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Category Archives: Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander

Part I of the Ultimate US Road Trip April 2012

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42: Cosy cabins

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Posted on May 14, 2012 by weary_feet

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14.5.2012 – 14.5.2012  21 °C A very early start this morning.. first time we’ve been in the car and on the road by 7.30am!! Brekky wasn’t crash hot but ok and I slept fine so last night’s accom is certainly the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Grand Teton NP, Thermopolis, Wyoming | 2 Replies

41: Carved up

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Posted on May 13, 2012 by weary_feet

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13.5.2012 – 13.5.2012  17 °C After a fairly basic brekky we headed straight to Mt Rushmore to see it with full sun on the sculpture. (Note for anyone else thinking of seeing the monument, morning is the best time as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Deadwood, Mt Rushmore, Sth Dakota, USA | 4 Replies

40: A few false starts..

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Posted on May 12, 2012 by weary_feet

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12.5.2012 – 12.5.2012  23 °C We set the alarm for early this morning so we could be on the road by 8am towards the Black Hills. We enjoyed a hot breakfast this morning (our first for the trip) before we hauled … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Black Hills, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA, Windcave NP, Wyoming | 1 Reply

39: Miles and miles

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Posted on May 11, 2012 by weary_feet

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11.5.2012 – 11.5.2012  17 °C Leisurely start this morning with a plan to go out and see the Lake and to see an island on the lake before continuing north towards Yellowstone. Our plan lasted til we got to the car … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Driving, USA, Wyoming | 1 Reply

38: Revelations

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Posted on May 10, 2012 by weary_feet

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10.5.2012 – 10.5.2012  18 °C Our day to day was a drive into Salt Lake City. SLC isn’t that far from Nephi (where we stayed last night) so we decided to detour thru the surrounding mountains and come into SLC from … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged LDS, Mormon, Salt Lake City, USA, Utah | 2 Replies

36: Bugsville

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Posted on May 9, 2012 by weary_feet

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9.5.2012 – 9.5.2012  24 °C Left Cedar Ck early this morning with a plan to drive up thru the mountains to see Cedar Breaks Nat Monument before a heavy day of driving northward towards Salt Lake. This was a great plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Mosquitos, USA, Utah | 3 Replies

35: Mi Pueblo, Me Hungwy!

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Posted on May 8, 2012 by weary_feet

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8.5.2012 – 8.5.2012  23 °C Early start this morning as we had planned to go back into Zion early and then head out in the afternoon to begin our journey northward to Salt Lake City. Zion is similar to GC in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged USA, Utah, Zion NP | 1 Reply

34: Ride ’em cowboy

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Posted on May 7, 2012 by weary_feet

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7.5.2012 – 7.5.2012  14 °C Nice early start today as we went horseback riding at 8am! Waking up was fine, walking out the door was not!! CHILLY.. Wind was blowing, temp was just above freezing.. all the hallmarks for a chilly … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Bryce Canyon, USA, Utah, Zion NP | 1 Reply

33: Salmon!

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Posted on May 6, 2012 by weary_feet

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6.5.2012 – 6.5.2012  19 °C We had a nice and full day today culminating in us arriving in Bryce Canyon (which is unbelievable). To begin, we decided to head down a part of the Hole in the Wall trail to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Bryce Canyon, Escalante, Grand Staircase, USA, Utah | 2 Replies

32: A hole in the wall

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Posted on May 5, 2012 by weary_feet

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5.5.2012 – 5.5.2012  18 °C We got going early in the morning as we knew we had a large drive ahead of us… I thought we were driving to Torrey but found out that D had booked us in to Escalante … Continue reading →

Posted in Chapter 8: Peaks, Plateaus and Prairies: A Western Wander | Tagged Escalante, Goblin State Park, Grand Staircase, Mormon, USA, Utah | 3 Replies

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