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Located only a few hours drive from Las Vegas is Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest and most unique places on earth.  When it comes to heat, it is not just an expression to say that it is one of the hottest places on earth, it actually is.  In Furnace Creek the hottest temperature every recorded using modern equipment was registered, and although there are other areas who also make a claim to have the hottest temperature, Death Valley is always on the list.  It has also set numerous other records for most consecutive days above 110 degrees and other temperature related milestones.  Even though the area is extraordinarily hot, there are a surprising number of plants and animals that make the area home.  These unique species have adapted to the heat and lack of water, and actually have found ways to thrive.  Death Valley is by no means desolate, and actually does present some completely unique sightseeing opportunities. In the summer, tours to the area that would typically be called "adventure tours" become "sightseeing tours." This is simply because the extreme heat in the summer prohibits visitors from being outside too long exploring and hiking.  The best way to approach Death Valley in the summer is to drive to the specific points of interest and then spend a short amount of time photographing or looking over the area before returning to the air conditioned vehicle.  Nobody wants their trip to be unpleasant, and nothing can ruin a trip more quickly than getting overheated. All of these reasons are pointing to the fact that you should allow a tour group like Bindlestiff Tours provide you with your Death Valley tour.  We understand the area and can move from point of interest to point of interest without spending too

Zion Canyon National Park has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States over the course of the past few years.  This may actually surprise some people due to the fact that only a few years ago national parks were struggling to justify federal funding to keep them up due to low tourism numbers.  While the actual reasons that the tourism was depressed at national parks is debatable, one fact is that when the advertising campaign "find your park" was launched in order to draw attention to the wonderful protected spaces in the United States, the problem was virtually solved.  Tourism numbers at nearly every National Park were increased, however Zion Canyon saw numbers increase far greater than the other nearby parks.  The main reason that this occurred was probably due to the fact that Zion is actually quite close to Las Vegas, and when you are considering that aside from locals who would visit the nearby parks by driving themselves the majority of visitors to these areas were travelers who do not live within driving distance.  This means that if you were planning a trip to Zion Canyon, Bryce, Monument Valley or the Grand Canyon, you were going to need to fly into a nearby city and then rent a car to drive to the park.  Because Zion Canyon is only a 2.5 hour drive from Las Vegas, it naturally became the most popular park in the area, drawing far more visitors than others.  Zion Canyon has grown so popular that there is now a push to figure out ways to alleviate the congestion of cares driving in and parking, which is making some people's visits to the park less than enjoyable.  Luckily, we have a solution. Bindlestiff Tours offers adventure tours to Zion Canyon