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Vegas (Part Deux), Mustangs in Death Valley, and Rob Green’s Howler…
At a rather sweltering 44°C we arrived back in Las Vegas. That good, we went back. That, and we fancied a crack at Death Valley and needed a decent venue to watch the England-USA World Cup group game. So where … Continue reading
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Night Drives and Sledging: From 38°C in the Desert to 4°C in the Mountains in Under Twelve Hours…
In a cunning plan to save a day, we chose to drive the near-700 mile distance between Grand Canyon and Yosemite in a night-drive instead of taking a day to do so. We left the Canyon around 5ish, and with … Continue reading
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Grand Tangerines: From Blackpool to the Grand Canyon, via the Hoover Dam. Obviously…
In the morning I had the pleasure of supporting Winty’s team in the play-off final. We went to the Crown & Anchor – a quaint(ish) sports bar / English pub which served free refill coffee and a cracking full English … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american literature, blackpool, canyon, crown and anchor, football, grand canyon, hike, historic route 66, hoover dam, lake mead, las vegas, national park, play offs, road kill cafe, road-trip, route 66, seligman, south rim, the book of bearded bob, thebookofbeardedbob, travel writings, trek
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Las Vegas: Majestic, Absurd.
We spent the majority of Thursday in the sapping heat languidly strolling along the strip and perusing the various and multitudinous absurdities of the unrelentingly postmodern city of Las Vegas; it really is such a surreal place that it has … Continue reading
One Epic Day: Joshua Tree and Sin City…
We woke dead early (5ish) to try and catch a sunrise described by Rough Guides as ‘ethereal’, and sure enough the golden/red sky appearing behind the peaks the other side of the valley did not disappoint. The wildlife started to … Continue reading
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