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The End

So here we are like 9 months later and I still haven’t put up the last post. I remember trying to write something on the drive home from Chicago, but for some reason I just couldn’t find the right words. I kind of regret not writing this sooner only because I can’t really remember exactly how I felt on that drive home, it’s kind of a blur. It’s like that feeling of adrenaline you get right when you’re about to finish a really long race (not that I run lol) and you don’t even really remember crossing the finish line. The end or the “finish line” to a journey like this one is sort of anticlimactic because for us, every destination was a small finish line, a little baby accomplishment, a reassurance that we could actually reach the goals that we set and have insane amounts of fun doing it.

I think about the road trip really often, whether I glance at a picture on my wall and it sparks memories, or I just reminisce about something that happened or some place that I thought was really cool. It comes up in conversation a lot too. (I’ve yet to need a fun fact for an icebreaker, but driving cross country will definitely be it next time I do.) I stand by the fact that this was probably the one of the best things I’ve ever done and will ever do in my entire lifetime.  Basically living out of a car, staying in shitty hotels, and seeing a bunch of places with two of your best friends seriously changes you- not to sound like a coming of age teen movie. The Open Rogue taught me to appreciate every moment of everyday and every person in every place. It opened my eyes to different ways of life and natural wonders that exist in our own backyard, differences that most people go their entire life remaining unaware of. It allowed me to focus on all of the simple pleasures that life has to offer. It was three weeks of simplicity; our biggest worry being getting from point A to point B before dark or a short disagreement about whether we should listen to Taylor Swift’s entire career again or instrumental movie scores.

 I guess I’m writing this now because I’m leaving to study abroad in Cape Town, South Africa in less that two weeks and I’m getting that same nervous-excited combination (I think that’s anxious??)  that I felt as the departure date of the road trip rapidly approached and suddenly became a daunting reality. As I pack for Cape Town in the same giant green l.l. bean duffle bag I can’t help, but think about the road. Maybe because my green bag smells like the car or maybe because I feel like I’m cheating on the road by going on another adventure lol. But anyway, I look back to remind myself how fulfilling and eye opening traveling is and how it changes you. The people you meet, the places you go, and the experiences you have become a part of the person you become. The memories of your adventures shape you and stick with you and you have a sense of wonder and an ability to be captivated by the little things in life. ITS AWESOME.  

So I’ll end now quoting Boyhood... interpret it as you wish, (hahhahah Shae & Kara I bet you’re laughing at me right now) “You know how everyone’s always saying seize the moment? I don’t know, I’m kind of thinking it’s the other way around, you know, like the moment seizes us.”

Mahalo to all of our followers, I wish you well on all of your adventures!

Xo

Jess

[theopenrogue]

#17. Day 18: Sioux Falls

We woke up in Billings and made our way through part of Montana, Wyoming, and basically all of South Dakota. The drive was pretty uneventful for a few hours until we reached Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. This area of South Dakota is home to the black hills, better known as the Badlands where TR spent a good amount of time after his wife and mother died. We stopped at McDonalds for the very first time on the entire trip! Go us!!! After eating we pulled up to the welcome center for the monument and paid for a pass that lets us in to see Mount Rushmore for the next year, so if anyone has travel plans to South Dakota anytime soon, we can save you 11 bucks. Mount Rushmore is really cool, maybe a little smaller than I expected, but that was probably because you can't get that close. The actual sculpting is amazing, the fact that they look exactly like the presidents and that they're so huge and so high up. We took some pictures and walked up to get a closer look. We met a couple who was also on a cross country trip and they lived really close to Big Sur.. Tbt lol. After Mount Rushmore we drove across the farmland of South Dakota to Sioux Falls for like 5 hours. I'm pretty sure I watched My Girl. I BAWLED. It starts McCauley Culkin and Jamie Lee Curtis and I learned so much about life, death, love, marriage, and growing up wow. very very important. Tears streamed down my face I was actually a mess. So if I were you I'd watch it. Okay anyway, we didn't do much in South Dakota because we lost an hour. After getting to the hotel we ordered food and fell asleep. Next stop Chicago! Xo Jess

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#16. Day 16 & 17: Yellowstone

