Oct
27
2008
There is an area within Death Valley NP called The Racetrack. It’s an old lake bed, long ago dried up, that has large rocks scattered around its surface. A phenomenon occurs there where the rocks slide in various directions around the mud, leaving a groove behind them (no one has ever seen it actually happen […]
Oct
27
2008
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 […]
Oct
25
2008
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 […]
Oct
25
2008
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 […]
Oct
24
2008
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 […]
Oct
22
2008
Zion National Park is probably one of the most scenic parks we’ve been to on this trip. It’s not the largest park, but it has a huge variety of scenery, due to its range in elevation and lots of water. The main part of the park is a 6-mile stretch of Zion Canyon, a massive […]
Oct
22
2008
Here is the view from our tent at the campground just outside Zion NP, where we stayed 3 nights: Not too shabby! – Meredith
Oct
19
2008
There is an overlook at Bryce Canyon NP named Sunset Point and a trail down into the canyon named Navajo Loop begins there. As we stood there at sunset taking a few pictures, we noticed a guy pushing a stroller up the trail. Here’s the long view of him on the trail. He’s roughly in […]
Oct
19
2008
Bryce Canyon NP is a beautiful park that we did a decent job of visiting in 24 hours. We got photos at sunset, sunrise, and a really fun 3-mile hike while we were there. Here are some pictures: A broad shot of the Bryce Canyon "amphitheater" at sunrise. Dave was really happy there were interesting […]
Oct
19
2008
Here is the view from our tent at the campground at Bryce Canyon NP: We only stayed one night, but it was the nicest setting for our tent so far. – Meredith