Yes, we're running a bit behind on the blogging...but here are some pictures from the second day of our Thanksgiving road-trip, when we left the ocean and headed over the hills and into the highland plains!

Carrizo Plains National Monument -- it was pretty deserted at this time of year!

Did you see the bird?

Coyote!

Antelope!

Pretty flowers, I forget what the sign said they were...


Native American rock art -- apparently some of the most important remaining examples (though it was hard to take pictures...this one is breaking apart but you can at least see some of the patterns and colors)

'Twas a very flat landscape -- it seemed to stretch on forever!

The San Andreas fault!!

Don't worry Mom, we saved Laura from falling in :)


Sunset on the plains....where the deer and the antelope play, yodel yodel yodel....
Overall, a very fun trip and cool experience! The whole trip felt a bit like we were stepping between those diaramas we made in 7th grade! We'll post the desert pics soon :)