Brother on his way...

   Well my little brother and his best friend decided that they were camping all across the US that way they could take their time, see sites and have fun before getting to Los Angeles. J managed to mark alot of stuff of that bucket list of his this week!
  Their first stop was in Pacific Missouri. They camped in their tent and had a beautiful sunset. Second stop was in Choctaw, Oklahoma with another night in their tent and cooking hamburgers over the fire pit. He sent me a beautiful pic of the sunrise. The trek through Texas was not their favorite..too much scrub land and they hit a very high wind storm on the way to New Mexico. The wind was so strong that they had sore arms keeping their vehicle on the road in spots!!
  In New Mexico they could see the storms gathering over the mountains and J said it was awesome! They hit a hard rain and hail storm in New Mexico. By the time they got to Albuquere the hail and rain was bad! They were under a flood advisory and from the picture he sent me I could tell why!! You could barely make out the trees. Deciding to forgo the tent (lol) they stayed in a small one room cabin in the camp grounds and rested up. 
  One of the best legs of the trip was today...from Albuquere to Flagstaff Arizona. Some awesome scenery, cool things to see and they had sunny weather all the way there. They decided to camp in a teepee tonight in Flagstaff and since they got to the campground early ...they decided to head out and explore the area. They are about 90 miles from the Grand Canyon, there is the Petrified forest, Meteor Canyon etc so plenty of things to see if they decide to stay another day there. This leg of the trip is my favorite and I've been to the area several times. They hit the Dine (Navajo) reservation today and saw some beautiful scenery. They also witnessed a very lucky man take a header off of his motor cycle ..thanks to having leathers and a helmet on the guy will only be sore tomorrow! J and L rushed to help the guy as he was right in front of them. 
  Kaya is doing better today but still thinks J should be back by Friday as she misses him horribly. We have let her track him across the US on maps and tonight we fixed Indian tacos as that is what he thought they'd have for supper (and honestly..who turns down an Indian taco?? LOL) She has wished on a star for two nights...and J has wished on a star at his campgrounds. :) Sweet but hard on the heart when your kiddo loves and misses someone! J misses her alot too. We let her text him or talk to him and that helps her. Every night he sends her a picture of his tent etc so she knows he's "safe" :)

  Some of the beautiful scenery from NM to AZ 

The guys teepee for the evening..video J sent me shows a pretty spacious inside with round beds!!