Heading for San Francisco from Yosemite was a drive of about 5 hours. It was OK, but several hours out the traffic started to build up and it seems that it was a very large city, sprawling for miles. Actually it isn’t, but the surrounding areas of Oakland, San Jose etc made it seem neverending. … Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles does San Fransisco
Our next stop was Sequoia National Park, high in the hills. This was a 4 hour drive which involved a police diversion, which worked pretty well and we saw some lovely countryside. The road was very twisty, but good as we climbed ,eventually, to 7500ft. We stayed at Wuksachi Lodge, booked via our travel agent… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles sees Sequoia
So far, we have had a wonderful trip round the ‘grand circle’ of the American west. I consider this ‘part 1 ‘ of our trip, culminating in a 2 day stay in Vegas, and a trip to the Hoover Dam. Moving on to’ Part 2′ was a trip to Death Valley, where we knew it… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles lodges at Tenaya
Las Vegas – well, what can I say?! Extravagant, gaudy, OTT. Certainly an experience! And… I spotted a Starbucks! 9 days in the USA and this was my first glimpse! Contrary to belief they are not on every corner! We were staying at the Venetian. An enormous hotel with thousands of suites (all rooms were suites)… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles arrives in Las Vegas
Zion National Park is lovely. It’s a small park restricting visitors to parking outside the park and using shuttle buses inside. We approached Zion from the north, having just come from Bryce Canyon. The last few miles… Wow! What a drive! Down through red rock on a twisty road cut through the rock, with steep… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles explores Zion National Park
The Holiday Inn Express breakfast at Moab was very acceptable and had the most divine iced cinnamon buns, which we took each day for snack. We left after breakfast and headed for our next stop which was Bryce Canyon. This entailed a 4.5 hour drive through very sparsely populated desert-like landscape, but also some amazing… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles reaches Bryce Canyon
We had another few hours drive up north to Moab. This is the place to be for access to Canyonlands and Arches, both National Parks. I had booked the Holiday Inn Express in Moab via IHG.com for 2 nights in a Luxury King bed room. As a Platinum Ambassador member, this would give me over… Read More GUEST POST – Mummy Airmiles reaches Moab
We left the Grand Canyon after two days and motored to Monument Valley, a 3 hour boring drive away! The View Hotel is inside the Navajo State Park, and is owned and run by the native Navajo American Indians. This was not covered by my Annual Parks pass, and cost $20 for entry. The hotel… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles visits Monument Valley
We left the hotel and headed north towards the Grand Canyon. We took a slight diversion to Walnut Creek which is a unique canyon where ancient tribes lived in rock caves and dwellings. We arrived in Tusayan, the Grand Canyon Village, which is really just a line of hotels and eating places a few miles… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles arrives at the Grand Canyon
We had a leisurely drive north from Phoenix to our next stop in Oak Creek, just south of Sedona. We decided on a relatively short drive, as we thought we would still be jet lagged; and we were! It also gave me the time to adjust to driving on the American roads. I booked The… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles gets a taste of American Geography
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