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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's In Our Rig We Go

Written by QueenOfTheRoad on November 28, 2008

  • We’re really not Disney people. I mean, Disney people don’t see the Guest Relations kiosk and wonder, "Ya think they sell condoms?" Disney people don’t purposely make outlandish faces on the roller coasters, just as...
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A Non-Outdoorsey Gal in Death Valley

Written by QueenOfTheRoad on November 28, 2008

  • Death Valley’s hundred-year bloom was all over the news. And since we were in the area anyway . . . We couldn’t get a reservation for a campground in the park (well, we could have...
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The Racetrack, Death Valley.

Written by ArnyZona on March 4, 2005

  • If you ever see a photo of this place, you will want to visit it! The Racetrack is a 2.5-mile-long, dried-up lake. The flat is shaped like an oval and as flat as a paved football...
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Rare Wildflower Display

Written by Wasatch on March 30, 2005

  • After reading in the paper about 2005's outburst of wildflowers in Death Valley, we decided to go. We arrived March 26 via Rt. 374 from Beatty, NV. About halfway down the 4,000-foot hill...
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The Devil's Golf Course

Zabriskie Point/Artist’s Drive/Devil’s Golf Course/Badwater

Written by AnaMH on November 19, 2000

  • These four areas are all found near Furnace Creek. Next to the parking lot at Zabriakie Point, there is a short paved path (very steep) which leads to the panoramic view of the eroded,...
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Sand Dunes / Salt Creek

Written by AnaMH on November 19, 2000

  • Sand Dunes is a 14 square mile area containing the famous dunes of Death Valley. You can take a gravel road to the eastern edge of the dunes and get a full view of the...

Zion, Utah

Written by gizzmose10 on August 29, 2003

  • Zion National Park is one of the many treasures to be found in Southern Utah. For grand beauty it equals California's Yosemite National Park. The park itself is easily accessible from the small town of...

Dante’s View

Written by AnaMH on November 19, 2000

  • A paved road leads to a spectacular view from about 5,500 feet above sea level. The view overlooks the Badwater area, miles of salt flats and the walls of the Panamint Mountains across the valley....

Titus Canyon Road

Written by AnaMH on November 19, 2000

  • This very popular road (27 miles) is one way from east to west and begins on the Daylight Pass road (on the way to Beatty). You travel through the Grapevine Mountains and then descend Titanothere...

The Racetrack

Written by AnaMH on November 19, 2000

  • I had a 4 wheel drive SUV so I was able to make the drive to Racetrack. The 25-mile drive begins at Ubehebe Crater and can be pretty rough at times. It is best to...
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