I made a day trip to Death Valley in March - I won a trip to Vegas from work and decided to rent a car go to Death Valley to kill a day. It was fantastic but IIRC it is THE hottest spot in North America!! I spent about five hours looking around - I didn't hike much but did get out of the car often. If you plan on spending much time outside make sure you are well prepared - big hat, proper footgear, water, sunblock etc. There is a nice looking motel that I saw in the middle of the park if you're interested - nothing fancy but it looked pretty decent from the outside - probably pricey though
You do know about the 3 to 1 rule in marriage don't you? If you get a toy that costs $100 your wife gets something that costs $300! Honest! That jewel of Tbird you find might cost you $5K in the long run
Congrats on the nuptials
Thanks.
Yeah, Death Valley is the only place in the list above where we won't be camping, only driving through with a few stops (taking the scenic route from Sequoia to Yosemite). I hear it's not only shit hot all day, but f*** cold at night.
I hope to go where no man has gone before as regards the 3:1 rule. Things look promising in this regard: for my wedding present to her, she has asked me to build her some custom speakers (she hated her old 3-way, 15" woofer Technics because they were too big for her concept for the new living room - "we no longer live in a student appartment" - and made me sell them off a couple months ago despite my protests).
What do I get? I've been looking to buy a mixing console and she's decided that's what I'll get (that's gotta be 3:1 in my favour easy).
I kinda win on both counts there.
The drive units came in the mail last week, and I just finished the design last night. Let me tell you, designing a speaker is tough enough with all the trade offs that must be made, but when a woman's aesthetic demands are thrown into the mix it gets really tough.
Thanks for the tip Dave - that just might work out for me as I seem to recall Dana wanting to check something out in Berkley.