{"id":3567,"date":"2015-01-01T17:57:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T22:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2015-09-07T22:02:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T03:02:33","slug":"june-july-vacation-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/01\/june-july-vacation-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"June\/July 2014 Vacation Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9830.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3568\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9830-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9830\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9830-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9830-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our June\/July 2014 summer vacation to the American southwest was fun and filled with National Park goodness.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for\u00a0the National Park Service&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.store.usgs.gov\/pass\/military.html\">Military Annual Pass<\/a>&#8221; program which saved us nearly $80 in entrance fees on this trip.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the summary of everything we did:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-drive-to-durango.html\">Drive to Durango<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-38-durango-silverton-rr.html\">Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge RR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-39-bar-d-supper-show.html\">Bar D Chuckwagon Supper, Durango, CO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-40-mesa-verde-np.html\">Mesa Verde National Park, CO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-41-four-corners.html\">Four Corners National Monument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/09\/grand-canyon-first-impressions.html\">Grand Canyon: First Impressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/09\/grand-canyon-elk.html\">Grand Canyon: Mather Campground (and Elk!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/09\/grand-canyon-hermit-trail-hermits-rest.html\">Grand Canyon: Hermits Trail &amp; Hermits Rest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/09\/grand-canyon-bright-angel-trail.html\">Grand Canyon: Bright Angel Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/12\/grand-canyon-sunset.html\">Grand Canyon: Stunning Sunsets!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/12\/grand-canyon-junior-ranger.html\">Grand Canyon: Junior Ranger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/12\/utah-driving-through-monument-valley.html\">Monument Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/12\/utah-camping-in-moab.html\">Camping in Moab, UT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/12\/utah-delicate-arch-hike.html\">Arches National Park, UT: Delicate Arch Hike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/01\/utah-arches-np.html\">More of Arches National Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/01\/utah-canyonlands-np.html\">Canyonlands National Park, UT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next big &#8220;see America&#8221; trip I have up my sleeves will take us northward towards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/index.htm\">Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, but I don&#8217;t know when that will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our June\/July 2014 summer vacation to the American southwest was fun and filled with National Park goodness. 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