Tag Archives: outdoors

A Ride in the Red Zone

Posted on April 17, 2012 by TheJessicaness

Nights in the desert, at least Death Valley, can have temperatures of 100 degrees or more; we slept comfortably in what seemed to be 60 degrees. We get to Scotty’s Castle at 8a and they don’t open until 9a. There is … Continue reading →

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Death Valley Detour

Posted on April 16, 2012 by TheJessicaness

For wanting to take a road trip on Hwy 395 north, we seem to find every instance not to. We arrive at the junction of 395 and 190 – east to Death Valley at least 35 miles before we hit the … Continue reading →

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Putting our Kicks on Route 66

Posted on April 15, 2012 by TheJessicaness

We wake at 6:20a and shortly after a ranger pulls up to tell us this part of the park is closed; then drives within seeing distance and puts up cones in the road blocking our way out.  Now we have to … Continue reading →

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A Day in South Bay

Posted on April 2, 2012 by TheJessicaness

Caleb suggested we go to the Tijuana RNERR and visit the Border Field State Park next to it. I thought it was a great idea. We ate breakfast and headed west – then south. I had looked at the map some … Continue reading →

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A Slow Reading Month

Posted on March 29, 2012 by TheJessicaness

I had planned to be on the road and reading park brochures, but somehow I still seem to have fallen off the reading path. I finished February reading two more mystery killer lawyer books – Killing Time and King of … Continue reading →

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