Travel Planning

"An enjoyable vacation is awaiting you near the mountains!" 

I couldn't believe it! 

Natalie pulled this out of her fortune cookie this weekend. 

Fantastic isn't it? 

Here's another sunset snapshot. 

Mom was down for the weekend, and we spent way too much time on the computer planning our trip. 

But it sure was fun!

We did manage to sit down briefly to watch the sun set and relax. 

Now down to business. 

We have to pack and make final decisions as to what we will bring and what we will do without for the next few weeks. It's a hard choice. 

When you don't know exactly what kind of weather to expect, you need a little of everything. 

For example: daytime high temps are projected as follows: 

Wisconsin Dells, WI= 93, 

Bismarck, ND=84, 

Banff, AB, Canada=61, 

Jasper, AB, Canada=48, 

and the Grand Canyon, AZ=79.  

daytime low temps are projected as follows: 

Wisconsin Dells, WI=63, 

Biamarck, ND=63, 

Banff, AB, Canada=36, 

Jasper, AB, Canada=34 (with snow flurries!), 

and the Grand Canyon, AZ=48.   

Packing List:

So, here's what we're taking with us. 

1.  4 pairs shorts

2.  4 pair long pants 

3.  4 short-sleeve shirts

4.  4 long-sleeve shirts

5.  2 sweaters

6.  Ski jacket/thermals 

7.  cold weather hat, gloves, wool socks

8.  hiking boots, shower flip-flops, tennis shoes

9.  swimsuit/towels

10. camera/battery charger

11. hiking poles/day pack/waterbottles

12. sleeping bag/pillow

13. toiletries/undies/socks

14. school related materials: Don't know how much we'll use, but at least we'll have it. 

Math Workbooks, Banagrams, Modern Artists Go Fish Card Game, multiplication/Latin Flashcards, All-In-One Checkers, Chess, and Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Gameboard, Revenge of the Logic Spiders Computer game, Geography maps for each state, province we're traveling thru  

15. Kindle/DVDs/Books on Tape: Jim Weiss' Women in Blue or Gray and Carry On Mr. Bowditch. (Adam has a few new TinTin books he can't wait to read.)

16. journals/watercolor pencils/brushes/colored pencils/ paper 

17. flashlights

18. Atlas/Travel Books/itinerary planner

19. cell phone/charger

20. plus a hidden, new DSi game (from birthday money from his older sis.) that he doesn't know came in early 

Am I forgetting anything?