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Published: April 22nd 2009
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Pahrump, NV
palm trees and snow-capped mountains Sorry I haven't posted since Saturday night. I've been down with food poisoning and have not been up to doing much. Here's what we've done since Saturday:
I started feeling sick on the way back to our campground in Glendale from Bryce Canyon. I posted a blog that night and went to bed. We sent Bob and Gena on ahead Sunday morning and told them we'd meet up in Las Vegas. We didn't leave until almost noon, waiting to decide if I felt up to travelling. We finally headed out and I slept almost the whole way to Las Vegas, missing all but a few glimpses of the beautiful snow and green trees near Cedar Breaks, most of the trip down past nothern Zion National Park and St. George, all of the corner of Arizona we went through with, I'm told, gorgeous canyons and most of the trip through Nevada to Las Vegas, waking just before we got to the speedway in Vegas. Bob and Gena had just set up at the campground at Circus/Circus when we arrived. They then went off to get tickets to ride the shuttle Sunday night to see the lights and fountains along the strip.
Badwater Basin
Death Valley NP, 282 feet below sea level I took a nap. I managed to eat a little supper, then took a nap while Kerry went to the casino and played slots. So, sorry David, no Las Vegas pictures.
Feeling better Monday morning, we dog-sat Moe while Bob and Gena went to tour Hoover Dam, then we all headed to Pahrump. At Pahrump I did laundry while the others went to Walmart for groceries. We all turned in early so we could get an early start for Death Valley, in hopes of getting out the west side before the heat got too bad.
We were out at 7:45 this morning, a new world's record, I think. Death Valley is surprising beautiful, though hot and dry. We took pictures at Badwater Basin, at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the US, stopped at Zabriskie Point for more pictures, then at the visitor center at Furnace Creek, which is about 200, feet below sea level. All along the way the mountains are spectacular in their colors and patterns, and the road is quite steep climbing over the Panamint Mountains. We stopped just after Towne Pass at an overlook for a quick lunch and some pictures
Death Valley NP
sand dunes near stovepipe wells while our brakes cooled, before heading down into Panamint Valley. Once through the valley, the road winds up into the Inyo Mountains, and we stopped at the overlook at Father Crowley Vista. While there, a jet fighter came roaring around a mesa and dove sideways into Rainbow Canyon, coming out in Panamint Valley, then turning and coming back up through the canyon, again sideways, before flying off. What a treat to see that. From there we headed to Lone Pine, where we set up our campers at Boulder Creek RV Park. We left the guys to replace their electrolytes and Gena and I went to the site of the Manzanar Relocation Camp where 10,000 Japanese-Americans were interred during WWII. It was a moving experience.
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Barbara
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Charlie, Hope you are feeling back to normal. Horrible to be sick on a trip!!!! Great pics!