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- Dag 73
- donderdag 12 maart 2015
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 628 m
Verenigde StatenParadise36°6’7” N 115°9’30” W
Las Vegas
12 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Bellagio fountains are one of my favourites, both day and evening shows. We could feel the heat of the erupting volcano from our viewpoint across the street. The theme of the gardens at TheMeer informatie
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- Dag 75
- zaterdag 14 maart 2015
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 1.032 m
- Verenigde StatenArden Mining District36°8’52” N 115°23’18” W
Las Vegas
14 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We did need a break from all the action on The Strip so we headed to one of our favourite places in Las Vegas....Red Rock Canyon National Park. We selected an 8 km moderate hike but towards the endMeer informatie
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- Dag 76
- zondag 15 maart 2015 om 10:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’7” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa, Arizona
15 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We left Las Vegas this morning at 11:30, anticipating a 5 hour drive according to Googlemaps. Sadly, we encountered two motor vehicle accidents. The first one occurred just past the Hoover Dam. A semiMeer informatie
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- Dag 76
- zondag 15 maart 2015 om 12:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’8” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa
15 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Our home for this week is a one bedroom condo at the Westgate Painted Mountain Country Club in Mesa, a community east of Phoenix. It's an older property on a main road with no views but it will meetMeer informatie
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- Dag 80
- donderdag 19 maart 2015
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’9” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa
19 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We started our week with a relaxing day at the pool. I explored the neighbourhood one day and found the desert style of gardening much different than at home. The temperature soared to 32 with sunnyMeer informatie
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- Dag 81
- vrijdag 20 maart 2015 om 09:00
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’9” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa
20 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The temperature was only 27 today so I thought it would be a good opportunity for a bike ride. My destination was the Usery Mountain Recreation Area, a 15 km return trip. Initially I was able to bikeMeer informatie
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- Dag 81
- vrijdag 20 maart 2015 om 12:00
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’9” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa
20 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
On my bike ride I was excited to see the desert in bloom. Beautiful!
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- Dag 81
- vrijdag 20 maart 2015 om 14:00
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 449 m
- Verenigde StatenPalmas del Sol33°27’9” N 111°41’39” W
Mesa
20 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Also on my bike ride I thought I had photographed a roadrunner but my research proved me wrong. It was a Gambel's quail that also runs along the ground but not as fast as a roadrunner.
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- Dag 82
- zaterdag 21 maart 2015 om 10:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 478 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°39’7” N 111°54’26” W
Scottsdale
21 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After our 10 am check-out in Mesa, we drove 20 minutes east to see the Goldfield Ghost Town. There was no admission fee but there were a number of touristy attractions you could pay for. A few minutesMeer informatie
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- Dag 82
- zaterdag 21 maart 2015 om 12:00
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 480 m
- Verenigde StatenWindsong33°39’22” N 111°55’27” W
Scottsdale
21 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our new home for the week is the Sheraton Desert Oasis in North Scottsdale. This is the same resort where I started my adventure with Linda way back on January 3rd! It's a very nice condo so I'm happyMeer informatie
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- Dag 84
- maandag 23 maart 2015 om 10:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 851 m
- Verenigde StatenReata Pass33°46’12” N 111°49’55” W
Scottsdale
23 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Yesterday John relaxed by the pool while I explored the community by foot. I think I have an inherent GPS for shopping malls because after nearly an hour of walking with no destination in mind IMeer informatie
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- Dag 84
- maandag 23 maart 2015 om 12:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 851 m
- Verenigde StatenReata Pass33°45’55” N 111°49’48” W
Scottsdale
23 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Pinnacle Peak had flowers of yellow, purple, orange and magenta; Common Chuckwalla (iguana); and rattlesnakes (which we fortunately did not see).
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- Dag 84
- maandag 23 maart 2015 om 14:00
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 849 m
- Verenigde StatenReata Pass33°46’1” N 111°50’3” W
Scottsdale
23 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We convinced ourselves that we had burned enough calories on our hike so we could now splurge on lunch at In-n-Out Burger :-) At this Southwestern burger chain everything is freshly made.
