{"id":1604,"date":"2014-10-12T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/141080.com\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2020-02-03T00:11:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T22:11:32","slug":"usa-tag-21-phoenix-desert-san-diego-2014-10-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandernotizen.com\/en\/usa-tag-21-phoenix-wueste-san-diego-2014-10-16\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Day 21: Phoenix, Desert, San Diego (2014-10-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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USA Day 21: A meager, bad breakfast at the hotel, and then on towards Phoenix Downtown. There, we first had a delicious coffee at Starbucks and wrote a few postcards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By the way, for anyone who hasn't received a map from us yet, you can look forward to an even nicer one at our last stop \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Da wir heute einen reinen „Fahrtag“ eingeplant haben, m\u00fcssen wir uns leider schon auf den Weg machen. In circa 6 Stunden wollen wir San Diego erreichen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Will anything come of this plan?<\/p>\n

First stop, Robbins Butte Wildlife Area, just past Phoenix. Here a sign promised a viewpoint with a rest stop. Top-notch! Helene preferred to stay in the car because of the wild animals, so Dennis went out alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kojoten, Schlangen und riesige Spinnen soll es hier geben. Die Spuren im Sand verrieten, es gibt noch groessere Tiere hier und Dennis muss sich auf der falschen Seite des Elektrozauns befinden. Stimmt, wir sind ja durch eine Schranke gefahren. Ups…Als ein paar Leute mit Schrotflinte entgegen kamen, war das der richtige Zeitpunkt, um zum Auto zur\u00fcck zu kehren und lieber weiter Richtung San Diego zu fahren.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On a overview map at the exit, we then also saw that this is a hunting area and that we had already driven past the rest stop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Second stop of the day trip: a desert at the Mexican border. It was so beautiful here that we had to climb up various sand dunes. The sunset, in particular, created a wonderfully beautiful atmosphere.<\/p>\n

San Diego can wait, and we'd rather play in the sand a little longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But hunger eventually drove us back onto the highway and we reached San Diego around 8:30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Quick stop at Taco Bell and check into the hotel.<\/p>\n