The Adventure BEFORE the Adventure

Thanks to the talent of our lovely eldest daughter, Alex, the Rich Family is heading to the Wild West, otherwise known as Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the 2008 Western National Fastpitch Softball Championship. We thought we'd document our adventure for those who might be interested.

Alex's team will be representing the Mission Viejo Girls Softball league in the 16-and-Under division (that's her, second row, third from the left). She's been back behind the plate catching and will get to catch all the games at the tournament. I feel sorry for anyone trying to cross homeplate...

This will be the first time Dan and I (and the girls of course!) have been to this part of the country so we're looking forward to it. Our plans include lots of camping, enjoying afternoon thunderstorms, rodeos, bbq, bison, cowboys, etc. After spending some time in Cheyenne, we're planning to head to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. If we're lucky, we'll squeeze in some river rafting.

And if we're really lucky, Brian and Liz McAuley will be joining us on this trip. Wyoming won't know what hit them!

So now we're in the adventure of trying to get the camper ready, pack, make sure Brenna has lots to keep her entertained, phew! I'm exhausted just typing about it.

So follow along as I attempt to update this daily once the trip starts and keep us in your prayers are we spend wayyyy too many hours in a vehicle!