Been Meaning to right this for a while, so here goes…
Getting inFrontier CLE-LAS
Stratosphere Hotel ~$30 Hotwire deals
Honestly flight was not all that bad. I had voucher from earlier cancelled flight so it was free. It was actually the lady next to me first flight ever, so I apologized to her that her first flight is on this cr@p. Her husband got very upset and me, and said “Man, think positive!” #Mussarhaskel
We arrived late and went to pick up car from Hertz (virtually our only big expense) IIRC it was less than $200 for 5 days.
Stratosphere hotel was what you’d expect, really basically just crashed there. I did VEGAS already and honestly not my thang.
Day 1Woke up, ate breakfast and started our drive. First up was Death Valley. Peshuto Kemashmuo, it is a desert, but quite an impressive one at that. We stopped for some scenic lookouts and it was Hot as Hell. Officially, its $20 pp but there is no one enforcing if you drive straight through.
From there it was on to Yosemite. Much more green, with mountains and water. Yosemite cost ~$50 and there is toll gate. One thing I would have liked to have done is left earlier, as the scenic roads that are gorgeous during the day are just nauseous at night. And unfortunately, much of Yosemite was in the dark. Ideally, I’d camp in Yosemite and spend a couple days there, but this trip was to have a lil of everything and we did not have time for that. The stars (which cannot be captured on s5) are amazing though.
We finally arrived in the Candlewood Suites Turlock, which was a pointbreaks hotel, so 5k IHG