ByFaithFullTime

  “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.”  ~ Albert Einstein ~ We’ve had some pretty insane moments of “coincidence” on the road so far. Getting first-hand experience of just how vast this country is has actually made our world a little smaller. The “six degrees of separation” theory seems much more like 2 or 3 degrees now, the longer we’re around and the more people we meet. (Everyone knows somebody who knows somebody, right?!) It has caused me to ponder an array of “what are the chances” scenarios, and I still can’t wrap my head around the sheer impossibility of the following 4 events occurring ALL within our first 3 months of full-timing.   The first was during our long, fast-paced haul through northern Oregon towards Washington State. I had booked 3 nights at the KOA in Cascade Falls, knowing that it would be nice to have a checkpoint and a place to rest between southern Idaho and our stopping point in the Seattle area (without having to worry about finding...

  Page, Arizona was a lovely little town with a number of points of interest. We didn’t brave Antelope Canyon this time around, which apparently requires a tour guide and would have been fairly spendy for our party of six, but we did pay the $10 to park outside the hiking trail to Horseshoe Bend overlook. It was a nice little hike and another minor heart attack location (steep cliffs + jumpy little kids = instant gray hair), but of course the Bend was totally gorgeous! We played around the cliffs for a little while, people-watching and attempting to find a decent (but safe) location for pics, then made our way back. We drove up over the Glen Canyon Dam and made a quick stop at the Wahweap Overlook for a great view of Lake Powell and the surrounding area before wrapping up our night with dinner and laundry.   The next morning we headed out early for a scenic drive down Hwy 89 and up through Marble Canyon with awesome views of the Vermilion Cliffs. We made our way to Jacob Lake ...