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
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
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