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Woke up this morning in the Eldorado National Forest, where the temperature had dropped to 28 degrees. Over the week of travels the temperature has had more than a 90 degree change with the high of 121 in Death Valley. Drove to South Lake Tahoe and hit up the TJ Max for some sweat pantsContinue reading “Day 13 (June 7, 2020): South Lake Tahoe – Emerald Bay”

There are worse things than waking up in. Walmart parking lot. Driving out of town I came across a house with their own amusement park and various animal statues in the front yard. Rather eclectic tastes I would say and definitely worthy of a picture. Drove to Silver Lake to relive some childhood memories ofContinue reading “Day 12 (June 6, 2020): Silver Lake, California”

Began the morning with a hike through the Giant Sequoias. There were few people in the park and the silence was amazing. Driving in Kings Canyon National Park was even more breathtaking than Sequoia National Park. The road was more curvy and the drop-offs even sharper. The views were amazing. The Bears are Hungry InContinue reading “Day 11 (June 5, 2020): Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks”

Began the day with a morning hike to Fossil Falls, a dry waterfall formed from lava rock. From Fossil Falls, entered the Chimney Peak Recreation area and took the Sherman Pass Road crossing the California Sierra Mountains in route to the Sequoia National Monument. The road from the valley floor is quite steep, narrow andContinue reading “Day 10 (June 4 2020): Sequoia National Park”

Began the day with a 10-mile bike ride along an abandoned railroad bed that was built to supply the construction of Hoover Dam. Due to COVID—19 the Dam is closed to visitors, and you can’t even view it from a distance. It was 106 at at Lake Mead and it only got hotter with theContinue reading “Day 9: (June 3, 2020) Lake Mead, Death Valley, Fossil Falls BLM Campground”

The neighbors at the campground hiked the Narrows today and said you just have to do it! Got to the local outfitter just before they closed, renting water boots and neoprene socks, and a heavy-duty walking stick to help keep you upright in the current and rocks. I hear it’s helpful to be able toContinue reading “Day 8 (June 2, 2020): Zion National Park – The Narrows”

Zion has to be on everyone’s must see national park. The pictures really do not convey the scale of the rock formations. It was a wonderful time to be in the park as the busses weren’t running and there were relatively few people in the park. Biking is another great way to get around partsContinue reading “Day 7 (June 1, 2020): Zion National Park”

The journey continues, leaving behind Arches National and Moab, Utah and the heat and headed to Bryce Canyon, Utah. There were a few notable things along the way including a train car motel and Butch Cassidy’s childhood home. Bryce Canyon National Park Did I really just see that? Saw a guy hold his infant daughterContinue reading “Day 6 (May 31, 2020): Bryce Canyon National Park”

Visited Arches National Park and took in all the views.

Biked the bike path that runs up the Colorado River from Glenwood Springs, Colorado – 36 mile round trip. The path runs parallel and under Interstate 70, which is quite an engineering feat in its own right.