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Carlsbad Caverns National Park – April 11-16, 2023 – Day 3 – Going Down, Down, Down
An early meetup with Joy and Larry and drive up the 7-mile road to the park headquarters to begin our visit. Day 3 was a two-event day with a morning hike and exploration down into the caverns and later in … Continue reading
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park – April 11-16, 2023 – Day 1 and 2 – The Journey
There is a lot to talk about on this trip and there are a lot of pictures (although only about 1/3 of what we took). We left the OC on April 11 and arrived at Whites City, NM on the … Continue reading
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Death Valley National Park – March 23, 2023 — Day 4
This was our last day in the park with only two planned stops; a hike at Golden Canyon to Red Cathedral and stop and pictures from Father Crowley’s overlook. Another sunny Chamber of Commerce Day. Made a couple of short … Continue reading
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Death Valley National Park – March 20-23, 2023 — Day 3
Getting the 300+ photos for day 3 down to a more manageable size took way more work than I had thought it would. Ended up with 177 or so photos, all worthy to hang in the Louvre. Day 3 started … Continue reading
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Death Valley National Park – March 20-23, 2023 — Day 2
A little bit of geography here. Death Valley National Park is the largest national park in the continental United States encompassing over 3,422,000 acres of arid desert east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Within the park, the elevation change is … Continue reading
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Death Valley National Park March 20 – 23, 2023 — Day 1
Started out Spring 2023 with a four-day trip in the small, low clearance (as we found out) but powerful Ford CMAX to Death Valley NP (DV). We took a bit of a secondary route, leaving from Cathedral City and for … Continue reading
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Glow in the Dark – The Living Desert – March 16, 2023
Not a typical hike but still worth 4,400 steps. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is one of our favorite goto spots for relaxing and enjoyable strolling among the animals and desert fauna. This trip was a … Continue reading
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Ladder Canyon – February 19, 2023
We continue to be drawn to Mecca, California for the scenery and geology. This trip was something of a surprise due to the number of cars, campers and people that were also enjoying the area. Apparently, a Sunday in February … Continue reading
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Kicked Our Butts – Murray Canyon to Seven Falls February 1, 2023
There are four canyons included in the Indian Canyon Park. We had hiked three and decided to get the fourth. Murray Canyon is the longest hike (3.9 miles) that we have done. It is an out and back trail following … Continue reading
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Age-Appropriate Heroic Adventure — Joshua Tree Camping Trip January 23-26, 2023
Heroic adventures are the adventures that you look back on and think “Man, glad I made it through that one… that was awesome!”. Example: Snowshoeing up the Cache La Poudre River in Colorado in March when you are 20 or … Continue reading
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