Day 1: in New Mexico

Polly and Lauren in New Mexico

Lauren behind the wheel

Day 2: at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona

at the Painted Desert - Petrified Forest National Monument, AZ

at the Grand Canyon N. P.

Grand Canyon N.P. South Rim

Day 4: Outside of Death Valley N.P. - inside the park the price was $5.89 for regular unleaded

Dante's View - overlooking Death Valley

The temperature in the valley was 110 degrees

unusual formations at The Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley

at Badwater, elevation 286 feet below sea level, the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere - temp 110

The Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA - site of filming of many movies and television series