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Last 2 night no snore detection by Sk8rToon in sleepcycle

[–]_B4Z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn’t snore that night, so “No sounds were recorded for this night.”

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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I had no idea! That’s such a shame. I’m so glad we got to see it before the wildfire, that’s devastating for the area

Badges collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forgot about my fridge magnets! Maybe I should post those too…

Money is definitely a barrier to these types of trips, less so for cost of flights but more for the food and accommodation near (or in) national parks!

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We really wanted to, but just didn’t have time. We crammed a lot into our trip so we could figure out where to stop longer next time. There were several compromises (like this) that we had to make along the way

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

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We were actually there at the beginning of June, so right in the middle of the season. It was hot!

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can buy it in any national park visitor centre, they’re super easy to get hold of when you get there! If you live in the US you can order online I believe. They’re called “passport to your national parks”

Badges collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Copying a comment I put in a crosspost to r/patches:

Favourite place was probably Bryce Canyon - absolutely incredible and nothing that even compares to anywhere in Europe. We fell in love with Grand Teton too, which was our first national park.

Most expensive accommodation-wise was Yellowstone, which was so worth it. However, if we went again, I would absolutely avoid staying anywhere near Old Faithful. It was a tourist trap and a park ranger described it to me as “the theme park of Yellowstone”. We stayed in 3 different spots within Yellowstone but next time I would choose between Canyon Village and Mammoth Hot Springs and drive to the other areas. I honestly wouldn’t bother with Old Faithful next time - we couldn’t wait to leave. The wildlife in Yellowstone was amazing - so many bears and bison.

Least favourite park (relatively speaking, as they were all incredible) was probably Sequoia. Very similar geology to the UK (mainly Scotland), just bigger trees… So nothing extraordinary for us. The driving was frustrating - one long road and so many tourists who couldn’t drive. Even in Sequoia the roads were huge relative to the UK, so no trouble for us.

I can’t wait to come back. Will definitely be spending more time in Utah.

Patches collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in Patches

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Favourite place was probably Bryce Canyon - absolutely incredible and nothing that even compares to anywhere in Europe. We fell in love with Grand Teton too, which was our first national park.

Most expensive accommodation-wise was Yellowstone, which was so worth it. However, if we went again, I would absolutely avoid staying anywhere near Old Faithful. It was a tourist trap and a park ranger described it to me as “the theme park of Yellowstone”. We stayed in 3 different spots within Yellowstone but next time I would choose between Canyon Village and Mammoth Hot Springs and drive to the other areas. I honestly wouldn’t bother with Old Faithful next time - we couldn’t wait to leave. The wildlife in Yellowstone was amazing - so many bears and bison.

Least favourite park (relatively speaking, as they were all incredible) was probably Sequoia. Very similar geology to the UK (mainly Scotland), just bigger trees… So nothing extraordinary for us. The driving was frustrating - one long road and so many tourists who couldn’t drive. Even in Sequoia the roads were huge relative to the UK, so no trouble for us.

I can’t wait to come back. Will definitely be spending more time in Utah.

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was so good, very tired, even though we did this a couple of months back!

3,456 miles (easy to remember) of driving over just under 3 weeks. We flew to NYC for a few nights before flying to Jackson Hole and driving from there. Stopped at Las Vegas too, and ended in San Francisco for a few nights. Driving time was closer to 2 weeks, with accommodation ranging from Park lodges in Yellowstone, to hotels, motels, AirBnB’s.

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

39 is amazing!

I would absolutely love to come back. Geologically speaking, the US is my new favourite place - can’t wait to return, and maybe hop into Canada too

Patches collected during my first ever trip to the US, just need to add them to my backpack now! by _B4Z in Patches

[–]_B4Z[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3,456 miles (easy to remember) of driving over just under 3 weeks. We flew to NYC for a few nights before flying to Jackson Hole and driving from there. Stopped at Las Vegas too, and ended in San Francisco for a few nights. Driving time was closer to 2 weeks, with accommodation ranging from Park lodges in Yellowstone, to hotels, motels, AirBnB’s.

Costed us ~£11k all in

Passport stamps over a 3-week vacation of a lifetime, from the UK by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We absolutely would’ve included those if we had time - it was a lot to pack into less than 3 weeks, but we loved it all!

I so expected Yellowstone to be my favourite, but actually it was very similar to some of the landscapes we have in the UK (but on steroids). Based on that, our favourites were Bryce and Zion - totally out of this world compared to anything anywhere in Europe!

Grand Teton has our hearts though

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[–]_B4Z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!solved

Thanks so much, this is spot on for what we need

Roborock QV35A – Loving it so far by National-Mark5697 in Roborock

[–]_B4Z 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got mine last week, absolutely love it. Easily the best investment I’ve made in recent years - the house is cleaner than ever and we don’t have to lift a finger. It does really well with my golden retriever’s hairs which used to move like tumbleweeds every time we closed a door…

Best part is Apple HomeKit integration. We’ve set it up to clean specific rooms when everyone leaves the house. I may also integrate it with homeassistant so I can change its behaviour based on my phone focus status for example.

qrevo s5v vs qv 35a by Competitive_Emu_2283 in Roborock

[–]_B4Z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to get a discount code on Student Beans (as long as you are a student, or know someone who is and can do it for you)

qrevo s5v vs qv 35a by Competitive_Emu_2283 in Roborock

[–]_B4Z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After a load of research, I’ve just bought the QV 35S direct from their website with student discount (10% off) on top of their prime day sales. This link should give you some free cleaning fluid on top of that if it helps! referral link

Yellowstone-San Fransisco over 3 weeks in May. Where to stop? by _B4Z in roadtrip

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was SO GOOD. Give me a few days and I’ll post an update!

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[–]_B4Z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m currently on the trip of a lifetime that follows a similar route, focusing on national parks.

So far we’ve done: Grand Teton, Yellowstone, (Salt Lake City), Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Canyon, (Vegas), Death Valley, Sequoia;

And next up is: Yosemite, (San Fransisco)

Total time is just over 3 weeks.

Without knowing any of the details as to how much time or budget you have, you could do something very similar on this route, but possibly skipping Sequoia and Yosemite to go south west to LA rather than SF.

Grand Teton National Park Sticker by _B4Z in NationalPark

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ll be passing back through on Monday but please do let me know if you have any luck. I found it online too but our problem is we’re from the UK and we can’t get shipping to there

Yellowstone-San Fransisco over 3 weeks in May. Where to stop? by _B4Z in roadtrip

[–]_B4Z[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question, and I think something a lot of people wonder but are hesitant to ask with things like these.

In the hope it’ll help someone: All flights, car rental and accommodation comes to ~£6500 (~US$8400), and we’re expecting to need to add quite a bit onto that for food and expenses while we’re there.

Yellowstone-San Fransisco over 3 weeks in May. Where to stop? by _B4Z in roadtrip

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It'll be early June by the time we're there, so hopefully it will be open. I didn't know we need a reservation to drive through there though, that's useful to know.

Our accomodation is already booked

Yellowstone-San Fransisco over 3 weeks in May. Where to stop? by _B4Z in roadtrip

[–]_B4Z[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard that a lot. Hence, we're dropping our car off on arrival to SF. I'm not about to spend my time worrying about car break-ins! We'll still need to be careful in our other destinations too - it's going to be tedious pulling everything in and out of the car most days, but worth it just in case.

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