Courtyard By Marriott Fresno

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

... Fresno. Both times his parents have had us stay in their home and always made us feel very welcome. His Dad helped him put the finishing touches onto his Halloween decorations and the kids had a ball being scared by the lights, fog and scary music. Greg is really into Halloween and went all out this year.<br><br>Greg also gave us an insight into the Global Financial crisis in his part of the world. Many houses in his street have been foreclosed and all the 'toys&#8217; like boats and jetskis ...

... we were being over cautious but we had to get out of that place, the guy could have been a total psyco for all we knew. I think we stick out like sore thumbs at times, and when we walk into a bar you can really sense heads turn in our direction. I guess as a foreigner you can become quite vulnerable if you aren't careful. <br><br>Anyway, yesterday at the beach was a wicked change, and the weather is so much cooler, and there is this ...

... rausgesucht und los gehts! Es gibt hier soooo viele tolle Sachen, ganz zu schweigen von den Schuhen...Wenns ginge, würde ich mir einen Vorrat für die nächsten 3 -5 Jahre zusammen kaufen!!! Da kann man schon ein Vermögen loswerden, wenn man es hat!!!<br> <br>Sewy wollte nach den ersten beiden Geschäften schon unbedingt auf einen Kaffee und einen Käsekuchen gehen (warum nur?) - der perfekte Ort dafür "The Cheesecake Factory". Gesagt - getan ...

... USA style when 'Journey' was on!!<br><br>Sun 30th Aug<br><br>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.

... Marmots &amp; a Coyote). Kings Canyon is Massive! It takes ages to drive around. We had to fill-up in a 1928 petrol pump; It was really interesting to see how it worked. At the Ranger Office we inquired about the trails and the kids picked up the young Ranger program. We did Meadow trail collecting sugar cones along the way and hoping to see ...

... and tramp after tramp, bumping into wino's and drug addicts. Not a nice place "my friends" (quoting McCain now). Actually most of the areas where quite scary and the public library was the second home for tramps. Ironically the computer lab in the library is packed all day long (requiring computers to be booked in advance) while there is ************e looking at books, etc. Its all tramps ...

Wow, I am on south side of Fresno and I needed to stop at Brooks Ranch restaurant eat something, as I forgot to eat when I left Selma. First, I need to thank those of you who have made donations. It was a pleasant surprise to look and see that few people have donated to keep me on the road. I suppose it is alright to promote myself a little and ask for a dollar, or so, from those of you that can afford to do so. I would also ...

... looking, our names are in the first booth to the left as you come in the front door). But, even if you don&#8217;t want to carve your name into the walls, Alpine Pizza is still worth visiting.<br><br>The majestic pine covered hills around Flagstaff soon gave way to the high desert. As we pulled into Kingman, I suggested to Dianne that we should go into Laughlin just so that we could say we&#8217;d been to Nevada. So, Dianne pulled off of I-40 and onto I ...

Welcome to my Southwest USA travelogue! This travelogue will detail the sights I saw, the places in which I stayed, and the restaurants where I ate during my trip across Arizona, New Mexico, and a tiny bit of Colorado. This trip was taken from October 3, 2001 until October 13, 2001. As is always the case, how I ended up in this part of the world is a story in itself.<br><br>As all three of you long-time readers know, I got married in February, 2001. When it came time for us to plan ...