We left Pocatello and drove just about 2 hours until we reached the west entrance of Yellowstone. After picking up sandwiches and stopping at the information center, we found out that Old Faithful was scheduled to go off soon, so we rushed there to make sure we didn't miss it. Apparently it's one of the most predictable geographical features on earth, scheduled to go off about every 63 minutes. (I learned that later on Wikipedia.) We arrived at Old Faithful just in time to see the hundreds of tourists in colored ponchos and raincoats with their giant cameras waiting for the geyser to spray water into the air. I was more amused by the amount of people there waiting and whispering to each other in Chinese than I was about the actual geyser going off. We all decided that Old Faithful is definitely really cool, but probably cooler if you're really into all of the science behind it. For those of you who don't know, A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam. The formation of geysers is due to particular hydrogeological conditions, which exist in only a few places on Earth, so they are a fairly rare phenomenon. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas, and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Just to be clear and cite my sources, I got all of that from Wikipedia. But for real, that's pretty cool right? Fun fact, there's enough magma underneath Yellowstone to fill the Grand Canyon over 11 times!!! Anyway, after Old Faithful erupted, we made a made dash back to the car to beat traffic haha. There was no traffic. That was probably the most we've physically exerted ourselves the entire trip... Other than Shae's golden retriever panting up the Grand Canyon :/ Next we made our way towards the grand prismatic springs...(the colorful steaming pond things) VERY COOL. We walked on this boardwalk thing that you could literally take one step off and burn your legs off and sink to the earth's core :) it was really misty, like those machines in Disney to cool you down were everywhere, but it was real. It was interesting. Our sunglasses were completely fogged up and our hair was wet by the time we got to the springs. It amazes me how these unique and obscure geographical features are natural, and the fact that America is filled with so many of them. The entire place made me feel like dinosaurs were still around. Yellowstone is literally the land before time. Oh I forgot to say, Yellowstone is filled with bison. They are everywhere. Bison are huge and even though they look really slow, apparently they're four times as fast as humans so you can't get too close unless you want to get gored!!! Hahahaha okay. We drove around to the east entrance and left the park for Cody, Wyoming, home of Buffalo Bill Cody. We passed by an authentic western town and Cody's Main Street before reaching the Beartooth Inn. Before dinner we walked around the town and went into shops with cowboy stuff. The town was the most authentic western place we'd seen so far. We ate at Irma's and had a cute little cowboy waiter, Vince. (Awww Vince from Irma's<3) Kara got a sarsaparilla, we didn't know what it was, neither did Vince, but I remember it was one of Stephanie's spelling words in Full House. When we got back to the hotel we put the TV on and guess which episode of Full House was on... The sarsaparilla one. Weird. The next morning we woke up and went back to the Old Trail Town, which had over a dozens cabins, wagons, graves, and memorials from the 1800s. Everything was so authentic, it felt like we went back in time or into an episode on Bonanza...(my dad used to make me watch Bonanza.) After the Old Trail Town we went back to Yellowstone. We went to the northeast entrance and saw Lamar Valley, which was beautiful. There were hundreds of bisons hanging out by the river, it didn't look real. After Lamar Valley, we saw a bunch of cars stopped over a bridge so we stopped to see what everyone was looking at. At this point it was pouring and we got out of the car and saw two bears! It was actually crazy. We stood in the rain and starred at them for a while and tried to take some pictures. For the rest of the drive through the park we stopped occasionally and saw some hot springs and waterfalls before making our way out of the park and up to Billings, Montana. We stopped in a really cute town called Livingston for food. Once we arrived in Billings we saw checked into the hotel and then explored a little bit. Billings wasn't anything special, we went to a graveyard...I think a bunch of famous western people were buried there. It was creepy lol. Then we drove up this mountain called suicide hill that Native Americans used to jump off of because they had small pox and didn't want to infect their families. So basically Billings has a graveyard, and suicide hill... Kind of depressing, but we saw a double rainbow, which was really cool! I obviously made Shae stop the car so I could get a good picture. We went back to the hotel, satisfied with what we had seen of the Wild West and excited for what the next day would bring. Sorry I've been kind of behind and thanks for reading! Next stop, Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Xo Jess

