Chinita's WanderList

"This morning I came, I saw, and I was conquered, as everyone would be who sees for the first time this great feat of mankind. . ." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, September 30, 1935. After spending some time at Death Valley I headed to see life! Water is life: Arizona Nevada Nevada - Arizona - Nevada - Arizona.... Yes I did the geeky thing and jumped from one place to another :)  Then I headed up to Zion via Lake Meade: Tomorroe Zion National Park

The Desert Landscape of Utah After leaving Yellowstone I drove down to Jackson Hole and from there I headed to Idaho on my way to Utah and the Arches National Park. I had to drive over one of the Grand Teton - unfortunately I lost ALL my Yellowstone and Grand Teton footage due to XD card corruption.  I am hoping that once I return to VA I can figure out a way to rescue those vids because the footage was beautiful  : (  I stopped at a Costco in Utah and bought me a new XD card - so I can continue using my phone as a dash camera... From the "things I'm learning" list: When looking for a hotel stay at least 30 - 40 minutes away from the main attraction.  For example, when I wanted to be near Yellowstone the cheapest hotel in Gardiner Montana was around 180+ taxes. In Livingston, Montana  59.00 + taxes.  Same here in Utah - In Moab the cheapest hotel was 159 + taxes.  In Price, Utah 55.00 + taxes (and they have a hot tub). Never miss the cha...