This was such a busy, great day! We grabbed some breakfast and then headed down to Pier 33 to catch the ferry to Alcatraz Island. We were both really excited for this part of the trip. The ferry ride was fun and Alcatraz was fascinating. The audio tour was so well done and learning and …
After our museums, we hopped back on the bus and headed to the Golden Gate Bridge. It ended up being later than we had hoped and we didn’t have our jackets and with the sun going down it was getting pretty chilly so we didn’t stay long- we will definitely have to go back another …
For Mark and I’s 5th Anniversary we headed to San Francisco and absolutely loved it! We decided YEARS ago that we really wanted to go on a trip for our five year anniversary and I am beyond happy that we have actually done it. Mark had never been to San Francisco before and I had …
After we ate our lunch we left Moab and began our trek further south. We always try and stop on our vacations and see the temple. Seeing as our trip this year was to Utah we knew we had many to choose from. We stopped in Monticello and saw the temple that is there. Neither Mark or …
Later today we drove over to the Columbus Ohio Temple. It’s a beautiful temple but it is oh so tiny! I don’t think I have ever seen such a small temple. But, of course, it was beautiful and I am sure a tremendous blessing to all those that live here in Ohio. It is their …
Horsethief Lake After that we headed to Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It had been raining all day, but luckily it started to clear up while we were at the Crazy Horse Memorial. We stopped at Horsethief Lake on our way up and it was beautiful. It’s just a small little lake on your way up …
Next we drove over to the Crazy Horse Memorial. This was actually something we hadn’t planned on going to, but once we got here, decided that it was worth stopping at. I honestly knew NOTHING about who Crazy Horse was or anything about this memorial prior but it also proved to be really interesting. A …
Tuesday we left around noon and headed up north. Our trip up was pretty uneventful – which is probably a good thing. We arrived in Hill City, South Dakota a little after six that evening and found a little restaurant to eat at. We got all checked-in and settled in our hotel for the night. …
Our first Berning Family Vacation was to the Grand Canyon State and it was awesome and beautiful and we would TOTALLY do it again! This was our first year doing what I know will become one of my favorite traditions ever! Arizona is one of those states where I feel like we could do at …
We woke up early and drove up to Grand Canyon National Park. Mark had never been there before and I hadn’t been to the South Rim before – and it was ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! It was in the 60’s both days we were there and it was PERFECT! We took so many pictures of tons of different …