2003 Rosendahl Family Motorhome Trip

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Faves and Raves

During our final week on the road each member of the family complied their answers to "What were your favorite things?", and "What do you no longer take for granted?" Here are the answers:

Favorite Things

Eric
  • Blue Man Group (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  • Hummer Tour (Moab, Utah)
  • Bryce National Park (Utah)
  • Arches National Park (Utah)
  • Reading car magazines and listening to over 1000 songs on my iPod while on the road (all over)
  • Go Karts (Estes Park, Colorado)
  • Black Rock Desert Rocket Launching

Kevin
  1. So far on the trip, my favorite thing has been the Air Force Academy.  This is because as many of you now know, I want to join the 1 and only unstoppable Air Force, so this was a big treat for me.  My dad’s cousin’s daughter’s husband’s co worker got us into the  Air Base.  The Academy has the most dorms in the USA.  Only 1 in 10 people get in, so if you see me studying extra hard, you’ll know why.
  2. Black Rock Desert
Sarah
  • The Grand Tetons
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Jackson Hole
  • Playing Hearts after dinner
  • Horseback riding with Kevin in Colorado
  • Shane playing in the snow at the summit of Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Eric's successful rocket launches
  • Early mornings as navigator with the Motorcoach Commander
Carl
  • Big things made of rock (arches, fins, hoodoos...)
  • Big things made of rockets
  • PC Navigation
  • Teaching Kevin to fly fish
  • Watching Eric catch his fish
  • Taking a month-long trip
  • Seeing friends on the road
  • Getting email from friends
  • Giving my kids great memories (I know it's sappy, but it's true)

Things No Longer Taken For Granted

Eric
  • Home
  • TVs
  • Video Games
  • Computers
  • Internet
  • E-mail
  • Baseball
  • RVs
  • RV parks
  • Bathrooms at home
  • Real beds
  • Bed sheets (we used sleeping bags)
  • Staying up late
  • Sleeping in
  • Blue Men
  • Hummers (hummer tour)
  • Big tires (hummer tour)
  • Brakes (hummer tour)
  • Torque (hummer tour)
  • Shane (almost went swimming in a hot spring)
  • Cool rock formations
  • Cameras
  • OUR COUNTRY

Kevin
  • A month
  • A shower
  • My dog
  • Dishwashers
  • Water
  • Snacks/food
  • TV/Video Games
  • Beds
  • Pools
  • Electricity/batteries
Sarah
  • Daily showers
  • Chilled water
  • Our National Park system
  • Our wonderful housekeeper
  • Cell phone service
  • Internet access
Carl
  • Shane staying in the car
  • Temperatures in the mid 70s
  • Cold water
  • Cell coverage
  • Quality drawer guides
  • Alone time
  • Places for Shane to run free
  • Having a fishing license when you need it
  • Off! bug spray

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