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Oct 27 2008

It’s a Dry Heat

Published by under California,Nevada,Western U.S.

Death Valley is one of the few places on this trip that Dave has been to, but I have not.  When I was 7, my family took a big summer trip out west and we visited lots of places in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and California.  But we didn’t go to Death Valley because […]

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Oct 25 2008

View from our Window #9

Published by under California,Western U.S.

Here is the view from our tent in Death Valley NP, where we’re staying for 3 nights: We’re in a little NP "Village" called Stovepipe Wells, which is at sea level.  The campground looks like a parking lot for RVs except for the row of tent spots up against a sandy area with creosote bushes […]

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Oct 25 2008

Crazy Southern California Drivers!

Published by under California,Western U.S.

We left my cousin’s place in Southern California to drive to Death Valley.  We left Friday at noon, which I now know is when people are driving to Vegas for the weekend.  The traffic didn’t bother me so much, but these Southern California drivers are CRAZY.  Apparently, these people just couldn’t wait to get to […]

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Oct 24 2008

Oops! No View from our Window #8

Published by under California,Western U.S.

We stayed two nights with my cousin Pam in Laguna Niguel, CA, but we forgot to take a picture from our window. We do have a picture of me and Pam on the beach though: Happy cousins We had a wonderful time with Pam and the family she lives with (a mom and dad, two […]

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