We had a casual day, went to old town Sacramento then to the pool. We have had a great stay here, Betty has been such a wonderful host, we give these accommodations 5 stars.

Aunt Betty was kind enough to watch Ian and Jonan while Kelly and I and her sister Katie Nyhan drove from Sacramento for the wedding.

Holy Rocky Mountains! We've been driving like maniacs today to make it to California. We stayed overnight in Salt Lake City and woke up to find ourselves surrounded by the towering Rocky Mountains. We were pretty blown away that the mountains we were staring at were the ones we'd actually driven over in the dark the night before. On our way out of town, we went swimming in the Great Salt Lake. We wanted to see if our bodies would be held up in the wa...

We stopped and swam in the great salt lake and it is true that you float on top of the water. We took some Photos of this but they somehow got lost. On the salt flats we drove forever at 83 mph on cruise control.

Swaying prairie grasses, forested hillsides, and an array of wildlife such as bison, elk, and prairie dogs. This is one of our country’s oldest national parks and one of its few remaining intact prairies. Secreted beneath is one of the world’s longest caves, Wind Cave. Named for barometric winds at its entrance, this complex labyrinth of passages contains a unique formation of crystals called boxwork. We took an elevator down 22 stories and then were ...