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Category: National Parks
Bonanza!!!! The blueish-gray mud tossed aside as miners dug for gold was finally identified as raw silver. The Comstock Lode – the mother lode of silver – ran diagonally underground down the canyon and contained the richest deposit of raw silver that had ever been discovered. The 49ers of the gold rush were dwarfed by … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 5 – The Comstock
Heading south out of the Wind River Mountains, we followed the South Pass and Mormon Trails through Wyoming, past Salt Lake City, Utah and into Nevada. Pioneer history, ghost towns, and more beautiful hikes in the Basin and Range territory met us along the way. Lyman, Wyoming Lyman became our base camp for the next … Continue reading Wyoming to Nevada
The Wind River Range in the Rocky Mountains is located in west-central Wyoming. The Continental Divide runs along the crest at elevations reaching 12,000 to 13,000 feet. Our base camp in Boulder, WY has an elevation of about 9500 ft. Four huge wilderness areas with a combined total of over 1 million acres, surround the … Continue reading Wind River Mountains
Dinosaur National Monument has been on our list of places to visit for years. Spanning the border between Utah and Colorado, this remote park preserves one of the greatest fossil discovery sites in the country and is rich in natural history, dark skies, and a diverse desert ecosystem. The Green River which runs through the … Continue reading Dinosaur Diamond: Dinosaur National Monument
Unlike the famous Route 66 filled with Americana kicks and quirkiness, Highway I-70 is an elegant time machine through spectacular layered sediments and rock formations billions of years in the making. Built in the 1970’s, every turn brings the traveler through high canyon walls and sweeping views. The I-70 bisects the San Rafael Swell geological … Continue reading Dinosaur Diamond – MOAB, UT
Tucson and the Sonoran desert territory surrounding it tell the tale of the West. Purchased from Mexico in the historic Gadsen Purchase of 1863, the frontier town hosted outlaws, gunfights, cowboys, and the Earps while fighting off stagecoach robberies and Apache attacks. A railroad and commercial center, Tucson was once the capital of the 48th … Continue reading Arizona: Tucson and vicinity
“Like no place else”, the motto of Palm Springs, captures the essence of this part of our adventure. Vintage luxury coupled with exotic plant life, the Coachella Valley offered the best of all worlds. Palm Springs, CA Known as the playground of the rich and famous, Palm Springs still offers the mid-century vibe that once … Continue reading Palm Springs & Joshua Tree – “Like No Place Else”
Lowest, Hottest, Driest Death Valley National Park is the largest National Park in the continental U.S. at 3.4 million acres. The valley floor lies at 282 feet below sea level and is the lowest point in North America. It holds the record high temperature at 134 degrees F on July 10th, 1913 with summer averages … Continue reading Death Valley National Park
When we left Cleveland, the trailer, Lil Sebastian, was still winterized. This protects the delicate water systems from freezing and cracking in low temperatures. As the Weather Channel predicted temperatures at night to be below 32 degrees for the next week, we decided not to de-winterize until further south. We felt that with electric hook-ups … Continue reading A Fortnight of Winterized Camping
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