August 2017 archive

Yosemite

We made our way to Yosemite Valley via the Tioga Pass Entrance. We were enjoying the view and the drive and then the rude shock… What?! A tunnel that’s only 10’4 at the curb? In all our research we have not come across any information of low-clearance tunnels along the Tioga Pass. So we stopped …

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Death Valley

Death Valley is so incredibly hot that I have no desire to stay longer than we need to. It went up to 49C at one point during our visit… The hottest temperature on record is 57C on July 13, 1913. We arrived at the Stovepipe Wells Village to spend 3 nights but stayed only a …

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Las Vegas

After visiting the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we weren’t too keen to drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon as it would mean going in the opposite direction of where we are heading towards and also some back tracking. We cancelled our reservations at the Grand Canyon and headed west towards …

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Zion National Park

Zion National Park is the first National Park in Utah and also the busiest. It is one of the greatest geological wonders in the world. It is an oasis in the desert and a homeland for generations of native people and pioneers. The canyon was created by erosion over a few million years. Canyon cutting …

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