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MON MAY 14, 2001
Pick up RV, Pack RV and head to the Smokies.
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TUE MAY 15, 2001
Drive to Graceland.
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WED MAY 16, 2001
See Elvis, Drive to New Orleans, Drink on Bourbon Street.
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THU MAY 17, 2001
Drive the coast to Corpus Christi.
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FRI MAY 18, 2001
Spend the day at the Beach, Drive to San Antonio late.
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SAT MAY 19, 2001
See the Alamo, Drive to Carlsbad, NM.
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SUN MAY 20, 2001
See Carlsbad Caverns, Drive to Roswell, See UFO's, See Geoff and Teresa.
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MON MAY 21, 2001
Drive to Painted Desert/Petrified Forest, Continue on to Grand Canyon.
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TUE MAY 22, 2001
Ride the Burros down into the Canyon, Drive late to Utah.
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WED MAY 23, 2001
Breakfast in Bryce Canyon, Lunch at Mt. Zion, Head to Las Vegas.
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THU MAY 24, 2001
See Sin City and Viva Las Vegas.
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FRI MAY 25, 2001
Drive to Death Valley.
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SAT MAY 26, 2001
Drive to San Fran, see Tim and Kim and whomever else Tim brings.
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SUN MAY 27, 2001
Taste wine (no spitting).
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DAY TEN - WEDNESDAY MAY 23, 2001
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Today is Zion day. We drove the hour and a half from Bryce Canyon to Zion in the morning. The East Entrance was the way to head into the park as it was just magnificent. Big Rocks, big canyons and lots of red winding roads. We're moving to Zion someday, too. Zion was unlike the other parks in that we drove right through the park instead of on top looking down, this was the way to go. Every turn had something new and wonderful to look at. Once we parked we had to take a shuttle bus to the stops. The first stop... Zion Lodge. Here we had to hike about 2 miles (felt like 2,000) to the Emerald Pools. The first pool was fantastic with waterfalls drizzling over the edge into a fertile alcove. The second pool required a bit more strenuous hiking. And like the hike through Bryce, we were not prepared as we were outfitted in sandals. At least this time we had water. The second Emerald Pool was more like a little creek but pretty nonetheless. The third pool, well we didn't quite make it all the way up, as it was over 95 degrees and reports were that it was more of an Emerald marsh than a pool. After the Zion Lodge we saw lots of great big rocks and the Virgin River. All in all, it was our favorite park to date.
After Zion it was on to Sin City. Viva Las Vegas. About a 2 and a half hour drive minus an hour for the time change (which is always nice) and we were in Vegas. Lots of eye candy. We wanted to put a sign in the back window that read "Bills too high, Hate wearing a tie, Las Vegas or Bust." We got to see all the casinos on the drive in and will look into losing all our money on gambling and shows.
Can someone send us more money please?
Phrase of the Day: "All You Can Eat, is NOT a good idea." Twice today we were lured in by the sound of All You Can Eat. Once in the morning with a small country All You Can Eat pancakes for $1.99. Then later we were conned into a Steak and Lobster + All You Can Eat Buffet at the Stardust for $10.99. Both times we felt ready to burst. Boy, have our stomachs shrunk.
Finally, a day without a cold shower!!
Happy, happy, joy, joy.
Oooooh, today, we go to Zion.
Big rocks in Zion National Park.
Pretty, big rock in Zion National Park.
Up this road...
Around this corner...
Down through here...
In.
Out.
Trust me, I know where I am going.
Can you take another look at that map?
Out.
It's just around this corner, now.
Ooooh.
Aaaah.
Actual size is much larger and impressive, trust me.
Over the river...
And through the woods...
The Lower Emerald pool waterfall #1.
The Lower Emerald pool waterfall #2.
The Lower Emerald pool waterfall #3.
The Lower Emerald pool waterfall #4
We took this picture ourselves on the way back to the Lodge. Don't we look happy?
What a cute little creek.
This creek is FREEZING!!
Weeping Rock.
The Hanging Garden. You are looking up.
The Hanging Garden. You are still looking up.
Pretty little flower.
One more shot of the Weeping Rock.
A big rock.
Anothe big rock.
Virgin River.
No, really. It's the Virgin River.
Utah to Nevada....Did we go thr wrong way?
I can't drive 55. Don't have to.
MGM Grand.
New York, New York.
Aladdin.
Caesar's Palace.
The Flamingo.
Thw world famous Denny's casino.
Desert Inn.
Frontier.
Stardust.
Riviera.
Circus Circus.
Going to the chapel and we're (not) gonna get married.
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MON MAY 28, 2001
Drive to Yosemite.
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TUE MAY 29, 2001
Hike around Yosemite.
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WED MAY 30, 2001
Drive to Lake Tahoe.
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THU MAY 31, 2001
Drive to a big Salty Lake. (We didn't quite stop in Salt Lake City, instead kept driving on to Moab, Utah)
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FRI JUNE 1, 2001
Drive to Denver, see the Knoxville Boys. (Saw the Arches National Park, Drove to Vail had dinner, then drove on to Denver)
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SAT JUNE 2, 2001
Drive to Colorado Springs, see the Elkins.
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SUN JUNE 3, 2001
Drive up to South Dakota. (We skipped Mt. Rushmore in favor of getting ahead, stopped just past Kansas City)
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MON JUNE 4, 2001
See Mt. Rushmore and some of the Bandlands, Drive to Kansas City. (Drove to Ft. Leonard Wood to see Missy)
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TUE JUNE 5, 2001
See Missy, drive to French Lick to shoot hoops with Larry Bird. (High tail it across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio)
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WED JUNE 6, 2001
Drive to Lake Erie. (High tail it across West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and on into Massachusetts)
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THU JUNE 7, 2001
Drive to and See Niagara Falls. (See Rick's family and his new nephew)
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FRI JUNE 8, 2001
Drive to Norton. (Stayed in Norton)
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SAT JUNE 9, 2001
visit with family, hopefully see new neice/nephew. (Stayed in Norton another day)
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SUN JUNE 10, 2001
Drive to see Sue, maybe see PJ on the way. (Drove home, stopping in Baltimore to see Sue)
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MON JUNE 11, 2001
Drive Home, Unpack, Return RV.
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