Yesterday we took a small, 50-person-jet, and made a stop-over in DC. We hung around the airport and ate churros. Soon, we boarded our plane and left to Las Vegas. Once in Vegas we checked out the most crowded airport ever, and I was surprised to find out that in the airport they had slot machines!
Then we rented a car and headed to our hotel, going to sleep right away. It was late.
Today we headed to Bass Pro, a huge outdoor adventure shop with many activities and a fishing tank. We bought some camping gear for Death Valley. We needed to get sleeping bags, a primus stove, etc.. It made more sense to get these in Las Vegas so we wouldn’t have to carry as much with us on the plane, especially because of the charge for extra luggage.
Once getting geared up we drove to Trader Joe’s. We like going there and for camping, we found that they had easy to cook, cheap, delicious, and healthy food. Like ready-made brown rice that comes in a package that you only need to boil.
Death Valley, a two and a half hour drive.
On the way we stopped so my parents could stretch their legs and I - skateboard!
Yeah, now we don't need to photoshop any more pictures, for we are here.
Our first stop was Zabriskie Point and we were there just at the right time of the day. The sun was low and was shinning on the mountains. You could see their beautiful shapes and shadows, and it all looked like a painting.
Eventually we arrived at the center of Furnace Creek. The camping ground was full so we stayed at an “overflow” campground, which was pretty good considering we didn’t need a reservation. We pitched our tent and had rice and beans for dinner.
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