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  • April 1, 2014 at 8:10 AM #772376
    biggoldbear
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    Wally World!

    April 1, 2014 at 9:44 PM #772391
    paramount
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    I just got back from Death Valley and really enjoyed the trip.

    My kids on the other hand, they could care less and were ready to leave as soon as we got there.

    April 1, 2014 at 11:04 PM #772393
    CA renter
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    If you can manage it, try going to Death Valley as part of a geological field trip. You learn to appreciate everything in a whole new light. Very, very cool stuff there.

    Did you tent camp, or what?

    BTW, how did you like your camping trip in El Capitan last year?

    April 2, 2014 at 12:37 PM #772405
    UCGal
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    [quote=paramount]I just got back from Death Valley and really enjoyed the trip.

    My kids on the other hand, they could care less and were ready to leave as soon as we got there.[/quote]

    We went to Death Valley last year this time of year. It’s so beautiful. Did some cool hiking down narrow canyons, did a couple ranger led nature walks. Very beautiful there.

    April 2, 2014 at 4:37 PM #772407
    flyer
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    Like many people, we’ve traveled extensively for many years. We started young, with the kids, as many of you are doing, because we never wanted to wait until we “retired” to see everything we wanted to see.

    Apart from “historical” fact-finding trips and visiting all of the National Parks, which we all enjoyed when the kids were young, my wife and I and some friends, have been trying to spend time each year at some of the most beautiful beaches and golf courses in the world–just to name a few ideas.

    April 3, 2014 at 12:41 PM #772427
    paramount
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    [quote=CA renter]If you can manage it, try going to Death Valley as part of a geological field trip. You learn to appreciate everything in a whole new light. Very, very cool stuff there.

    Did you tent camp, or what?

    BTW, how did you like your camping trip in El Capitan last year?[/quote]

    We did some geo stuff, and I agree even a little geo knowledge goes a long way. In fact, that’s when the kids had the most fun – checking out the lava flows and things like that.

    Personally I was looking for tarantulas – I have never seen one in the wild, but I did see plenty of what I thought were Tarantula burrows.

    We stayed in a hotel outside of the park (Pahrump).

    El Capitan: I’ve read mixed reviews (oil on the beach), but I thought it was a great park. We tent camped there, in a TT I could stay a week easily.

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