13 hours and 780 miles= SUCCESS

Hello, Hello! 

It's day 1! After driving 13 hours and 780 miles we successfully made it to our first destination spot; Park City, Utah.  Let me start from the beginning though. 

The first thing I hear this morning is Teej's alarm going off at a whopping 5:30am (oh, 5:28am according to Teej) and our goal was to leave at 6am. Therefore, it gave us a whole HALF HOUR to get ready, finish packing the car and eat breakfast. But guess what? WE MADE IT! Well, I think it was about 6:05am when we walked out the door but I think that's close enough. As some of you might have seen from the instagram photo I took this morning, I am a not a morning person. However, today was a special day! I woke up tired, as usual, but really excited for our adventure ahead. 

Our trip started and ended with really beautiful weather. We drove through the Columbia Gorge and saw the sunrise and then continued our way through the Dalles, Pendleton, La Grande, Ontario and finally stopped for lunch after the Idaho/Oregon border at a rest stop. No, I didn't get a chance to take a picture with the Idaho sign (Boo) but we did take one at the rest stop that said "Welcome to Idaho" so I thought that was acceptable.

After lunch, we continued on our way again and began to experience miles and miles of flat land. Can I tell you something? It really made me appreciate Oregon and all the beauty that it contains. I think the only interesting thing that happened between Boise and Salt Lake City was a bird hitting the car in front of us, bouncing off, and landing in front of our car. We drove around it but it was an interesting encounter, especially for the lady in the other car. 

Eventually we made it to the "Welcome to Utah" sign and we couldn't have been more thrilled. Again, didn't take a picture of the sign but I am planning to find one tomorrow and take one then. Once that happened, the road trip started to get more scenic and in my opinion, more enjoyable. Why? Because the terrain was FINALLY no longer flat but instead, mountains and hills began to appear in every direction. I immediately pulled out my camera and started shooting photos like a mad woman. I had my phone in one hand and the camera in the other.

Salt Lake City was a beautiful city with mountains surrounding its every corner. We didn't stop in the city but I think I got some pretty cool photos from the car. (...hopefully) Anyway, we then headed to our final destination for the night; Park City. 

Park City is another beautiful city. We drove up this windy road to the top of a large hill and finally arrived at his aunt and uncles house. The house is GORGEOUS! We couldn't be more blessed to be staying with such wonderful people. We got the opportunity to talk with them (and eat banana splits that they graciously prepared for us) and learn more about their lives. We are excited to spend the day with them tomorrow and get to see more of Park City and the area it surrounds. 

Overall, it was a beautiful ride today, even though it was 13 hours. It seemed to go by so quickly with all the new territory I was experiencing as well as being with good company ;) I also really enjoyed getting to acknowledge and appreciate all the different types of terrain that the Lord has created on this great vast world of ours. I am so excited to continue our adventure and see where the Lord takes next. 

"You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you." (Nehemiah 9:6)