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Cradled By Giants

Cradled By Giants

  • Day 112
  • 16,640 miles
  • Redwood NP, CA
  • Dec 10, 2011

Last night we left SF at 3pm. We wanted to cut the 6-7 hour drive to Redwood National Park in half. For the first time we got up close and personal with Sf biggest and baddest landmark, the beautiful Golden Gate. We crossed it heading north, and didn’t take anytime to really take it in. [...]

Tags: National Park, Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive 1

Big Concrete Titties

Big Concrete Titties

  • Day 105
  • 15,509 miles
  • Death Valley, NV
  • Dec 3, 2011

Just outside of Death Valley, on the Nevada boarder, is the old town of Rhyolite. It was once a booming gold town in the early 20th century. Like most gold towns after the ore was expended so was the town. 20 years after its rise is was empty. A ghost town. Thats where we went [...]

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An Unconventional T-Day

An Unconventional T-Day

  • Day 96
  • 14,330 miles
  • Slab City, CA
  • Nov 24, 2011

-Today wasn’t like any holiday i’ve ever experienced. We hiked in the desert among yucca brevifolia, drove to an accidental sea, a forgotten ex resort wasteland, ate fast-food tacos for thanksgiving dinner, saw a mountain covered in 100,000 galloons of paint in Gods honor, and slept amongst other nomads in a the last free place [...]

Tags: National Park, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction, Video 2

In This Adventure… Slight Miscalculations OR The King of Poop.

In This Adventure… Slight Miscalculations OR The King of Poop.

  • Day 88
  • 13,190 miles
  • Grand Canyon
  • Nov 17, 2011

As we got off the plane in Phoenix I realized I forgot my jacket under the seat in front of me. The steward, fearing my salmon like approach to its retrieval would cause certain mayhem with the other exiting passengers, went back and got it for me, with my new black winter coat back in [...]

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A Hike-Up Hiccup

A Hike-Up Hiccup

  • Day 86/87
  • 13,006 miles
  • Grand Canyon, Arizona
  • Nov 16, 2011

Finally, the Grand Canyon. Ricky and I had a slight fear that by the time we actually reached this world wonder we would be too jaded to truly appreciate it. But honestly, even after 3 months of traveling and experiencing the most amazing natural beauty that this country has to offer, we were still blown [...]

Tags: Jillian, National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures 1

250 Million Year Old Lumber!

250 Million Year Old Lumber!

  • Day 82
  • 12,774 miles
  • Nov 11, 2011

Whats the American road trip without Route 66? On our journey zigzagging all over the country we managed to pretty much avoid it. Which is a shame, but we gotta follow where the attractions lead us. I originally didn’t think we would get to drive on this iconic highway. I knew we would pass over [...]

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4 States in 1 Handstand

4 States in 1 Handstand

  • Day 81
  • 12,564 miles
  • Mesa Verde NP
  • Nov 10, 2011

The first half of the day was dedicated to writing blogs inside the van at a Walmart then posting them at a Mcdonalds. Where would we be without these two establishments? This afternoon took us Southwest through Colorado and into Arizona. We hit up 2 spots on the way, Mesa Verde and Four Corners. Mesa [...]

Tags: National Park, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction 0

The Last of the Arches

The Last of the Arches

  • Day 80
  • 12354 miles
  • Arches National Park, Utah
  • Nov 9, 2011

Today we finished up the rest of our site seeing in Arches national park. We tackled a 7 mile hike called Devil’s Garden and got to see 8 of the park’s Arches, including Landscape Arch which is one of the most famous. In 1991 a HUGE chunk of landscape arch cracked off and tumbled down [...]

Tags: Jillian, National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures 0

Sun up to Sun Down

Sun up to Sun Down

  • Day 79
  • 12211 miles
  • Moab, UT
  • Nov 8, 2011

Got up at the crack of dawn and made our way into Canyonlands under a moonless, star filled sky. The kind you only get when the closest major city is 250 miles away. We hiked the short 1 mile hike to the mesa arch for the sunrise. It was a crisp 20 degrees out and [...]

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Blame it on the Rain

Blame it on the Rain

  • Day 76-78
  • 12088 miles
  • Moab, UT
  • Nov 7, 2011

So we had our first rain day, well rainy weekend, well It wasn’t raining so bad that we couldn’t do anything, just shitty enough that we didn’t want too. On day 76 we drove across the state in search of a Walmart, we needed supplies and I was due for an oil change, we needed [...]

Tags: National Park, Ricky, Roadside Attraction 0

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