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#15. Day 15: Pocatello lol

So we woke up early Monday morning and set out for our weirdest destination, Pocatello, Idaho. (It was obviously Shae who suggested we go there cuz of youtubers lol) it also just worked out distance wise because it’s only about two hours outside of the west entrance into Yellowstone. The drive leaving Lake Tahoe was really windy so we think we found Big Sur… There was also a lot of snow again. The drive through Nevada was pretty boring probably because there’s absolutely nothing there.. Haha, but seriously, apparently like a huge percentage of Nevada is government owned. We spent a good portion of the drive discussing how we think there’s a lot the government isn’t telling us and how inside the mountains there are secret fortresses or aliens or something. After like 200 miles of no civilization we were getting a little nervous… Kara looked on her phone map and it said we were in (NULL), Nevada… So basically we were in Strangetown. We finally hit civilization right at the Idaho border and it was a town called Jackpot… Maybe because there was just a casino… Literally a casino and nothing else. Weird. Over the border we stopped at a gas station and then Five Guys. After a couple of hours we reached Pocatello and were surprised by lovely accommodations. The Super 8 was like a 5 star hotel… Like the nicest one so far, so we decided to just hang out there for the night and order pizza because it was raining pretty bad and we all agreed that we weren’t all that interested in exploring downtown Pocatello. After eating, showering, and editing videos we went to sleep. Sorry that was probably our most boring day, I promise Yellowstone will be much better!! Thanks for reading :) Xo Jess

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#14. Day 13 & 14: Lake Tahoe

I slept for most of the drive to Lake Tahoe with ear plugs and eye mask courtesy of Kara, because I was getting a little sick of Disney music @shae. The drive wasn't bad at all, at least for our standards. The drive was beautiful, winding around snow covered mountains and scenic views of the lake. We stayed in the northern area in Incline Village at a little rustic hotel called Parkside Inn. The room wasn't ready yet, so we went to the town to get some lunch and do a few errands. After relaxing for a while in the room, we took a walk to the lake and explored some neighboring hotels. On our way to dinner we stopped at Kings Beach and watched the sunset which was absolutely beautiful. It was nothing like I had ever seen before. The sunlight was hitting the rocks, the enormous lake, and the miles of snow covered mountains in the distance. It was unbelievable. We splurged and got a really nice dinner at a cute little restaurant that looked like a luxurious, but cozy ski cabin, much like the rest of the homes, stores, and restaurants in the area. The food was all delicious and the staff was great. Our waiter reminded us of Lumier from Beauty and the Beast lol. The next morning we woke up and got ready for a festival going on called Made in Tahoe. The fair was in Squaw Valley which is a cute little town at the base of a ski mountain. There were vendors from all over the area selling handmade jewelry, clothing, artwork, food, and more. Surprisingly I was able to control myself and I didn't buy anything, but it was definitely really difficult. We all loved the area and talked about how we wanted to come back there and ski one day. After eating lunch we made our way back towards Incline Village and went to Sand Harbor Beach, which is a couple miles north of Incline Village. The beach was amazing. We laid out a little, took pictures, and climbed on the rocks. After a while we just couldn't resist the crystal clear water so we rented paddle boards and a kyack. We had so much fun out on the water, exploring, taking pictures, and just relaxing on our paddle boards. The water was really cold, but definitely not unbearable considering the fact that I fell in... I felt a little wobbly standing on my paddle board and the next second I was completely submerged. It was really cold, but definitely refreshing. We got out of the water just in time for it to start raining. We hung out in the hotel pool and sauna for a little while and then relaxed back at the room. Shae and I finished that weird Vanessa Hudgens movie and Kara took a nice nap. I also organized my entire suitcase and read a little bit. We all felt very relaxed. After picking up dinner, we watched a little Kardashians and went to sleep. Stay tuned for our next drive to Idaho... I'll let you know how that goes! Happy Memorial Day!! And a special shout out to my brother, Officer James D'angelo who just graduated and will be attending flight school to become a naval pilot in the fall. I'm thinking of you today and everyday and I couldn't be more proud of your dedication and bravery!! Love you brother! 🇺🇸❤️💙 Thanks for reading and have a great Memorial Day! :) Xo Jess

[theopenrogue]

