Tag: Desert
One benefit of my birthday being around Thanksgiving, is that it makes for a good excuse to travel for my birthday, as the public holidays (Thanksgiving/Black Friday), plus…
We retreated to the air-conditioned comfort of the RV as we made our way out of East Sierras and into Death Valley. I was well aware that it…
The next morning, I felt surprisingly sore from the hike up to Glacier Point in Yosemite, but the plan was still to do an even longer (though significantly…
I’d had the supreme fortune of creating a ‘free’ five-day weekend for myself by working alternating weekend shifts, as well as picking up a bonus birthday holiday. I…
Urgh… It was a 4:20AM pickup this morning – there have been too many of these early starts on this holiday! As we stood around in the cold…
It was another early start, which was even harder after a late night (thank-you late night kebab). Booked a taxi to the train station and bought tickets to…
We’d managed to arrange an early morning visit back to the Flaming Cliffs to watch the sunrise, so at about 30-minutes before sun up, we had a knock…
It was a completely clear night last night – first time in a while that we’ve be able to see the Milky Way clearly. I had a good…
For the second time in a week, we experienced rain in the ‘dry’ season. Last time we had rain, the day following was beautiful and clear. I was…