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Road Trip — Highway 89 South AZ and Kanab UT

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Happy Thanksgiving!!
Day 2 of the big storm that is hovering over the area.  It looks sort of clear towards the south, so let’s head down Highway 89 into Arizona and try for a view of the north rim of the Grand Canyon today.  As I drove across the Arizon strip, [...]

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Road Trip — Austin Nevada to Eureka Nevada

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I left Sacramento yesterday and drove down east on Highway 50, “The Loneliest Road in America“, to Austin, Nevada, the middle of Nevada.  I spent the night at the Cozy Mountain Motel, 12 rooms fit for a king–newly remodeled and 5-star beds–I have not been in a small motel [...]

Road Trip — Titus Canyon, Death Valley

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Leaving Rhyolite, I entered Death Valley National Park and took the road to go through Titus Canyon. This is a one-way 27 mile long road through the Grapevine Mountains and ends in the Beautiful Titus Canyon, with it’s massive walls towering over you. Along the way you pass Leadfield Ghost Town, remnants [...]

Road Trip — Beatty and Rholyte, Nevada

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After spending the night in the tiny historic town of Beatty, Nevada, the eastern entrance to Death Valley, I spent part of the morning exploring the area by looking for a few geocaches. After checking out the Death Valley Nut and Candy Company in town and the Daisy Mine [...]