Wells
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Refuelling at Stovepipe Wells
Once we rejoined Highway 190 we headed east toward Stovepipe Wells for another brief break, a fuel stop and to buy our passes for the National Park. We were only passing through in one day and apparently if you're not planning to stay then you don't ...
Maine Coast
... at Cirque du Soleil.) Hotel: Rather expensive for the off season. Dinner: We ate at Billy's Chowder House, an institution in Wells, Maine. We enjoyed the Lobster Seafood platter. Each platter was large enough to feed a family of four. We were ...
Palm Springs
Der Deutsche - so sagt man - jammert viel und dazu auf hohem Niveau. In der Tat macht er das sehr gerne. Es gibt immer etwas, was ihm nicht passt. So zum Beispiel die lästige Arbeit oder aber die chronisch unpünktliche Bahn. Und das obwohl in ...
Desert Driving
... the road, at least we think they were foxes - small, golden coloured and fast. We pretty much drove straight through to Wells, Nevada, where we stayed at a nice campground, with immaculately CLEAN restrooms. The owner was very nice, and even gave the ...
Day 4 - Cascade Idaho to Wells Nevada
When we packed our mules, it was 8degC and sunny. The road we were on was perfect. Nice and curvy with mountains and a roaring river on the side. This road took us from 5000 ft to 8700ft and 2degC. Brrrrrrrr. Did we mention ...
Wells Nevada
Today we drove through 4 states, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Nevada. Driving through Nevada was very desolate. We arrived at our campsite after six hours. We then ate dinner and got groceries. Then we went to a park to play. -Adam Mom ...
Big Drive
... leave Ceasar's at about 4am which neither of us fancied. It was exciting to see it leave and we vowed next time we come to the states we're definitely going to do it. On the drive to Kingman we saw more birds of prey soaring above the car - I only ...
Death Valley
... volcanic ash have been exposed by the wind. That night we were staying in Death Valley at a hotel in a village called Stovepipe Wells. This village was just the hotel, complete with saloon bar, and a store. We've no idea where the local ...
Day Forty
... one of the many undeveloped Park roads and a couple of hours of reading in the semi-warmth of the low December sun. Stovepipe wells apparently got its name from the sections of tin stovepipe early travelers stuck in the sand to mark wells they had dug. ...
Boys 'n Toys-A Sequel
If you don't like cars...skip the photos. Sun, sun and more sun. I can get use to this weather. Today the temperature hit 25 C without a cloud in the sky. Definitely beach weather. Unfortunately there's no beach, only swimming pools. Nothing like ending ...
Mandatory rest stop @ Motel 6
A quick overnight in Wells, Nevada. I'm crossing Northern Nevada off my relocation ...
New Hampshire into Maine
... waslked around and did a couple sketcjes waiting for it to open. Crossed into maine for the first time and headed for Wells Beach-I'm always partial to beaches-and parked by the bulkhead. I walked down the beach to the inlet and did a ...
Indian Wells
Wednesday July 25th. Slept better, got up around 6am to finish email before wifi time expired. Had breakfast with Webers, who filled me in on what happened in Red Deer & Wetaskiwin over the years after I moved back to ...
Indian Wells sightseeing
Tuesday 24th July Indian Wells Went to bed around 11, slept until after 3am, but couldn't go back, so got up for nearly an hour. Still didn't sleep much at all. I bought two camera lense cap securers for $2 each. Bob was happy to stay and ...
Tennis Tournament
Alex and I played a doubles tournament. Stayed at Skaggs condo in Palm Springs. Dad and Mom came too. Went to Indian Wells one other time for the Indian Wells pro tennis tournament. VPHS tennis team went during high ...
I'm too tired for aftershocks (Nevada)
After a long trip through both Montana and Nevada, we arrived at a city called Wells, recomended to us as a place to stay before continuing on toward Reno by some outstanding young lad working at Subway (eat frrresh!). Along the way we drove through ...
Glendora to Indian Wells
Monday July 23 Very sleepy, went to bed around 9, woke around 4am, wrote some of this nearly 9. Free breakfast, juxt had toast and part of a blueberry bagel and a glass of cranberry juice.American breakfasts are certainly substantial, with ...
A Link to the Photos
Today we went hiking on the Yaqui Trail and the Narrows Trail in the park. These photos and all the others from here are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphieboyo/ In spite of the fact that many of you have looked at the photos in the past, I'm ...
Jeriann's Car Trip Thoughts
Just a couple more days on the road and then we'll be back home. We’re in a good rhythm with car driving. We typically cover about 500 miles a day. We drive a couple of hours and then stop for a break. (If we have left around ...
Gearing up for NZ!
Our paperwork has finally been submitted so that we can be recognized as teachers in New Zealand. Sounds like the ultimate boring experience but we were hardly "bored" and sitting around unoccupied...you wouldn't believe how many hours it took us! ...
Dust to rain, to blue skys and lovely Tuckers
The new saddles are here and what a difference they have made in such a short time. Thank you Megan! Tucker have kindly sponsored the trip and we now have 4 of their light endurance saddles. They are a 3rd of the weight of our old ones and provide a ...
Leaving Town!!!
Gotta put the leaving point of this trip. After working about 4-5 hours, we all got out early, then drove 5 hrs to Astoria, Queens, New York. We arrived early enough we figured we would throw our stuff in the room, take the complimentary shuttle to ...
Off to a great start
David here with our first real travel blog entry. We are off on our adventure today. I had planned to get us out at 6:00 am as we have a long drive ahead of us. We did manage to leave at 6:42 which is not bad for this crew. The Integra was ...
I-80 Across the Great Basin
... . We left Fernley under scattered cloud and sun and drove through increasing clouds and, close to mountains as we approached Wells NV, brief snowstorms. The history and geology of the Great Basin is interesting and I will not try and cover it ...
Wells and the Pequops
Wells itself is a small eastern Nevada town on a crossroads with a railway line. It's amazing that it exists at all but the resurgunce of minerals exploration nearby might just be enough to save this town from ...
Summer house
... a joint would get passed around, after the kids were in bed, and we would usually drink and listen to stories from ages ago when my parents were kids. I've been all over the world, and Wells will always be that special place I will always ...
Wells, Maine & Surrounding Area
... and some not easily reached by foot. Neither of us were really into shopping so about hour later we headed back to Wells taking a lesser travelled coast road that took us through the wonderful area of York, Maine. The beaches and scenery were ...
Death Valley National Park - Day four
... into a very modern looking building. Overall a very pleasant drive to Death Valley. Thanks, Rosa. Arrived at Stovepipe Wells around 3:00 PM and were able to check into our room, change into some suitable hiking clothes, and hike ...
Death Valley National Park - Day five
... setting sun on the dunes and mountains in the distance was impressive. Spent our last night of the trip at Stovepipe Wells Village again. Up the next day to take a leisurely trip back to LAX for our flight home. At least it ...
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