Odometer Reading: 1,477 Miles (Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park)
June 24th 2012 A brief, yet longer than enough, weekend in Vegas, and we were back on the road, on our way to the Grand Canyon. Similar to our arrival in Yosemite, we entered the park with no camping reservations and only hopes and intentions to sleep under a starry night on the edge of this famous crack in the earth. Unlike Yosemite, the Grand Canyon was not so cooperative, and upon arrival, we were told to hur
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