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Death Valley Super Bloom

March 2, 2016 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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A few weeks ago, I got to shuttle myself out to Death Valley National Park for the Super Bloom. Unfortunately I had to be there President's Day weekend. That's simply how life works sometimes. I had … [Read more...] about Death Valley Super Bloom

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: california, death valley, death valley national park, nevada

Discovering Death Valley

December 3, 2013 By Val Weston 6 Comments

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending some time in Death Valley National Park. Unlike a typical lengthy road trip with Fred and George, this was a quickie solo blast out-and-back involving … [Read more...] about Discovering Death Valley

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: badwater basin, california, camping, dante's view, death valley, death valley national park, furnace creek, mosaic canyon, national park, wilderness dave, workshop, zabriskie point

Overland Expo to TBEX: Going West Coast

August 22, 2013 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

In true Val style, I'm taking the glacial approach to sharing the epic Overland Expo to TBEX adventure with you. Did you expect anything else really? Exit Stage Left... So as you know, I had a … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Going West Coast

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, california, experiential education, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), pacific ocean, Route 66

Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

June 5, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

In a complete blur, we've completed the first three weeks of our seven week journey. As I mentioned before I set out, I knew Stage 1 would be completely bonkers in terms of the pace and what I was … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Three weeks in…

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, california, canada, colorado, great sand dunes, lessons, new york, overland expo, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), road trip, TBEX, toronto

George’s Birthday Adventure: Death Valley

June 5, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I know I left you hanging on George's Birthday Adventure with the story of the E.T. Highway but I promise I'll keep sprinkling it in here between our other antics. It certainly seems odd to still be … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: Death Valley

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: badwater basin, california, camping, death valley, experiential education, geocaching, geology, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), junior ranger, las vegas, national park, nevada, ranger, weather, wind

George’s Birthday Adventure: The Mojave

April 12, 2012 By Val Weston 3 Comments

Well we're at Episode 4 in the saga of George's Birthday Adventure. This is where Camp Granola finally gets to breathe a sigh of relief for having finished the extensive (i.e. epically butt-numbing) … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: The Mojave

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: california, camping, geocaching, geology, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), mojave, mojave national preserve, national park, road trip

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