Temple View Lodge
Travel Blogs from Manti
Zion, monument valley and arches..
... that tower out of the desert. We drove around the national park in matts car, i think the suspension on the van would of gone if we were in that!haha. It was really nice got some great pictures! we stayed at a nice campsite surrounded by sandstone mountains.
After that we drove to Moab where Arches national park is. We went to a campsite which is by the colorado river, and we managed to get some shade under the trees.We had lunch in the ...
My AmeriCorps assessment
On April 18th I sent in my completed Americorps application, beginning the process of NCCC acceptance. A week later I received a letter telling me how to schedule my application assessment. I was terrified to call, thinking it was going to be my phone interview so I put it off for a couple days. Finally I gathered my courage and called the hotline and was surprised to find out that this was only scheduling the day they would review my application. ...
America Part 2
... a bit of a let down... Firstly i did not expect Roswell to be a city and secondly aliens definitely weren't what you needed to be scared of! The museum was kind of cool although nothing really special. That night we made our way to Carlsbad where we explored the caverns. This was pretty cool and not as scary as i thought plus the elevator at the end went incredibly fast!
To break up our journey a bit, it was decided that we would make ...
Mormon madness
... er hat diese Geschichte auf Goldtafeln nidergeschrieben vorgefunden, in einer unbekannten Sprache, die er dann mithilfe eines Geistes uebersetzen konnte. Dieses besagte Book of Mormons (ich empfehle wirklich den Wikipedia-Link) und die Fabel um Joseph Smith wird dann vor dem Tempel in einer Art Kinder-Freilicht-Theater-Spektakel vorgefuehrt. Und wir haben uns die Proben angeschaut... Seht selbst.
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Bryce Canyon National Park
... red rock. Swim, ride a wave-runner, horse-ride in the desert or just sit back on the shore and soak up the powerful rays of this beautiful and surreal man-made desert oasis
After the short 3 hour drive from Zion, the guys opted for another trek around Bryce Canyon, I on the other hand opted for some sleep.... said it before and will say it again god I miss beds, baths and clean clothes!! Shelley and I are still ...