Little Tommy looks fantastic- I still have scars from the pellet gun wars.
• God was on drugs when He made Bryce Canyon
• Kayaking is fun.  Kayaking in rapids is awesome.
• White water rafting is a contact sport.
• Vegas is always changing but it is still always 100 degrees, and you still leave with less cash than you had.  Circus Circus is still great for kids.
• Climbing a 14K mountain in Denver was a challenge
• I came
• I saw
• I conquered
• I threw up
• Actually seeing and smelling huge fires out west is scary
• Mass at the Air Force Academy was moving.
• Mass at St. Cyril in KC with 5 people plus the priest was more moving.  It was the first time Becca was an altar server- She did great!- and there was no collection...
• Baseball is fun no matter where it is played- Colorado, KC, St Louis, and Cincinnati were all a treat, and very different in their own way.
• Seeing Saturn'srings through a telescope at Zion with Rebecca was very cool.
• Fitz's home made rootbeer in St. Louis is still the best.
• It was good to see our first home in Indy.  Many great memories of Bobby, Maria, and Danny.  The Children's Museum is still #1.
• Spending all day in the lazy river at Schlitterbahn water park in KC was the perfect answer to the 106' day.
• Mt. Rushmore KOA is bigger than Rhode Island.
• Seeing 500-600 bison in Yellowstone was a beautiful sight.
• Bears can climb trees- fast!
• The Grand Tetons are grand.
• Before you lose most of your money in Vegas, save some for the roller coasters!
• When in doubt, always chose white water rafting.  Fall in early, get it over with- you will go in.
• It is fun to watch Becca do the Junior Ranger programs at the National Parks.  She has learned a lot and made many Ranger friends.
• You really don't miss TV- except Phineas and Ferb
• Thank God for Teddy Roosevelt
• Jan has great patience
• Dumping the motor home still stinks
• Becca summed things up perfectly one morning as we all stood in front of the fridge, sink, bed, table and bathroom in the RV all wanting to go a different way.  She said, "I love you BUT, you are in the way".

Can't wait for Part II!