I've been researching the National Parks that I want to go to this year, and found a fun little gem that tells me when their typical on/off seasons are. Two things I'm considering while I'm traveling are temperature/weather and crowds. So, it's inevitable that I'm going to get hit by crowds of people just like me trying to enjoy the wonder of these parks. Great. Let's enjoy it together, but parking... man, that's hard to come by, so I'm aiming for mostly off season dates, with the exception of Death Valley, well, because it's HOT!!! And it was HOT even in the middle of winter, but not like a gross hot, it was a wonderful hot. Super duper wonderful! We stopped in Vegas at our usual stop at the Bellagio. Stopping here I actually realized how much I miss Las Vegas, not in a gambling, get drunk, and be a weirdo and party all night long way, but Vegas has a TON of nostalgia for me, and it's just so pretty and fun to experience. Vegas I missed you!