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White Sands Ntnl Monument
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As I pulled out of the Hollowman AFB area, I was only a few minutes drive away from White Sands Ntnl Monument so I popped in for a quick look before the weather chased me into Las Cruces for the …
Guadalupe Mountains Ntnl Park
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The Guadalupe Mountains is actually part of an ancient under-sea reef which just happened to be in the way as the mountains were being formed millions of year ago. As the mountains pushed up parts of this reef was exposed …
Carlsbad Caverns Ntnl Park
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Finally, I can check the box that I visited Carlsbad Caverns. This trip was planned two years ago but I did not make it, then again last year but a vehicle breakdown prevented me from making it. This year I …
Oct 17 – Bryce Canyon, Walter the German hitch-hiker
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I did try to get in a proper hike today, but I was just dragging after the past two days of hiking. I barely made 3 miles in Bryce Canyon and knew for certain that I would not be hiking …
Oct 15 – Zion Ntnl Park, Angel’s Landing
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The start of day 7. Still no proper shower but Im getting my share of sponge-baths. Drove into Zion Ntnl park and fixed me up some coffee and breakfast-burritos while watching the sunrise against the mountain side. Planning to hike …
Oct 10th – Wapama Falls, Tioga Pass, Mono Lake
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Day 2 of the adventure back home 7AM – Woke early to get into a hike to Wapama falls as early as possible. While I would have preferred to be hiking by 6am, the National Park does not open the …
Posted in Boondocking, Hike, Outdoors, Parks, Places, Road trips, Travel
Tagged Boondocking, California, Camping, Hikes, Hwy 120, Hwy 395, National Park, Road Trip, snow
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Oct 9th – I’m outta here, Hetch Hetchy away
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The day has finally arrived. In a few minutes, I am officially back on the road again after 31 days of sitting in one place. I’m all packed up and ready to turn the key… just waiting the few more …
Posted in Camping, Outdoors, Parks, Travel
Tagged California, Camping, Hikes, Hwy 120, National Park
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Sept 4 – Colorado Ntnl Monument
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This morning started off as any normal Sunday, with work. The difference today was that I was working out of the van in a Walmart parking lot a few miles out of the Colorado National Monument. By noon, I was …
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Tagged Camping, Colorado, I70, National Monument, People, Utah
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Showing Timmy Yosemite National Park
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Since we were here in California, we decided to take advantage of it and make a day trip to Yosemite. Timmy has not been here, though we have been in California multiple times since my trip to Yosemite back in …
Fossil Butte Ntnl Monument
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After an entire day of driving through two National Parks and hundreds of miles of lonely (but scenic) country roads, we ended up a few miles outside of Fossil Butte Ntnl Monument at the South-Western corner of Wyoming. This got …
Into Yellowstone
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As we drove up and into the Flag Ranch area to find our Forest land camping area, we were greeted only with a road-closure sign which prevented us from going any further. This really threw a wrench in our plans …
A short day in Grand Teton
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After spending the week in the forest, we did skip into Teton Ntnl Park for a single night at a “civilized” camp ground to shower, wash clothes, and re-stock on some supplies. The following day, we left our camp sight …
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Tagged Hikes, Other places, Photography, Sunset
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