This is how I know I am different than normal people.  We've been having a great time... really nice.  It's New England.  It's fall.  It's stability and schedule.  Come on Universe... throw me a bone...  There hasn't been a disaster,...

There are 5 national parks in Utah. We managed to hike in 4 of them. I'll take it - 4 out of 5 is pretty decent. But let's call a spade a spade: we did 1 day hikes in Bryce...

After being away, we jumped right into a day of adventuring.  After the kids and I did Bear Butte, we ate lunch, picked up Scott and took off for Mount Rushmore.  Rushmore has never been on my must-do list but...