The Ram dually-truck camper-travel trailer was too big to take up the mountain to camp at Sequoia National Park so we stayed at the KOA and just took the Ram dually up the mountain. There was a snow storm predicted for that afternoon so we were supposed to have chains in case of this, but …
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Death Valley, California 15th May 2019
This place was much more interesting than I thought it would be. From Nevada we crossed into California, Death Valley, passed by an abandoned town, Death Valley Junction. The vegetation got sparser as we drove further down into the valley, by the time we hit sea level, all the vegetation had dried up. We …
Viva Las Vegas 9th May 2019
After leaving Zion we boondocked at a lovely spot with plenty of space. Zion was full, there was no chance of getting any accommodation there. The next night we were crammed into a KOA at St George, the only reason we were there was to pick up mail and the generator Derek had ordered. We …
Bryce and Zion Canyons
Bryce Canyon Everyone had told us how beautiful Bryce is, so it was definitely on our list of places to visit. It didn’t disappoint. The first night we were there it snowed which was great timing, it was beautiful. The kids were outside having snow fights at 10pm and in the morning we woke up …
Grand Staircase Escalante
On the way to Bryce we stopped at the old Paria ghost town movie set in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, near Kanab, Utah. The movie set had been burnt down years ago but the scenery was still magnificent and worth the detour. The Grand stair case, has the worlds most complete sequence of …
Page, Arizona
Back to Arizona, and onto Page. Camped at Walmart, thanks Kay and Rob for the tip. We were not the only ones there, but this is the first Walmart that we have seen that still allows overnight stays. The bend around the bend from Horse Shoe Bend We went to have a look at …
Navajo Monument Valley
A quick detour into Monument Valley, made a Navajo tribal park in 1959. Interesting landscape, makes me want to watch some of those old cowboy movies again. Fun facts – Utah is named for the ute indian indigenous to the north central portion of the state.
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Our first visit to the Canyon was on the old Williams rail line, which included a cowboy show before we left and an armed robbery by the same cowboys on the way back. Very touristy but something different. The Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Others are Mt Everest, Victoria …
Flagstaff, Williams and Route 66, Arizona, USA
Flagstaff Back to cold weather and expensive fruit. The night we got here it snowed, Laura was delighted. Meteor Crater We followed the old route 66 out of Flagstaff to see the Crater. Supposedly the world’s best preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. This meteor crater is the result of a …
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Frei Agua and Sedona
On the way to Flagstaff we free camped at a lovely spot called Frei Agua. Sedona Stunning landscape. There was no room at the inn so we kept going to Flagstaff.