Brian Dave & Greg Welcome to the fun and misfortunes of our adventures.

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Coors Brewery

Golden, CO

Here he is.

We have arrived in Southern Utah and have discovered that the idea that the state only sells beer at 3.5% is a myth...the beer is very expensive though and you HAVE TO order food at bars but enough about beer. We entered Zion National Park Thursday night and found free camping right on a creek. We hiked the Narrows in Zion (see picture) on Friday, celebrated my birthday with liters of beer, and this morning/afternoon hiked the Hidden Canyon Trail (Brian hiked Angel's Landing later in the day cause he's not afraid of heights!). We have now moved further east to Bryce Canyon and will see the sights tomorrow. Arches National Park has been a quick late addition for the following day and then off to Buena Vista Colorado to visit with Brian's dear friend, Andrew, for some white water rafting!

So we've landed in San Diego (Actually Oceanside, just north of San Diego). We're staying with Greg's cousin Eric tonight and then tomorrow night with his Aunt and Uncle just a few miles from here. We're planning on being beach bums for a couple days before we head to Zion National Park.

Brian and Dave enjoying some sun at the North Shore Fair.

LOOK! A fish bike.

Right now Brian, Dave, and I are sitting in the living room of our most gracious host Paige. So far we have had two wonderful nights of sleep and im sure the third is going to be just as nice. Yesterday we did a 7 mile urban hike on the outskirts of San Francisco. Some sights of note include the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco National Cemetery, Alcatraz, a pet cemetery, and a beach with people on it. George Bush once referred to this area as the most glorious place ever (idk if thats true but it is nice there). Today we are going to venture forth and see the north shore area and im hoping that it is just as wonderful as the rest of our trip has been. Kanye West probably hates it but thats OK. No one likes him anyways.

PS. Dave and Brian both conceded that bikes would have been a good idea for the city of San Fran but I am still convinced that we would have been using them for this entire trip.

We have finally seen the Pacific Ocean! After a beautiful stay in Seattle with incredible hosts we moved west to the greenest national park, Olympic. Moss covers everything and the trees are absolutely massive. After a cold night and a beautiful hike we left for Portland. A special thanks to Zoe for putting us up for the night and for hanging with us, so now were off to check out the city. Tonight we'll sleep amongst the Redwoods in Northern California and then off to San Francisco!

We havent seen the moon since jersey but we have found it in portland!

So, after a 12 hour drive from Yellowstone we've crossed into the Pacific time zone at last. Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, though very different, were a lot of fun. The Tetons gave us a great taste of what the Rockies are like while Yellowstone gave us a great taste of what Mars may or may not be like.

Yelowstone has the worst farts (Mammoth Springs)

Cold as the Rockies.

Well its our second day in Grand Teton National Park and all it has been doing is raining. The one good thing that has come is a well deserved and much needed shower (its been about 4 or 5 days). Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and we are going to try for a hike up the mountains a bit but who knows. Its also not looking too good for Yellowstone either. Thats our next stop and i know I cannot take another day inside a tent because thats how the last two days have been. Everyone PLEASE keep your fingers crossed for clear skys ahead. It would be greatly appreciated.

-Greg

Our view.

Chicago was an absolute blast, our hosts couldn't have been better and we would like to thank them again for having us. The three necessary Chicago food groups (Italian Beef, Chicago Dogs, and Deep Dish Pizza) were all delicious. We took in some awesome Blues at one of Chicago's best blues clubs. Lake Michigan, despite an E. Coli outbreak (how a whole lake gets E. Coli is beyond me) was beautiful as was the rest of the city.

Look! A portable alf!

Alas! We have arrived in the "Windy City" though it's been quite calm so far. Greg says it's the perfect day for a white T, as we get ready to head downtown and play tourist for a day. Overall the drive here was not bad except for the fact that western PA, Ohio and Indiana are flat and extremely boring. Nonetheless, we split up the driving and it made it go by quickly. You'll be hearing from us again sometime later tomorrow before we leave to drive through the night to Mount Rushmore!

Well folks we are currently on our way. The car is in tip top shape and packed, we have plenty of junk food, and knock on wood we didn't forget anything. I just want to take this moment to thank everyone who has helped us make this trip. To our parents who have aided us with supplies and finances. To our friends for supporting our ventures. And to those who have given us pointers about what to do and where to go. All in all I have a very positive feeling about this trip and I'm sure everything is going to work out. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and of course follow all of the happenings right here on BrianDaveAndGreg.

-Greg