Loose of Limits

So, we made it to Kovalam in southern India after 33 hours of travelling and are getting settled. We were so bad about posting on the cross country trip due to the heavy socializing that comes with visiting almost every friend and family member we have over a 5 week period. So we'll use the next couple of posts to wrap up that portion of our trip. One of the greatest parts about the road trip was the wildlife we saw on our drive. The first thing we were excited to see was the  Pronghorn  in Bryce National Park. We saw a group of them grazing on the side of the road in Bryce and once we learned more about them realized they are a fascinating animal. It is considered the second fastest land animal in the world, reaching speeds up to 70 miles an hour. It is thought that it evolved this way to help avoid the now extinct North American cheetah. While we didn't see them running it was very cool to learn the history of an animal that I associated with Africa. Pronghorn ...

After exhausting ourselves in the  Grand Canyon  and leaving a day early, we took advantage of the extra time and drove through Monument Valley, which was like driving through Mars. That place is insane. It's honestly the coolest drive I've ever taken and I was constantly exclaiming around every corner. I've never seen anything like it. Not only are all the formations just crazy beautiful, but they're all different, which was what was so amazing to me. Some were smooth and rounded and others were pointy and textured. Some of the spires were thin and fragile-looking and others were massive and solid. And all of these were right next to each other. 

Check out our pics from Zion and Bryce on our  Pics Page . Today, we're in Colorado, visiting my sister and her husband and our two nephews and, now that we have Internet, we're catching up on blog posts. After leaving Yosemite and stopping in St. George (check out Steph's post here ), we picked up some groceries from a weird supermarket in Southern Utah (I got a strange look when asked the check-out guy where we could find a liquor store), and we headed into Zion National Park . While driving into the park the landscape changes and large red and orange sandstone cliffs start towering all around you. Zion NP entrance Cliffs at Zion