DRIVING FOR 27 HOURS IS THE PITS!

Last night we drove through the night...we were in the car a total of 27 hours....WOW, it really was no fun! But, you will be glad to know we made it to Dallas! We are staying here tonight, then HOME SWEET HOME TOMORROW! Boy am I READY! I miss my BED....and all the people I love! It has been quite the experience....and the trip home has truly been the HARDEST! And, BOY OH BOY IS IT HOT DOWN HERE! I will miss that cool and dry weather we just left! Back to running in the 100 degree weather I guess!....Anyways...we are almost home! Can't wait to see yall!

The Hathorns and the Trests have made it out WEST!

Well friends, we have made it to Washington!! We have been on the road for going on 15 days and we have finally made it way up here! We will start heading home tomorrow! (YUCKO!) To catch you guys up to speed, we left Utah and headed towards Idaho! We camped in Idaho one night in a place called Glenn's Ferry...it was a BEAUTIFUL camp site on the snake river! From there, we made our way up into Oregon. Oregon was nice and COLD...but the scenery definitely made up for the cool air! IT WAS GORGEOUS! We stopped the first night in a place called The Dalles. It was right on the Columbia river and right on the INTERSTATE! VERY LOUD! On our way in we stopped in a town called Pendelton and went to a Farmer's Market! IT WAS SO NEAT! We made our way the next day up to an awesome waterfall....the 2nd tallest in U.S. I believe....It was Multnomah Falls right outside of Portland! It was a very steep hike but absolutely worth it! From there we drove on through Portland and on into A place called Mazanita, OR. Our campsite was about a 1/4 of a mile from the beach and the AMAZING Pacific Ocean! IT WAS SUCH A SIGHT! We left there and the next day we headed out towards Forks, WA...yes all of you Twilight fans will recognize that name! Dawn and I were so excited about this stop...boy was it a let down. It was a bit on the trashy side! The campsite was in the Olympic National Forest and it truly was the most LUSCIOUS scenery thus far! Moss carpeted everything, and gigantic ferns were everywhere we looked! This site was also right on a river that was so pretty and would have been a great swimming opportunity if it weren't so cool up here! Today we drove on into the coolest town by far...Port Townsend, WA...WOW what a NEAT PLACE! It is a port city that was PERFECT! We had THE best clam chowder EVER, and we had some really amazing seafood! We then took a ferry across the Puget Sound and drove down into Bellingham, WA and that's where we sit as I type! IN A HOTEL ROOM!!!!!!!! We are so tired, so exhausted, so ...... you name it.....We will begin our LONG journey home tomrrow! Hopefully we will be home in about 5 days or so! What a journey!!!!!! WE HAVE MADE IT WEST!!!!!!

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"Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels....."

What a journey thus far! We have seen more in 8 days than some have in a lifetime! Really, it has been so many adjectives wrapped into one big feeling! Scary, tiresome, exhausting, Exciting, CRAZY (that would be Scott and Micheal climbing Angel's Landing), FUN, enjoyable, AMAZING...and the list could go on! We left Zion today (by far my favorite place!). We headed out towards Salt Lake. As we drove I turned my Ipod on to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"....this is definitely my theme song as of right now! "Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields......I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on. Running on, running on empty! Running on, running blind! Running on, running into the sun, but I'm running behind!"....very fitting for me at the moment! I am SOOOOOO tired! Eight days with sub-normal rest for me is no good! But, HOTEL room tonight...A BATH TUB!!!!! Tomorrow we should be refueled and ready to go! Our next stop is OREGON! Can't wait to see the Pacific Northwest....What an opportunity....I keep losing sight and reminding myself that this is such an opportunity of a lifetime! Praise God for this amazing journey! I have to stop at every turn and thank our AWESOME God for his creations! Please keep praying for us! We love you all!