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Monument Valley, Forest Gump Iconic Setting, Mexican Hat/Hat Rock, Goosenecks, Moki Dugway, Muley Point, Valley of the Gods, Dust Storm – Just another average day on the road…
Today was dedicated to seeing the monuments in Monument Valley and other spectacular scenery around our campsite. We started by going to the nearby Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park where we drove Polo around the scenic drive and took lots of pictures. Then we went back to Khan for lunch and Scott’s nap. Then back…
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“Just one more question, Pilgrim.”
We began the day with a leisurely departure from Fredonia. We planned on buying groceries in Kanab, but the only store was closed on Sundays. We were going through Page (again) anyway, so we headed towards Gouldings in Monument Valley. Since we were stopping in Page anyway for fuel, we went to the Walmart there…
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Horseshoe Bend Top to Bottom
Tom had lined up a rafting trip that had a reported arrival time of 10:15AM Arizona time, and an hour-plus drive. We got up early, ate breakfast, and departed at 8:15AM so we would have time to check out views along the way. We were early by the time we were close to Page, AZ…
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Canyons – Small to Grand
Our first day in Fredonia was a double-header – a very long day. In the morning we headed North to Utah for a jeep tour of Peekaboo Slot Canyon in Zion National Park. We made sure we arrived at the appropriate time, as Utah observes daylight savings time, while Arizona does not. We met our…
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The Lost City
We began the day with a slow morning as Scott needed to participate in his Big Brothers meeting with his little Seth at noon EDT, or 9AM PDT. After that Teams meeting was over, we packed up the RV and headed to Fredonia, AZ. While driving through Overton, NV, we saw a sign for the…
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Blue Water, Red Rocks
Today was an all-day Lake Mead day. We started with a boat rental at Callville Bay marina a half hour drive from our campsite. We selected a 13 person pontoon boat from the nearly-deserted marina – despite the fact that apparently the lake is up over 30 feet in the last two years, business everywhere…
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Nevada Bound
We started the day in Death Valley, the hottest place in the US/North America/Something like that, and headed to Lake Mead, clearly a close second like 98 degrees F. One more stop at a Walmart in Pahrump, Nevada – where we escaped the taxes of California and Diesel dropped from $5.25 a gallon or so…
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Mission Status: Failed
Today was the morning of our second day at Lake Isabella/Kern River KOA – as planned we drove to Death Valley for our next two-day stop, with a planned side trip to Saline Valley Warm Springs . The reviews on this spring mentioned that the road was rough – you needed a 4WD, high clearance…
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Hot Springs, Cloudy Memories
After breakfast, we left for our first adventure of the day – the Remington Hot Springs. While this website indicates the top pool was 106, Scott’s calibrated hot tub temperature gauge said maybe 99-100. The path seemed longer than 300 feet, and Scott’s knees complained that it was steep. But the soak went well, the…
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All Systems Go
Our trip actually started yesterday – Thursday the 9th. Scott flew into San Diego on Wednesday the 8th from the Offshore Technology Conference, and stayed at hotel near the VideoRay office until Tom arrived the next day. We had stored the RV since our last trip at a campground near the one we stayed at…
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Level Unlocked – Made it to San Diego
After an early meeting for Tom, we departed from Joshua Tree for our final campground this trip – Mission Bay RV Resort. We still had not made a decision on where to store Khan for our next trip when Scott – reading the website – discovered that they had a storage plan at Mission Bay…
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Boating Lake Havasu
Today was a rare day – we spent two nights in the same place – Lake Havasu City. Scott preferred this campground because it a) has a hot tub, and b) you can get in it at a reasonable hour. The campground guide said it opens at 7AM, and it was open at 7:20AM when…