Favorite Trips of 2011
January started the year out with two fantastic trips. My husband won a trip for two to Crazy Mountain Ranch in Montana. It was four days, three nights, during the dead of winter, and for us Zonies (Arizona people) it was going to be colder than we were used to. Part of the winnings included airplane tickets, money, full winter wardrobe, fantastic food, and fun events. We took a ride on a zip line, road on a dog sled, and froze our butts ice fishing. It was a blast. Here are links to the posts I did on this awesome trip: http://above-the-norm.blogspot.com/2011/01/crazy-mountain-ranch.html http://above-the-norm.blogspot.com/2011/01/montana-wilderness-and-ice-fishing.html The next place I went to in January was Vulture Mine, AZ. I saw those wacky boys from Ghost Adventures investigate the place and wanted to see it for myself. Sharon and I decided to make Vulture Mine our first stop on our trip to Prescott to stay at the haunted Hotel Vendome. The place ended up being so