Today is my 65th birthday. I love to be out exploring new places for my birthday every year!! We packed up and left Bluff. We drove through Mexican Hat, and Monument Valley. Such cool formations.
Bluff, Utah - Day #3 - April 21st, 2019
We had a great Easter Sunday. Mandi got to hunt for Easter eggs, and her basket. Then we went to church with the Jones family in the Bluff Visitor Center. Their granddaughter got to play the old organ while we sang! It was just us and them. It was special being in a room with all the pictures and art from the San Juan Pioneers. We learned a lot about Kumen Jones and his family. Then we went to the Bluff cemetery to see where a lot of the original pioneers were buried, including Jens Nielsen. It feels like a very sacred place. Tonight, we went to the Blanding cemetery to see where Kumen Jones is buried. Cherie cooked us all a wonderful ham dinner. They found out that tomorrow is my birthday, and Cherie made me a special strawberry birthday cake, and they all sang to me. It has been great seeing our old friends after all these years!
Bluff, Utah - Day #2 - April 20th, 2019
Our good friends ( for 40 years) Leon and Cherie Jones took us to " 17 ruins" and we hiked up to them and went in to see how they lived. I can't believe they would hike up this every day. Then they took us to Sand Island Petroglyphs! They have some of their kids and grandkids here visiting, so we all went for a picnic, and rode 4 wheelers.
Bluff, Utah - April 19th, 2019
We picked up Mandi, and brought our 5th wheel to Bluff, Utah. We stopped at the Fort and found our friends Leon and Cherie Jones. They are on a mission there. We toured the fort and then went to a special place they knew in the mountains and had a hot dog roast. There is so much history here all about the Hole in the Rock pioneers.
Zions - April 5-7th, 2019
We took Sam and Lilly to Zion National Park. We have had so much rain, so there were a lot of waterfalls. We had fun hiking on the different trails. We met a family from Australia, and they spent time with us. They had never had S'mores, so it was fun sharing that experience with them. The girls were named Tara and Haley. It was fun learning a little bit about a different country!
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