We're in DogTown! Day 1 - Travel

We made it!

It's been a long long day of travel - about 14 hours - and here we are!

For those that don't know, my mom and sister Dana have sent me and Dana to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary as my 40th birthday present. Dana and I are volunteering at DogTown (www.bestfriends.org/dogtown) for 3/3.5 days then going to the Grand Canyon for a day and onto a froofy resort (Red Mountain Spa & Resort) in St. George, Utah for one day. It's going to be a glorious adventure.

There have already been some hilarious experiences, but Dana and I are so very tired, and I can't get my flip video to upload - think it's too big... so I'll give what I've got and hope to have the gumption to do much more tomorrow.

I think I did a good job of packing...wish I could take the whole Pack with me...

Of COURSE we were at THEE last gate in the terminal

The beautiful mountains on the way into Salt Lake City

I THINK this is part of the Great Salt Lake and the Salt Flats

Here's a view of the propeller...yup a little prop plane to take us from Salt Lake City to St. George.

There was A TON of turbulence and Dana was about to lose her mind!

In N Out Burger! A West Coast staple, and my dear friend Carrie's junk food love!

Here is a Double Hamburger 'Animal Style' minus the pickle.

Beauty in Mt. Zion National Park

Big story here involving luckily getting in free, Dana freaking out, awesome video of her meltdown that I can't upload, and general hilarity in a Godly place.

It was a crazy, traumatic drive....for Dana. I loved it!

The hardest part of being at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is that cell phones don't work here...

Jason and I are never this far apart. We'll get a communication system arranged and be back in contact, but we haven't spoken since 9am today...We're really roughing it.

More to come from Kanab, Utah!