Dahlia & Lance's Travels

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Arizona and Las Vegas, NV- November 2007

Lance and Dahlia drove from Oxnard to Sedona, AZ while Sue (Lances daughter) and Paul Anderson and their family (Amanda, Grace and Kate) flew from Baltimore to Phoenix , where they rented a car to drive to Sedona. We had two timeshare that we traded for weeks that Dahlia and Lance had banked. The Anderson family had never been to the desert and enjoyed themselves in trips to Montezuma’s Castle, drives through the lovely Sedona scenery and canyon hikes. The peak experience was a hot air balloon ride by Sue, Dahlia and Lance over the mesas near Sedona. It was a trip of a lifetime.
After this we all traveled to the Grand Canyon where we stayed overnight before traveling to Las Vegas to see Lances Mother Gertrude and his sister Pat and her two daughters Lauren and Lindsey. Lance’s niece Meredith and her fiancé Jake from LA joined us for a very nice family reunion. After this the Anderson family flew back to Baltimore and Dahlia and Lance drove back to Oxnard.

Route of Anderson Family Trip: A – Phoenix, AZ, B – Sedona, AZ, C – Grand Canyon, AZ, D- Las Vegas, NV


Lance, Dahlia, Kate, Grace, Paul, Amanda, Meredith, Sue, Gertrude, Pat,Lauren and Lindsey at Pat’s House in Henderson, NV


Lance, Sue, Kate, Gertrude, Paul, Grace and Amanda at Gertrude’s Home in Boulder City, NV


Lance, Dahlia, Sue, Grace, Kate, Paul and Amanda at Grand Canyon


Amanda, Sue, Kate, Grace and Paul and Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park


Grand Canyon


Grace, Paul, Dahlia and Sue after Landing


View from Hot Air Balloon


Lance, Sue and Dahlia in Gondola


Balloon at Takeoff


Dahlia, Sue and Lance Preparing for Hot Air Balloon


Grace and Kate in Sedona


Cowgirl Kate


Amanda and Grace Preparing for Hike


Amanda, Grace, Sue, Kate and Paul at Chapel of the Holy Cross


Amanda, Grace, Sue, Kate and Paul at Chapel of the Holy Cross

Amanda, Grace, Sue, Kate and Paul at Chapel of the Holy Cross

Scene at Sedona


Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona


Grace Climbing at Montezuma’s Castle near Sedona


Grace at Sedona


Sue, Grace, Kate and Amanda with Saguaro Cactus in Arizona


Kate on Plane on Her Way to Phoenix, AZ