We woke up early that morning and prepared for our hike to the lowest elevation point in North America at 282 feet below sea level, Badwater Basin! Dad and Andy had studied the maps and did as much research as humanly possible to figure out where this exact spot was. As you will read below, […]
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Death Valley Day Two: Fall Canyon Hike & Stovepipe Wells
We woke up early the next morning to prepare for our hike. My father had proposed two possible hiking routes for us. One was what he deemed “technical,” which, after further questioning, we learned meant “lowering Mom into a dry fall.” Apparently my parents had done this hike previously and the completion of it necessitated […]
Death Valley Day One: Las Vegas and Driving to Death Valley National Park
Andy and I left very late/early (depending on how you look at it) on Wednesday the 11th/Thursday the 12th. My father, who is an avid Death Valley hiker (see below), instructed us to fly into Las Vegas (through Seattle), as the drive to Death Valley National Park was only about a two hour drive from […]
CHICAGO!
I fell in love with Chicago. I admit it. I couldn’t get over the liberal mecca. It was just so awesome. Andy and I stayed at the Drake Hotel near Michigan Ave and saw all of Chicago with Future Mama-in-Law, Future Papa-in-Law and Future Sister-in-Law. We spent the first day walking down the “magnificent mile.” […]