I’ll use this title again, possibly for the third, fourth time. As much fun as traveling and vacationing is, getting home is always nice. It’s the little things, like having all possible options of clothing available to me, and having a shelf for my toiletries in the bathroom without having to dig in a small bag hoping I have what I need. Plus seeing the pets, and looking forward to making music and teaching again (see! I’m looking forward to these things rather than being horribly burnt out!)

So where did I leave you? I have so much to blog about! Louie and I had a fantastic road trip from August 1 through 19. I’ll be telling you all about it over the next week or two, but today I’m just popping in.

Here’s what we did:

1 night in Kansas

1 night in Denver, CO

3 nights in Boulder, CO

3 nights in Rocky Mountain National Park

2 nights in Grand Teton National Park

3 nights in Yellowstone National Park

1 night in Lovell, WY

2 nights in Custer State Park

1 night at the Badlands, SD

1 night in Kansas City

and then home!

It was glorious. We tent camped for 9 nights,  and only had private bathrooms for 4 of the total nights. We saw black bears, moose, bison, elk, deer, bald eagles, a beaver, pikas, marmots, ground squirrels and chipmunks, river otters, and more. We hiked over 50 miles, drove over 3000, and even white water rafted. It was an awesome trip.

Before the trip, I had a concert at the Tavern of Fine Arts. I had been so stressed about it…gosh it seems so far away. We had a wonderful crowd and I felt really good about how it went overall. And then the next day we got up early and loaded up the car and headed west. What a whirlwind of a month!

Some action shots from the concert…I look very serious in all of them. Violin playing IS serious business.

I’ll be back soon to tell you more!