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Day 25: July 2nd

We drove to Denver and made it back to New Jersey by the end of the night.

Day 24: July 1st

I decided to see a doctor. It turned out i had strep throat. At this point i couldn't even eat it hurt so bad to swollow anything. The antibiotics did the trick though.

Day 23: June 30th

We left Ely and headed for Moab. I felt a little better this day now that i was taking tylenol. Somehow i mustered up enough energy to go to Arches and do a hike to delicate arch. It was a stupid decision because i almost didn't make it. But the site was amazing. Once i got there i didn't even have enough energy to walk down to the arch for a picture. It was an experience none the less.

Day 22: June 29th

Today was probably one of the worst days of my life. We had a very long drive to Ely in Utah. I was so sick i must have had a ridiculous temperature. But the campsite was nice even though i was miserable.

Day 21: June 28th

We hung out in Reno all day. It was real nice I was starting to get sick so it gave me an opportunity to get some rest and relax in a hotel room.

Day 20: June 27th

Today ended up being long as hell. We woke up very early to have a great discussion with Bruce who helps run Hetch Hetchy. He works at a smaller dam just outside of the park. He explained the significance of the dam. It is such clean water, it doesn't ever need to be treated. This is because of the granite basin. This water is provided to San Francisco. He talked about the issues surrounding San Francisco. San Fran's population is going to increase and he has no idea where there water is going to come from. The city had already cut their water use down per person by using more efficient uses of the water. Like toilets that use less water to flush and less water pressure for showers. The dam was releasing so much water its hard to think it could be at a shortage. It was also very sad when he showed a picture of the original river valley before it was dammed, it looked very beautiful. If San Fran is in need of more water than there is no going back. After the discussion we hung out in the park for a little bit after finding out we couldn't go tubing because the water was too high. We then left for Reno which turned out to be a very long and late drive.