Day 21 (Mon May 30, 2011): Great Sand Dunes National Park

Day's Summary: Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east. Overnight: Milford Lake, KS.

La Plaza Inn (Walsenburg, CO)

Inside my room (#2) at the La Plaza Inn. Turn-of-the-century (19th-to-20th) hotel with high-speed internet! You can hear the toilet running (it had just been flushed) at the beginning of the video. Creaky floor throughout. Had an enjoyable breakfast at the beginning of this day.

Watertower In Hays, KS

Very windy. Cool watertower.

Day 22 (Tue May 31): Driving Home

Day's Summary: The final drive day, home to Chattanooga.

Milford Lake State Park

After a really bad storm that rolled through Kansas the night before. I survived it (in the car), and am ready to head back to Tennessee!

Milford Lake State Park

Milford Lake. I sound a little slooow since I just woke up.

This was the last video I took on my May 2011 Road Trip. It was a blast!

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	[Day 2]	Wed May 11	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim):	[Day 3]	Thu May 12	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos
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Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim):	[Day 6]	Sun May 15	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos
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Zion N.P.:	[Day 8]	Tue May 17	To Zion; Observation Point hike	To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos
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Great Basin N.P.:	[Day 11]	Fri May 20	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos
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Zion N.P. (II):	[Day 13]	Sun May 22	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos
Bryce Canyon N.P.:	[Day 14]	Mon May 23	Bryce Canyon National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos
Arches N.P.:	[Day 15]	Tue May 24	To Arches via Capitol Reef	To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos
	[Day 16]	Wed May 25	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos
	[Day 17]	Thu May 26	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos
Canyonlands N.P.:	[Day 18]	Fri May 27	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos
Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.:	[Day 19]	Sat May 28	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos
Great Sand Dunes N.P.:	[Day 20]	Sun May 29	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos
	[Day 21/22]	Mon May 30	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos
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