What to expect at Death Valley on Veteran’s Day?

Due to work schedules we’ll be visiting during a major holiday (and an NPS fee-free day), which I’ve never been present at a park for. I usually try to arrange things so we get as many weekdays as possible and go to less busy places on weekends.

Fortunately DV has some lovely remote areas to get away from the crowds, so my current plan is either Rhyolite, Ubehebe, & Titus Canyon/Fall Canyon, or Racetrack Playa if we have a sturdy enough rental and are willing to commit the full day to just that.

I guess I’m just wondering HOW much worse the crowds’ll be on that day specifically, and if I should make any plans/arrangements other than what I’ve already stated. Any help is appreciated; thanks!

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u/BearTooClose — 6 days ago

What to expect at Death Valley on Veteran’s Day?

Due to work schedules we’ll be visiting during a major holiday (and an NPS fee-free day), which I’ve never been present at a park for. I usually try to arrange things so we get as many weekdays as possible and go to less busy places on weekends.

Fortunately DV has some lovely remote areas to get away from the crowds, so my current plan is either Rhyolite, Ubehebe, & Titus Canyon/Fall Canyon, or Racetrack Playa if we have a sturdy enough rental and are willing to commit the full day to just that.

I guess I’m just wondering HOW much worse the crowds’ll be on that day specifically, and if I should make any plans/arrangements other than what I’ve already stated. Any help is appreciated; thanks!

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u/BearTooClose — 6 days ago

Are there any local tattoo artists that specialize in 8-bit/pixel style? I’d love to get OG Pikachu but to my untrained eye it seems crazy hard to pull off

I’d prefer it with color (pic 1), but if it’s easier then a B&W would be fine too (pic 2). Found one example of the same Gen 1 sprite (pic 3) and a B&W of a different sprite (pic 4), so I at least know it’s possible. But for some reason all those artists are based out of Australia.

I only have one tattoo and know hilariously little about them, so I don’t know how difficult this’d be to pull off (I assume VERY). Would being able to follow the grid as shown in pic 1 help an artist at all, or is this just something that I’d have to go to someone who specializes in exactly that style?

Any help is appreciated! Fat Pikachu is best Pikachu.

u/BearTooClose — 15 days ago