Kellie Parr

Hey y’all… We’ve really been enjoying the month of May. My Dad’s birthday was last week, so my parents traveled to Utah to meet up with us. We celebrated his 80th -wow!- with dinner and an old-west wagon ride at Ruby’s in Bryce Canyon City. Fisher loved our horses, Daisy & Grace, and we all enjoyed the unique cowboy poetry served up by our guide, Cowboy Dave. It was an awesome day!

Before we headed over to Bryce Canyon National Park (a gorgeous place…I’ll post some Instagram pics soon), we spent some time in Moab, one of my favorite towns we’ve visited so far. You’ll never run out of activities there…kayaking, hiking, ATVing, mountain biking and…river rafting on the Colorado. That’s me in the turquoise shirt…woohoo! It was our first time rafting and we had a blast!  Can’t wait to go again. 🙂

Our last stop in Utah was Zion National Park. All I can say is WOW…so beautiful it doesn’t look real. Check out the picture and you’ll see what I mean. Just spectacular.

Next stop…Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Cool! Email me if you want to say ‘Hi’ or if you have any travel suggestions. Take care…

Love, KP

 

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Well, I’ve always heard that Colorado was a beautiful place, but until you travel there (we visited southern CO), you just can’t appreciate how beautiful it really is. Snow topped mountains are everywhere with adorable towns nestled in between. And the National Parks are fantastic! Our first stop was Great Sand Dunes (see pic). What a bizarre sight…giant sand dunes right next to mountains…apparently created by shifting winds. We climbed to the top (almost), about 600 feet up, and rolled back down. Fun! We also stopped by the little town of Crestone with it’s funky-hippie, spiritual vibe…there’s an entire mountain-side road devoted to spiritual centers (check out my Instagram account – kellieparrmusic – for pics in a few weeks…still catching up!! The Buddhist Stupa was my favorite).

Next up was Mesa Verde National Park. We hiked up the Point Lookout Trail and saw some incredible views of the mountains and valley below. And it was so interesting to see how the Ancestral Puebloans lived..in cliff dwellings in the side of a mountain! We toured ‘Balcony House’ and got an up-close look. Amazing.

We really enjoyed visiting some of the other towns in the area… Creede with it’s rough 4×4 trail to a deserted mining town (the Jeep handled great!), Durango with it’s old west feel and awesome shopping, and Telluride…such a cool little town at an elevation of 8750 feet, wedged in between much higher mountains. Whew! Made it hard for this sea-leveler to breathe! But I found the neatest little shop. Great name, don’t you think??

Next up…UTAH…Moab and lots & lots of canyons. Yay!

Peace y’all, KP

 

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Hey y’all… We’ve just finished up 2 wonderful weeks in northern New Mexico. I’ve never seen so many amazing art galleries and jewelry stores! Our first stop was Santa Fe, where we visited several museums (the Museum of International Folk Art and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum were awesome!) and ate a TON of New-Mexican food…yum!! We did some hiking at Bandelier National Monument (cool petroglyphs and cave dwellings!) and took the train to Albuquerque where we visited my friend, Jon Webb and…of course it had to be done… went to several of the “Breaking Bad” filming locations… I even bought some of the “blue” stuff (BB fans will appreciate that!).

Next up was Taos…wow, what a gorgeous place! Of course you know about my wild-west, saloon gig at Laguna Vista Lodge in Eagle Nest (so much fun…people were dancing and singing along…yay!), but the highlight according to Fisher was our llama hike…yes, LLAMAs! We hiked down into the Rio Grande River Gorge and back out again (ugh…altitude!) with the help of our sweet, furry friend, Bucky (see pic). Such a blast! If you’re ever in the area, check out Wild Earth Llama Adventures. They do a fantastic job…it’s a day we’ll always remember.

Our last adventure in Taos was a visit to Ghost Ranch where Georgia O’Keeffe lived and painted some of her most beautiful works. I can see why she was so inspired by the place…the mountains and colors are absolutely beautiful. We also visited with Ghost Ranch volunteer, friend and fellow Georgian, Rosemary Kaszans…so cool to see someone from home…especially when you’re starting to get a little homesick. 🙁 Well, anyway…

Next up – COLORADO…Rocky Mountain high! Woohoo!

Love & Peace, KP

P.S. I just joined Instagram! So if you wanna see more of our vacation pics, check out kellieparrmusic. I’m posting them in order, so I’m still playing catch up, but I should have all of my posts in sync very soon. And email me at [email protected] if you have travel suggestions or just wanna say “Hi”. 🙂