Travel: Vedauwoo, Wyoming

Over the weekend our friends Dan and Kara took us to the Vedauwoo National Park located in Wyoming about 45 minutes from where we live. It is the first National Park that we have had the chance to visit since we moved to Wyoming. It was a gorgeous day for a hike up the rock formations. We climbed up to an elevation of 8000 feet. We took Chloe with us to see how she would do hiking. There were people climbing straight up some of the rock walls. I bet it is so fun! Of course I took a lot of pictures.... When we first drove in this was one of the first formations we saw from the car. Chloe had no idea what she was in for! As soon as we got out of the car she was ready and excited
We started our climb to the top.
I love nature so much. The rocks were so beautiful. Everything so untouched. We stopped to take a moment to enjoy the scenery.
Then a water break for Chloe and us. Then back to going UP HIGHER...
Chloe was amazing. She had never done anything like this and PULLED US most of the time. Then we reached the top. What a view! Then we headed back down. What do you do after a hike that kicks your butt? Get Starbucks. We had soy milk lattes by the way. Chloe was so tired and went to sleep as soon as we got back in the car. It was a great day! Cody and I had a blast and feel so lucky to have met our new friends Kara and Dan. It's nice to find people who have the same interests as you do. I met Kara and Dan when I was working at the animal shelter a few months back. I actually adopted them out a dog. We got to talking during the adoption and really hit it off. Kara ironically is also from Ohio and grew up in a town about 20 minutes from where Cody and I grew up in Ohio, but we all ended up in Wyoming. I guess it really is a small world after all! I am so glad I got one of the parks I wanted to visit off my travel to do list!