Jackass Meadow Campground Clovis

... I am looking forward to this experience in Thailand.

I have heard of many great things about Thailand and is looking forward to it. It will be exciting for me. I believe that this experinence abroad I would likely experience something I have never heard or seem before. This would be one of the cultural changes, I would likely benefits from Thailand.

Nach der hitzigen und kargen Wuestenlandschaft des Death Valley sind wir heute zurueck ins Baumland des Sequoia National Parks...Hallo Baumbart?!

Im Giant Forest gibt es unzaehlige Riesenbaeume, die wirklich jedes Auto winzig erscheinen lassen. Hier steht auch der groesste Baum der Welt (General Sherman :-)). Er ist zwar nicht der hoechste und auch nicht der breiteste, aber sein Gesamtstammvolumen (1500 m3) ist unuebertroffen.

Scott

Last night at San Simeon was surreal, and felt quite dangerous. Me and Paul were playing pool and this guy came over, covered in tattoos, smelt of booze and smoke, and he asked us a lot of questions about where we were going, when etc, and invited himself in the pool game. At first I thought he was gay and thought we were too or something, but when he pulled out this medical tub of weed and asked us to smell it we assumed he was ...

... eine Ecke mit Ledermöbeln für die Männer mit Motosport-, und Automagazinen....

So beenden wir heute einen gemütlichen sightseeingfreien Tag und fahren morgen über den Sequoia Nationalpark nach Bakersfield, das heißt, wenn wir nicht gleich nach Bakersfield fahren zum "Shopping die Zweite". Außerdem muss Sewy morgen noch was umtauschen, das passiert auch, wenn man den Mann beim Einkaufen alleine lässt....

Und heute eine bärenfreie gute Nacht...

... USA style when 'Journey' was on!!

Sun 30th Aug

One night stay in the lively San Jose to rest before we headed for Half Moon Bay and the infamous Sam's Chouwder House. Great veiws and fish dishes helped us for our trip heading south down route 1, which runs parrallel to the Pacific. many a winding road watching the coastline and the surfers before we reached Santa Cruz.

... in mass in the world.

We left at 4pm and made our way to Vegas! The driving through Bakesfield we saw lots of orchards for miles and miles !!!!!! I know we've mentioned before but the Americans produce an unbelievable amount of food. We then drove through the Mojave Desert past thousands of wind turbines arriving in Vegas at Mid-night!!.

... placed on the burger on the grill and all of the excess cheese that hangs over the burger becomes crispy. We knew this place was going to be small, but we weren't prepared for how small. First of all there was a line outside the door, we waited for about 1/2 hour until we went in for them to take our order, when we got to the front of the line we saw just how tiny this place was. No tables just a bar, (my bar on my island is bigger I think ...

... my Falconry license, I had to sign a portion that allowed Fish and Game Wardens to inspect my premises whenever they plesed, given it was a reasonablr hour. The point is that I have to sign away my Constitutional Rights of Privacy if I wan to be a licenced falconer. I think I know why this occured, and I can understand. In the early 1970's a small group of dedicated Falconers wanted to make falconry a recognized legitimate hunting sport. Some in the State were against them ...

... had been to the hospital and at least at that moment thought he was still there, meaning the bus was going to have to wait at the hospital for him as it did for me years ago... Fortunately for everyone Tom just had a badly sprained ankle and had already made it back to the condos. Tomorrow is a rest day, and then it's out to Joshua Tree for some Rock Climbing with Kim The ride home was uneventful.

... what a vast country the United States is. It also allows the visitor to relive an earlier time when the country wasn’t covered with asphalt and tract homes. Finally, it reminds a person that the great wealth this country enjoys hasn’t been shared by everyone. While I’m still sad that we didn’t get to see the fall colors in New England, I wouldn’t trade our Southwest adventures for anything.

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