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      • Back to Vegas
        04/11/14
        This was our last day so we said goodbye to Laura the night before. We wasted some time in the morning then worked our way to San Bernadino where we were going to meet Sarah. She hadn't been to Vegas yet so said she would drive us up.

        We ended up getting to San Bernadino pretty ear

      • Chinatown
        04/09/14
        Laura had to leave at a crazy hour in the morning to go to work on a movie set. Once we got up we headed down to Little Tokyo. We found a little bakery that had a lot of mochi, which was very good. From there we found a plaza area that had a few restaurants, a bakery/ice cream shop and a few shop

      • Whale Watching
        04/08/14
        On Tuesday we left in the morning to go to Ventura for a whale watching trip. Grey Whales migrate through the area. This is around the end of the season, but we hoped to still get to see one or two. Even without Grey Whales, there is the possibilities of seeing other whales, dolphins and sea lion

      • Checking out Koreatown
        04/07/14
        Laura had to work in the morning, so we headed walked around her area some to explore. Afterwards we went off to check out Koreatown. One of Joe's goals for this trip to LA was to go to the different ethnic centers to try different foods and explore. The issue with Koreatown is it is a prett

      • On to LA
        04/06/14
        In the morning we decided to head back up to the Salton Sea and see if if there were more birds up in the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. We did a walk from the parking area 2 miles (round trip) to the southern edge of the Sea. There were a lot of different birds there than we had seen the pr

      • Joshua Tree National Park
        04/05/14
        Our friend, Sarah, moved down to Twentynine Palms, which is right next to Joshua Tree NP, so she picked us up and we headed into the park. We stopped at quite a few of the spots of interest and went on a couple short hikes. This is a very neat park and fun to explore. Joe and I had been there ba

      • Mojave National Desert Preserve
        04/04/14
        We left the casino town and headed into the Mojave Desert National Preserve. The change in scenery from the beginning of the drive to the end was pretty crazy. There were tons of joshua trees to start and none by the end. We stopped frequently to listen for and find birds. We got to see a few Am

      • Death Valley
        04/03/14
        Our first stop was the Mosaic Canyon. This was probably one of my favorite spots in the park. The hike wasn't a long one, but it took you through a narrow canyon. When you looked at the rock you would all of a sudden realize it was marble all around you. The way the water carved the rock wa

      • Red Rock Canyon
        04/02/14
        After finding breakfast, we worked our way out of town to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which is a park right next to Las Vegas. The park is gorgeous. We stopped and did a 2.5 mile hike at the Calico Hills. Nothing super long, but it ended with a nice view of the area and you could

      • Off to Southern California
        04/01/14
        Joe was getting antsy again and wanting to travel a bit again, so we decided to head down to southern California to visit Laura in LA and Sarah in Twentynine Palms. We didn't want to deal with driving down to the Cities so we decided to take the direct flight from Duluth to Las Vegas. The air

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