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Dates and Places A brief outline of the trip, based on the writings of Raoule, Green Tortoise's master trip wizard. |
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Dates and Places A brief outline of the trip, based on the writings of Raoule, Green Tortoise's master trip wizard. |
Friday June 27
| Leave San Francisco. Drive through the night. | WORDS |
Saturday June 28 day 1
| Breakfast at Bob Scott campground. | WORDS |
| Spencer Hot Springs. | |
| Dinner at Elko, Nevada. | |
| Night drive to Yellowstone. |
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| On the road, in the bus |
Sunday June 29 day 2
| Breakfast at Madison Junction. | WORDS |
| Old Faithful. | |
| Biscuit Barrel hike. | |
| Camp at Grant Village campground. |
Monday June 30 day 3
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| Starting out on the Ribbon Lake hike |
Tuesday July 1 day 4
Wednesday July 2 day 5
| Drive to Jackson, Wyoming for rafting. | WORDS |
| Dinner in Jackson. | |
| Night drive to Flaming Gorge. |
Thursday July 3 day 6
| Breakfast at Flaming Gorge. | WORDS |
| Drive to Vernal, Utah for lunch and showers. | |
| Afternoon and evening at Dinosaur National Monument. | |
| Night drive to Arches National Park. |
Friday July 4 day 7
| Breakfast and morning at Arches National Park. | WORDS |
| Lunch in Moab, Utah. | |
| Camp at Dragonfly Canyon near Moab. |
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| Shinya, Dan and Sao and the words on the side of the bus |
Saturday July 5 day 8
| Moab - swimming pool / laundry / showers. | PHOTO'S |
| Camp for second night at Dragonfly Canyon. |
Sunday July 6 day 9
| Deadhorse Point | PHOTO'S |
| A few people are 20 minutes late getting back to the bus - so the planned swim stop at Recapture Lake is cancelled! | |
| Drive to Valley of the Gods for dinner and overnight camp. |
Monday July 7 day 10
| Drive to Monument Valley with swim stop at San Juan River. | PHOTO'S |
| At Monument Valley, take Navaho driven tourist jeep ride around the valley. | |
| Drive to Page, Arizona for Dinner. | |
| Stay at Page until 1.00am, bar-hopping etc. | |
| Night drive to Bryce Canyon. |
Tuesday July 8 day 11
| Wake up at 5.00am at Red Canyon and drive to Bryce Canyon for breakfast and hiking. | PHOTO'S |
| Drive to Kodachrome Basin State Park and camp overnight. |
Wednesday July 9 day 12
| Drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. | PHOTO'S |
| Camp at Saddle Mountain. |
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| Anna, Yoko and Sayaka enjoying Grand Canyon |
Thursday July 10 day 13
| More hiking of the rim of the Grand Canyon. | PHOTO'S |
| Camp at Saddle Mountain for second night. |
Friday July 11 day 14
| Drive to Zion National Park. | PHOTO'S |
| Camp at the Riparian Study Area near Virgen, Utah. |
Saturday July 12 day 15
| Return to Zion for hiking. | |
| Drive to Las Vegas. |
Sunday July 13 day 16
| Night drive from Vegas to return to San Francisco | PHOTO'S |
| Arrive back in San Francisco at around 2.00pm in the afternoon. |
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