We left Houston for our final journey back home, to Bend Oregon! We decided to take the southern route so as to miss any bad winter weather along the way. Our first stop after traveling all day was…Texas. Texas is freakin' BIG!!! We made it to the only stop between San Antonio and El Paso that had any kind of civilization whatsoever.
Our next stop was Tucson. Oh how beautiful! Tucson had the cleanest air and such beautiful scenery. We totally took note of its beauty and decided to consider it for our place of retirement one day. We stayed at one of the most adorable places, called Lodge on the Desert. It was the perfect little oasis.
Loving the cacti!! They are just stunning against the brilliant blue skies of Arizona.
Arizona was one of our favorite states to drive through and visit!! Full of stunning hillsides covered in cacti and other pointy vegetation. Just magical.
Next stop. VEGAS!! The kids had such a fun time looking at all the lights. It was hard keeping them away from all the slot machines, it was like torture to them. Finally we let them sit at them, but were then yelled at for doing so two minutes later by the authorities. Oops! At least we got the shot.
Hanging out at one of the nightclubs ;)
A picture with Mickey and Minnie, which doesn't come for free in Vegas.
Admiring the beauty of "Rome."
Dancing out in the streets of "Paris."
After leaving Vegas we headed North through Nevada. Here is a picture of the route we took through the mountains. Never realized how beautiful of a state Nevada was.
Stopped to pick up some lunch for the road in Austin, Nevada. It is a small cowboy town filled with stores that sold turquoise jewelry. The kids were excited to play in the snow.
Lovely little town!
We decided to drive all the way from Vegas to Oregon without stopping. We made it to Oregon!! We stayed in Burns, Oregon, two hours outside of Bend instead of risking it on the icy roads. We are sooo happy to finally make it home!!!
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