#12: Day 8, 9, 10: Cali Swag

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay but for the first time since we've started this excursion we're ACTUALLY relaxing & therefore we're behind on blog/vlog posts (sorry) so I'm here to fill us in! Although Jess is usually the open rogue's go-to writer. I figured I'd take the reigns... After all, southern California is kinda my turf. On Tuesday we left good old flagstaff bright and early & got on the road with no troubles. The six hour drive to CA seemed effortless and quick compared to our previous drives. Since it was a short drive, we decided that it would only be appropriate to play all Taylor swift's songs... in order... from start to finish. To be honest, Taylor swift songs are great to drive too (except when you get to the red album.. No offense but red sucks). Alright, so we smoothly got through both Arizona & Nevada .. Driving on the same road, Route 66, for HOURS, but while going over the California state line we were stopped for an agricultural inspection which of course got shae nervous & caused her to blurt out "we MIGHT have an apple in the back" luckily shae's blabbering didn't catch the attention of the inspector & we went on from there. After that, the smooth driving continued (other than the fact that we got completely slammed by the gas prices in California... We're not in Kansas anymore). Pulling up to Irvine was honestly like a breath of fresh air. My grandma Kay greeted everyone like she's known them for years, offering everything in her fridge and making sure everyone is fed. It was nice to feel relaxed and comfortable after practically feeling like a woman on the run for the past week. California has always felt like home for me. Although I have no blood-relatives out here (shout out to my step family woo) I've never once felt like an outsider. I've been coming out to Southern California since I was 6 years old. Here, I'm always greeted by some of the most loving people I know. I'm so thankful to have the Harvey & Tompkins family in my life. On the first full day, we had a few errands to run. This included getting shae's car's oil changed and getting Jess's phone screen fixed (RIP). While waiting for shae's car to be checked out, we naturally took the complimentary Nissan shuttle to best buy... which was closed. In order to waste time we went to a golf superstore and ultimately screwed around for a good half hour. Once all the errands were done we headed to the beach and CHILLED.. Literally though... The water was freezing. After a couple of hours of laying out and almost being attacked by the vicious seagulls of Newport Beach we decided to head on out. I gave everyone a tour of balboa island and the peninsula. I guess I gave a pretty good tour considering the fact that I had the ability to convince everyone to someday live out in California :~). When we got back to my grandma's we were greeted by the smells of potatoes and turkey .. You truly can't go hungry at Kay's. Dinner was awesome & then we finished the night off with a game of cards and some DELICIOUS Oreo ice cream pie. Seriously guys, the best dessert I've ever had. The next morning was shae day aka we go to LA and try to relive her short acting career. Also, it should be noted that Jess has never been to California so we decided that we should take her to the top tourist destinations (aka my hell). First stop - the Chinese theatre in Hollywood. Getting there took about an hour and a half. Thanks LA traffic!!! We only really did a quick drive by because to be completely honest it's 200% underwhelming... Sorry... Anyway then we drive up the hills to get to the Hollywood sign hike where we took cheesy pictures. After the Hollywood sign, things get interesting... Shae has OBVIOUSLY memorized Miley Cyrus's address so we decided to plug it in to the GPS and see it. After driving up and down very narrow and windy roads we made it to her humble abode in studio city. Shae naturally freaked out after seeing the security guard parked outside of Miley's home so we kept driving down the road inorder to possibly get a view of her backyard. It's safe to say Miley has a very strange life.. Just check out her Instagram, which is why none of us even flinched when we realized that she has a teepee in her backyard (shae confirmed it was mileys because she found an old picture of Miley chilling in her backyard with the teepee in the background... Thx shae). This experience was followed up by very stereotypical activities such as lunch at urth caffe , walking to the Santa Monica pier, and walking up and down the Venice beach boardwalk. The Santa Monica pier and Venice beach are both very cool & interesting places but it's also safe to say that I never want to go these places ever again. I can't explain why, but I have a very hard time in highly congested areas that have an overwhelming number of T-shirt shops. This might be hard to believe considering the fact that I'm from NYC but at the same time, I've learned to completely avoid places like that. I get that these places are a "must see" to anyone that comes out to the west coast, but as a city girl I am able to realize that these tourist traps are basically the worst parts of the city (in my eyes at least). I am unable to find any charm in Michael Jackson impersonators or women who have the ability to write your name on a grain of rice. Sorry for that rant but it was much needed. By the time the clock struck 4, we realized it was time to go home because we wanted to try and beat the LA traffic but to our surprise, we sat in it for about two hours. We got to back to Irvine when we realized through snapchat that one of our favorite YouTube comedians was in town... The amazing Colleen ballinger aka MirandaSings. Her fiancée, josh had his first performance at the Irvine improv. Other YouTube "celebrities" in the audience included Jenna marbles, Shane Dawson, Kory Desoto. ANYWAY the performance wasn't great, honestly it was pretty bad but I also don't follow Josh Evans too closely on YouTube so it was hard to catch on the the jokes. After the show, all the YouTube stars had a meet in greet. It's safe to say the other than the overprotective moms, we were the oldest ones there. Since shae didn't completely fan girl out, we were unable to get to the front of the line which means that we had to wait a good hour to meet everyone. Once we got closer, Colleen and her friends came out & made sure to talk to everyone & literally sign anything that was thrown in her face. Seriously people, she's a GREAT person. We collectively took advantage of this opportunity and got about 8 different videos of her & josh giving shoutouts to the open rogue... Stay tuned. This morning as I write this, I'm getting ready & packing up to leave Southern California. Although I'm sad to leave my family, I'm so excited to drive up the California coast & to see what the rest of the country has to offer. Time to pack! Over and out - Kara

