"To celebrate completing our master's degrees this year, my best friend and I decided to take a trip together. We've been close since elementary school, but lived in different places for about a decade. Between the 2,674-mile distance and our busy schedules, we'd never had the chance to go on a vacation, just the two of us. Graduating felt like the perfect reason to celebrate."
"My friend had offered to be added as a driver for the rental car, but in the interest of saving time on paperwork, I declined. This turned out to be a mistake: I ended up driving just shy of a thousand miles on my own and feeling exhausted. My night vision isn't great, either, which didn't help with the long drives."
"It wasn't only the drive I'd underestimated. My friend had been conscientious about obtaining park passes and vehicle reservations. After all that, I'd assumed that finding parking spots once we arrived would be the easy part. In Yosemite, with all the lots filled to capacity, we had to park a 27-minute walk away from the nearest shuttle stop that also had a place to eat."
Two lifelong friends drove from Reno to Disneyland over one weekend, stopping at Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks to celebrate graduating with master's degrees. One friend had limited time off, restricting the trip to a short timeframe. The driver declined adding a second driver to the rental and ended up driving nearly a thousand miles alone, becoming exhausted and hindered by poor night vision. Park planning included passes and reservations, but parking logistics were underestimated, forcing a long walk to a shuttle and a hurried return against sunset. The trip had no major disasters but revealed the itinerary was overly ambitious.
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