In our typical fashion, we decided to go west, to go south. Our mission for this trip was to go to J&M in Tucson, AZ to fix our headsets and hit a few parks on the way, and to visit some friends and family... It's been a long nearly 6 months since riding, so when we heard there was a super bloom in Death Valley, of course we are going to Death Valley! It's on the way'ish...
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Saddle West in Parumph, NV was a very nice place for $40 |
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Any guess? |
After our short night, this is what we covered
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I like adobe type homes built into the hillsides. I guess it feels more like less of a human footprint on environment. |
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This water is outside the park |
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Finally a park selfie, it's been soo long! |
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Whoa! There are actually flowers in Death Valley! |
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See the caterpillar on the stem of the Desert 5spot? So much life in such a deplorable place. |
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The wildflowers look like sunshine against the slopes of the hills |
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Isn't all that color amazing? |
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Sideways yellow heart |
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Really like striations |
We drove and drove... Matter of fact, I went about 10 miles further than I really wanted to go, but for some reason I just could make myself turn around and then we saw the view below!
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I was sooo happy I didn't turn around. |
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I think this is a world class picture that Shannon took. I think she should submit it to the National Park Service. |
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The red spots inside the flower are tiny bugs |
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Caterpillar |
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