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Zion National Park: Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, a Prairie Dog, and Butterfly…

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

Following Las Vegas we hit the road for Zion National Park, some 160 miles away. We arrived at a ‘free camp’ (a very rudimentary campsite with minimal or no facilities, but where you are legally allowed to stay) pre-sunset, setting … Continue reading →

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Racking up the Miles: Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert…

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

We spent the afternoon chilling on Hermosa Beach, mulling over the loss of three of our party; predominant memories include a shed-load of sunshine, a bell being rung for an hour by a chap selling ice-creams from his little cart, … Continue reading →

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Coastal Road Tripping: Big Sur, and San Fran to LA…

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

With hangovers of varying degrees of severity debilitating the group, we treated ourselves to an impromptu and blasphemously crude game of cricket in the campsite’s car park. There was a metal pole for the bat, an empty drinks crate for … Continue reading →

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“Retro” America and Beyond…

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

We lunched at Stanislas National Forest Vista with cracking panoramic views, justifying its title of ‘Rim of the World’, before proceeding through Groveland, an old, old town with a single-pump garage, wooden-fronted liquor store, and proudly polished and maintained active … Continue reading →

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“KILL YOUR SPEED, NOT A BEAR”: The Yosemite Experience (via Mono Lake)…

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

We hit the road for Yosemite after a very casual morning enjoying breakfast in the sun. We broke the journey early on in the surreal sci-fi-esque Mono Lake, which was formed at 8000ft in a caldera from an ancient volcanic … Continue reading →

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