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 Day One - mostly driving...

10/18/2014

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After leaving our good friends in Claremont, we started our trip from California to Utah. More than 600 miles through scrubby desert and mountains, past billboards advertising the gaudy delights of Vegas. Note to anyone planning a roadtrip – don’t stop in Primm. Don’t ever stop in Primm. The fake pretender of Vegas in the desert, with a dodgy looking roller-coaster and the worst parking lot in history. It’s better to die a sandy, vulture-ridden death at the side of the I-15 than stop in Primm. Seventh circle of hell with an over-priced Subway (a dollar extra for avocado?! Please).
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We drove straight through Vegas without stopping - Hooters was having a breast cancer awareness event, nice of them, and Celine Dion is four years into a 2000 year contract at Ceasars Palace – but we’ll be back at the end of our trip for a night of debauchery. There’s only so much Vegas the human psyche can take.
There is a whole lot of nothing on the drive to Utah. As we crossed the Nevada border into Arizona, the desert skies became epic.
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After 8 hours’ driving discussing our plot ideas for season five of American Horror Story, we made it to Utah and found our little cabin in the small town of Mt Carmel Junction. We stayed here before, two years ago, and if you’re ever planning to visit Zion or Bryce, I cannot recommend this place enough. Goodnight!

Miles driven: 642

States covered: four (CA, NV, AZ, UT)

Subways eaten: two

Burgers eaten: none

Rounds of ‘eye-spy’ played: none

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Julie Heanan
10/22/2014 07:47:46 am

Wow Amy, you live an exciting life! Thank you for sharing your wonderful experiences through your brilliant writing skills and gorgeous photos. I can understand why you would want to stay there! I wish I'd had the courage to travel like that when I was younger, maybe in my next life. I'll say a few decrees for those hunters, that they have a change of heart and see the beauty of the animals they kill needlessly. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experiences. Julie xxxc

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