National Park Rangers

Hello!

Bit of a catch up here…..

Whilst in LA we spent a day at Santa Monica, mainly on the pier, beach, muscle beach and shopping….far more pleasant that Los Angeles, thank you very much…

We then headed east to the Joshua Tree park…..here we saw various odd rock formations and cacti…Alice and Barnaby were sworn in as Park Rangers….temperatures were up to the mid 30c! Which is unusual for the time of year….

We also visited the local “Bowlarium”, where I showed the locals how to chuck a bowling ball…and at $25 for 2 games + shoe hire, I’ll be making this my local going forward. You can see it was packed!

Next up…..we spent 2 nights “off Grid” at an A-frame in Sunset Crater Park. This was suprisingly successful! No Wifi, no phone signal….no (well only a few) grumbles. We attempted to climb the local volcano (like you do), but didn’t quite make the top! The volcanic sand was rather tricky to climb up…You can imagine that in the middle of nowhere the stars were rather impressive! You can see the A-frame in the first photo….if you squint…or use this Google maps link on ‘satellite’ mode to get an idea of how remote it was!

https://goo.gl/maps/K26rydyE1aS2

From there we have moved on to Grand Canyon, for those of you who haven’t heard of its a bit like Cheddar Gorge, but without the cheese.

Next we will be tracking west to Yosemite….where we might need snow chains….anyone know how they work???

8 thoughts on “National Park Rangers”

  1. Grand canyon looks amazing. I looked at the link but there must be something wrong with it as it was all green with a red marker in the middle!! Can’t help you with snow chains, though cleary my shoe ones were no use when I slipped up and broke my arm!

    Here is some very useful advice from the Yosemite park website:

    ‘Expect traffic congestion in Yosemite
    While we welcome you to Yosemite, you should expect traffic congestion, especially in Yosemite Valley and at park entrances. Be prepared for multiple delays, up to two- to three-hours, especially in afternoons and on weekends.
    Hantavirus pulmonary disease and plague
    Wild animals can transmit numerous diseases. Avoid sleeping in rodent-infested areas or near animal burrows. If you see evidence of rodent activity in your room or other facility, contact staff (don’t clean it up yourself). Keep food from wildlife. ‘
    Hope Stepney womble doesn’t get removed and disposed of!!
    xxxx

    PS Isn’t that where Yogi bear lives?!

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  3. Sorry to hear about the lack of cheese at that ‘Grand Canyon’ place (I also hear that they don’t have a witch nor have ever had cyber-men their!). I hope you have more dairy based fortune at the next naturally formed, breathtakingly enormous hole in the earth.

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      1. I know the difference. I’m just making comparisons with other natural rock formations in the South West of H-England . Extra credit for the use of the word ‘doofus’ though.

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      2. I feel more of a ‘doofus’ for my previous misuse of the word “their”. I’m not sure what was going on they’re. Kindly blame my editor.

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