And then the moose

Right in our backyard! Well. the mama was in the neighbor’s yard.

Of course, if you were to ask Piks, she’d tell you all about the biggest bunnies she’d ever seen.

Watching safely from above. She’s no hero.

Finally

We made it to our destination: Vail, CO!

Pickles had barely enough energy to unpack.

Eventually she managed to get herself on the couch with everyone else.

Yep, a lot of napping going on.

Nightwatch

We got caught in a massive storm while still on the road. Piks’ car (Car 1) made it to a rest stop, but Car 2 got stuck on the side of the road. When we finally inched our way to the rest stop, everyone was asleep, except for Ms. P.

This is what we found when we pulled up:

Somebody had to protect the car from the rain.

And we’re off!

We’ve been out of touch for a while because we were traveling, but now we’re back, with plenty of Piks pics.

Here’s how the trip started out, with Pickles navigating:

Let’s just say it’s a good thing we had GPS.