Thursday, February 4, 2010

Another Road Trip

David had his follow up appointment in El Paso on the 25th of January, so once again we headed down the road. We stayed with "Nana" and "Grandaddy" again, and were able to see a few friends this trip.

The kids with "Nana" Daphne
A couple of close ups that I just love
On the way home we stopped along the interstate at a place called Texas Canyon (in Arizona, no less!). It is a stretch along the interstate about 2 miles long that has these odd rock formations. Everything around it is flat or normal mountain areas, and then you come upon this:

David was having a hard time getting comfortable in the car, so we stopped here to stretch our legs a bit. It's about an hour from home, but no one wanted to get back in the car after we were out for a while. The drive to El Paso may only be 4 hours, but it is a dull and monotonous drive, and this last trip seemed to take forever!

Here's a look at the terrain - normal mountains all around...

One I thought turned out kind of neat

I love the snow peaked mountains in the background of this one

We'll be headed back the end of February, and will see what the surgeon says about David reporting to Korea in March.

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