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Grandpa and Sarah before we pull away |
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Pulling away from the Scotia Inn |
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Our first stop....Manteca Waterslide Park |
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Visiting my good friends from college in
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Sarah has an early birthday celebration at the home of the Hansen's |
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We spent a few days in Palm Springs |
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Joshua Tree National Park |
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Coyote at Joshua Tree. Unfortunately, he was begging for food. |
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Very cool cactus....did you know??? you really cannot drink the water.....it will make you sick |
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Sarah exploring at the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson |
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Cactus garden at the museum |
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Giant Saguaro cactus. Found only in the Tucson area. |
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Guadalupe National Park, Texas |
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Carlsbad Caverns....very cool place...literally.
Stayed for the evening bat show...very cool |
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Big Bend, Texas. Very hot and loving it... |
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The Rio Grande. Before 9/11 you could cross over this river into Boquillas, Mexico. A little disappointed we couldn't explore the other side |
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The small villiage of Boquillas, Mexico |
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The happy little hiker. Sarahs earned four more Junior Ranger badges during this trip |
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