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Welcome to Moab

On June 16, 2013 / Travel / 1 Comment

After leaving Ruidoso we dropped off my mom at the ABQ airport as she couldn’t stay for the whole trip. We had one last fun breakfast in the airport with her before she left, at the delicious Black Mesa coffee company.

From there we were UTAH bound!

On the drive we stopped at this little town called Cuba in New Mexico for some deliciously roasted Pinon nuts and some fresh made Navajo frybread. SO GOOD.

As you approach Moab, Utah.. there is a beautiful arch right along the highway standing there to welcome you.

So of course we had to jump out of the car and run up to greet it.. Wilson Arch.

Welcome to Moab!

There is no where I feel quite as much at home as I do in Moab, Utah. Colorado is a close second.. but there is something about the slickrock red canyons and blue, blue sky and dry warm air that makes me feel like I’m home.

We ate dinner at the amazing Moab brewery.

Housemade root beer!

He loves microbreweries.

The food was sooo good.. especially after being on the road all day and just eating snacks. :p

We got to stay at some dear friends house.. who sadly were out of town. This is the view from their back porch.

Of course we had to hit up some local green chile cheese tamales and blue chips and green chile sauce!!!

And here is happy me in the town of my birth.

I teased you last time.. but I promise this time Arches is coming up next!

xoxoxo, Bethany

White Sands!

On June 10, 2013 / Travel / Leave a comment

No trip is complete without knowing the land.. without wandering through its beauty.

While in Ruidoso we got to go to White Sands National Monument for a half day! We left pretty early in the morning to as to beat the heat that reflects off the white sand from the brilliant New Mexican sun.

It was a beautiful blue bird day.. and there is never a sky bigger and bluer than the New Mexican sky.

Of course we had to get down in it and play with it, too

Tumbling down the dunes!

White Sands is the largest collection of gypsum dunes in the world. Its the most soft, purest white sand I have ever seen.The best part was just being together.. having fun in a gorgeous part of God’s big beautiful world.

Everything was so vast… stretching on around you in every direction, seemingly endless.

Fun fact. Gypsum is very seldom seen in the form of sand because it is water soluble! In most climates the rain would wash it away to the sea. But these dunes are contained in a basin with no outlet, therefore when it does (seldomly) rain, the water collects in pools, then evaporates, leaving the gypsum as sand crystals!

Making sand angels..

Goodbye, beautiful vastness.

Coming up next, Moab, UTAH!

xoxo,

Bethany

Lets go to the beach!

On June 4, 2013 / Travel / Leave a comment

Finally the blog is back in business! So sorry about the long stretch of silence.. we were having some blog issues over the last month. So now we have lots of catch up to do! At the beginning of last month, John and I got to spend a day at Virginia beach. It was bitter cold and windy, but we had fun wandering around anyway. It had an abandoned feel about it which I’m sure is very rare for that beach.

We stumbled across this adorable vintage looking amusement park. We ate a delicious lunch at this little crabshack on the pier. It was a lovely way to enjoy the waves crashing without the bitter cold.

The beach is always such a treat – even when windy and cold. Hopefully next time will be full of sunshine and warm breezes and we will actually get to wear our swimsuits and get our feet wet. virginia beach

Coming up next to the blog – pictures of my sisters Fiddler on the Roof performances and of my sister Sarah’s ballet recital!

xoxo, Bethany

Roadtrip: Chicago!

On May 7, 2013 / Travel / Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago we took off for a crazy road trip up to Chicago to visit my brother.

Driving late into the night.. there is something about roadtrippin after dark that is so exciting.

Morning dawned rainy and cozy..

COFFEE! We drove through Louisville, KY and some dear friends who used to live there recommended this amazing coffee shop called Sunergos. They roast their own beans! Absolutely delicious.

King Julian helped guide the way..

A journal to write down my adventures.

Reunited with my big brother!

Saturday we went into Chicago and hung out at the most delicious coffee shop in the Ukranian village. They had the most unique drinks ever! Mine was a Mayan mocha with chocolate and cayenne.. and Josh’s had sage and pepper in it! They were absolutely delightful.

Catching up on photos and trips and life…

I fell in love with this mural of Cheshire Cat outside the coffee shop.

We hit up Wicker Park and wandered around the streets bursting with art and color.

We stumbled across this delicious Gyros place. Out of this world.

And an incredible coffee shop called the Worm Hole, filled with fun Star Wars posters, the back to the future car, and ninja turtles to name a few.

Oh and not to mention, ammmmazing coffee.

And no trip to Chicago is complete without the world’s best pizza….

Giordano’s deep dish!! Any pizza after this seems like a whisper… or a ghost. :p

We got to hang out with Josh’s awesome friend Isaac over pizza..

One last coffee with Josh before we hit the road back home..

On the drive home we stopped at this amazing little Mexican place. Yes.. Mexican food is my number one.

And of course we had to hit up Sunergos on the way back too! That place is just too amazing.

It was a crazy, short trip filled with so much fun, love, art and good coffee.

Coming up next… beach trip!

xoxoxo, Bethany

Since fall crept into the mountains…

On October 22, 2012 / Beauty, Giving Back, High Dynamic Range Photography, Nature, Outdoors / Leave a comment

My family drove up to Linville Gorge Wilderness to breath in the beauty of Fall. We could not have timed it more perfectly on purpose bursting onto the scene as the leaves were at the peak of their spectacular beauty. We climbed up the Hawksbill trail and broke out of the trees onto a sea, rippling and flowing with vibrant reds, yellows, oranges and so forth. If you stood on the top and did a complete 360, you would lose your breath at the magnitude of color lying beneath you. (PS. John did a 360 panorama from the top, let’s see if we can get him to do a blogpost. )
Of all the many, many things I miss about the Rocky Mountains, there’s nothing quite like an Appalachian Fall…

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NY Trip {part two} lakeside..

On September 25, 2012 / Beauty, Giving Back, High Dynamic Range Photography, Nature, Outdoors / Leave a comment

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Fog over the mountains…

On August 13, 2012 / Beauty, High Dynamic Range Photography / Leave a comment

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Roan Mountain Camping Trip (iPhone pictures)

On August 10, 2012 / Camping, Nature, Outdoors, Personal, Travel / Leave a comment

BEACH! Part 2

On August 1, 2012 / Beauty, Giving Back, High Dynamic Range Photography, Nature, Outdoors, Travel / 2 Comments

Part 2 of the beach trip was a little delayed, I’m sorry. I had a few (pleasant) unexpected things come up and didn’t have time to get these photos up on the blog to you as soon as I had wanted to! But here they finally are.

There’s something about sunrise that has a touch of magic in it. The color, the light, slowing appearing out of no where and chasing away the darkness.. creating a masterpiece over the water..

It makes your soul burst.. it makes you dance. It makes you worship the Painter.

Of course we had to get a TOMS picture in.. For every pair of TOMS shoes you buy, they give a brand new pair to a child in need.