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#11: Day 7: Getting Limber

Again, we woke up naturally around 5, we literally have the sleeping habits of an 80 year old woman. We stocked up on produce from the continental breakfast and filled up my backpack with survival essentials for our strenuous and grueling hike down the Grand Canyon. On the way up, we stopped at a rundown, somewhat abandoned flinstones inspired store/hotel/amusement park. It kind of made us sad because no one cares about the Flinstones anymore :/ when we got into the park we decided we'd do a "difficult" trail because we thought we were limber. The way down definitely boosted our confidence, but we got a little nervous seeing all of the intense hikers panting and looking like they wanted to die on the way up, so we made a collective executive decision to only hike to the halfway mark and then have our lunch. The trail was beautiful, winding around the sides of the canyon, with no guard rails. Shae hugged the right side of the trail of course making sure she didn't trip and fall off. Kara and I thought the halfway mark was a beautiful lunch spot, but Shae obviously thought it was snake infested. We sat on rocks and ate our sandwiches until we almost got attacked by a squirrel and Shae put her safety before Kara and I almost falling off the canyon. She literally freaked out and barreled right through us to get away from the squirrel hahaha. Flashback to the time Shae was attacked by a goose. Pretty sure she has PTSD. After taking some pictures, eating our sandwiches, and taking in the views we began our rigorous hike back up to the top. The hike was pretty grueling, Shae quickly turned into a panting golden retriever and felt really dumb because senior citizens were lapping her, but it's all good because we all survived and made it to the top. We all felt very accomplished and sat at the top catching our breath for a while looking down at our kind of pathetic one and a half mile feat. Guess we're not as limber as we thought. In the gift shop Shae bought one of her first souvineers, a shirt that explains all of the hazards of the Grand Canyon from a real life Curio Shop hahaha. Then Shae and Kara adopted a mountain lion and named her Peg. So philanthropic of them :) on the drive back to Flagstaff, to my request, we listened to Navajo flute music on spotify. GREAT STUFF. When we got back to the hotel we wanted to wash our feet in the bath because they smelled and then Kara and I ended up putting on bathing suits and taking a bath which transitioned into a water ballet/aerobics show. Shae missed us, so she moved a chair and ottoman into the bathroom to life guard. After our bath and relaxing for a little while, we decided it was pub night. Flagstaff is such a cute town, so many cute little restaurants and shops. The town was infested with drug rugs and Birkenstocks so we fit in real well. We decided on an Irish pub called Collins. We stayed for a while and reflected on how much we had accomplished in just one week and how far we've come. One week later we've driven almost 3000 miles through almost 20 states. We've seen mountains, prairies, plains, deserts, canyons, suburbs, and cities and we've met tons of cool people along the way. Next stop is LA, and we're ecstatic to see what the next leg of our journey brings. Thanks for reading! Xo Jess

[theopenrogue]