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- Dag 85
- dinsdag 24 maart 2015
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 475 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°38’52” N 111°54’26” W
Scottsdale
24 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We were up early this morning as we had reserved an 8:30 am tour to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. They rescue and rehabilitate wildlife that has been injured, displaced and orphaned.Meer informatie
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- Dag 86
- woensdag 25 maart 2015 om 11:00
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 474 m
- Verenigde StatenWindsong33°39’15” N 111°55’30” W
Scottsdale
25 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Another early morning as we had set up an appointment to attend a timeshare presentation. The only reason we did it was to earn the $100 they offer.
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- Dag 86
- woensdag 25 maart 2015 om 17:00
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 473 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°38’50” N 111°54’27” W
Scottsdale
25 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The desert trek made John desire an icy margarita on the rocks. So we used the GPS to track down a Mexican restaurant for dinner. We were lucky to find one that had delicious food, as there is aMeer informatie
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- Dag 87
- donderdag 26 maart 2015 om 09:00
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 474 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°38’51” N 111°54’27” W
Scottsdale
26 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
It was another scorcher today, 93 F and sunny. John opted for a pool day; whereas I went for a l l/2 hour bike ride and joined him at the pool afterwards. Because there is so little humidity, the heatMeer informatie
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- Dag 87
- donderdag 26 maart 2015 om 12:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 474 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°38’51” N 111°54’27” W
Scottsdale
26 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
In Phoenix, housing developers are required by law to protect all native flora. So when new housing developments are built they must use the existing plants in their landscaping. That means there areMeer informatie
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- Dag 88
- vrijdag 27 maart 2015
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Hoogte: 474 m
- Verenigde StatenOld Verde Canal33°38’51” N 111°54’27” W
Scottsdale
27 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
It was our last day in Scottsdale. Our plan had been to go on a hike but when the temperature quickly reached a near record high of 95 F (35 C) and the TV news reporters were issuing warnings about aMeer informatie
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- Dag 89
- zaterdag 28 maart 2015 om 10:00
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Hoogte: 1.756 m
- Verenigde StatenKushs Mountain34°18’53” N 111°5’25” W
Santa Fe, New Mexico
28 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Although neither of us felt ready to return home, it was time to begin the long journey north. It was a very scenic drive as we ventured off the interstates.
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- Dag 89
- zaterdag 28 maart 2015 om 18:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 2.005 m
- Verenigde StatenRG-64295 Water Well35°38’36” N 106°0’18” W
Santa Fe
28 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
750 km and 8 hours later we arrived in Santa Fe. We were both looking forward to a delicious meal of New Mexican cooking and weren't disappointed with the food at the Blue Corn Cafe. JS enjoyed aMeer informatie
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- Dag 90
- zondag 29 maart 2015
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Hoogte: 1.800 m
- Verenigde StatenDry Creek41°8’13” N 104°42’16” W
Cheyenne, Wyoming
29 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We varied our route by driving through Denver and then north to Cheyenne. Fortunately it was a Sunday afternoon so we didn't encounter heavy traffic in downtown Denver. Wyoming had a speed limit of 80Meer informatie
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- Dag 91
- maandag 30 maart 2015
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 443 m
- Verenigde StatenSkyline Heights43°36’23” N 96°45’16” W
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
30 maart 2015, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Now the scenery became somewhat monotonous, as prairies can be. There were a lot of trains hauling coal and oil. We stopped at one scenic rest area along the Missouri River. It seems that rattlesnakesMeer informatie
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- Dag 92
- dinsdag 31 maart 2015
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Hoogte: 221 m
CanadaSouthdale49°50’51” N 97°4’5” W
Winnipeg, Manitoba
31 maart 2015, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
This was a very sad, tearful day. Last evening we spoke with Alyssa who informed us that our 17 l/2 year old Kobi had just suffered what appeared to be a stroke. He had no strength in his hind legsMeer informatie