#10: Day 6: Navajo Adventures

We naturally woke up at 5 am and greeted each other by say mahalo as per usual. We are certainly not burning daylight on this trip, people. We set out for the south rim of the Grand Canyon on a beautiful one lane highway through the mountains and once we arrived in the town nearby, we stopped and bought sandwiches from our new friend Jones. We parked the car and began walking towards the first viewing deck, excited to find out if the Grand Canyon was everything I expected it to be. It certainly was and more. The view of the south rim at Mather Point look my breath away. I have never seen anything so big and overwhelmingly beautiful in my entire life. We were all speechless as we starred at and took pictures of the canyon that looked more like a backdrop than an actual place. We walked the rim and stopped at various viewing decks and the entire time I had an inexplicable feeling in my stomach, I felt like I had the wind knocked out of me, but in a good way. At various points around the rim there were no fences. It was both terrifying and exhilarating at the same time to get close and look over the edge into the endless landscape that looked like a canvas, painted with blues, oranges, pinks, and purples of various shades. At one point we stopped for a while and sat on a rock not even talking, just starring and mesmerized… Kara put on The Best Day by Taylor Swift, and I’m not even embarrassed to say that I shed a tear. For all of those people who say the Grand Canyon is overrated, you need to get checked out, you got something weird going on up there. Side note, squirrels at the Grand Canyon are really freaking scary… If you ever go be careful they literally get on their hind legs and look like they’re going to maul you. Another side note, we saw literal caribou and you could get so close to them. Very cool. We decided to leave the south rim around 1 to make our tour of Antelope Canyon, but we promised that we’d come back the next day to do an intense hike down to the bottom of the canyon. The drive through the park was lined with captivating views for miles. It seemed like the canyon was never ending… I definitely wouldn’t mind that. All we could talk about the entire ride out of the park was how beautiful it was and how everyone needs to see it at some point in their life, and again, how thankful we are for TR. love you bro. Right outside of the park is a huge Navajo reservation. Again, due to my Native American obsession, I was ecstatic. The combination of an incredibly scenic drive and the fact that there were AUTHENTIC Navajo trading posts right on the side of the road made it difficult for me to pay attention to the road, so we stopped to take in the view and browse at one of the posts. The post was lined with old, shack-like, wooden stands, filled with homemade jewelry, pottery, pipes, and art, made and sold by people who live on the reservation. I was literally in heaven. We bought friendship bracelets and I got a turtle necklace that means adventure made by two young girls who looked about our age. As we got to talking, we found out that one of the girls was only in 7th grade. She told us that she wakes up at 5 am and takes the bus over an hour away to Flagstaff for school every morning and that she spends most of her spare time making and selling jewelry at her stand to make money. It was an eye opening and humbling experience to speak to such young, hardworking girls, and to get an insight into what life on a reservation is like. Although part of me felt bad for the girls, another part was even a little jealous of their ability to live so simply. They talked about driving over an hour to school as if it was a privilege rather than a burden and they seemed so genuinely happy and appreciative of the little things in life. I think we all could be a little bit more like that. About 15 minutes before arriving at Antelope Canyon, we realized that we went over a time zone and lost an hour. We all freaked out thinking we were gonna miss our tour and ran into the place a few minutes late, only to find that we were actually an hour early. We still have no idea what time it really is in Page, Arizona. And the whole town has no service for AT&;T. HAHA Shae. We had some time to kill before the tour we walked around Page and browsed in a hunting shop, checking out all of the guns, amo, bait, and of course, taxidermy. We then watched a Navajo dressed in traditional costume perform a hoop dance in an abandoned gas station. The guy told us it was called a hoop dance at least ten times lol. It’s hard to explain, but basically he danced around with bells on his shoes and threw around a bunch of hoops and made them into stuff, like wings. After the show the tour began and we got into the back of a turquoise pick up truck with a bunch of foreigners who were definitely not dressed right. This lady from India was wearing high heel leather boots… You’re going on a tour of a canyon, lady are you serious?? SIDE NOTE: I just BARELY dropped my phone as I was writing this post, and CAUGHT IT no less… Don’t worry tho, THE ENTIRE SCREEN SHATTERED. thank you. For those of you who don’t know me, I am actually crazy when It comes to this stuff… If I wasn’t in the most beautiful place in the entire country, I’d be halfway to the mall by now. Anyone wanna go fund me for fixing my screen? Hahaha guess this is a sign that technology is the enemy...Not going to let it ruin my day. Good vibes people, good vibes. Anyway I'm going to brave through the rest of this post and try not to get glass in my fingers! So Antelope Canyon was beautiful. We walked through with our Navajo tour guide, Lionel. He was awesome, he helped us take cool pictures and told us about Navajo legends, showing us outlines of animals in the rock. He even played us traditional Navajo songs on his flute. Hella cool. The drive back to Flagstaff was beautiful, we watched the sun set over the beautiful red rock that lined both sides of the highway. MVD goes to Kara again, for driving into the darkness..There were absolutely no lights on the road so it got real scary real fast. She did an exceptional job. We got back to the room and ordered pizza. We were so hungry that we didn’t notice how bad it was, and we passed out at like 10 after watching a couple episodes of I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant. Shout out to ally. Great day. 👍🏼 See you tomorrow!!! Pray for me and my cracked screen. Xo Jess