Four Points by Sheraton 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>

The drive from Castaic Lake to Fresno was very pretty. The Central Valley is always a very pretty drive past all the fruit farms and orchards. Mark was also a little more comfortable driving the RV which we had decided to call Harvey the RV. We got lost getting to Greg's house since the stupid GPS didn&#8217;t work but we finally made it. His parents came over to see us and it was great to see them after 12 years. We first met Greg in Germany back in 1992 and have been back to visit him twice ...

... cloud of mist that travels across the sea into the road. We could really see it when we stopped off and climbed some of the rocks along Big Sur - that was ace. <br><br>Paul<br><br>We rode the famous Highway 1 today. Beautiful. The Big Sur section is incredible. We are coming to the end of our big drives...I'm really going to miss it. <br><br>The part of Fresno we are staying in is eerily quiet...almost like a zombie movie build up...<br><br><br>

... wir aber nicht wussten: das ist auch ein Restaurant und ehe wir uns wieder umdrehen konnten saßen wir schon an einem Tisch für zwei. Und das schlimmste, richtiges Geschirr und eine makellos weiße Stoffserviette. Da muss ich natürlich sofort an Siegis Worte denken: "...und wenn du eine richtige Tischdecke und richtiges Besteck willst, wirds erst richtig teuer...."<br><br>ABER: Wir sind ja hier nicht in einer typischen Touristenstadt und so hat es uns ...

Sat 29th Aug<br><br>Picked up the hire car at 9am sat morning from the worst hire company, the car wasn't clean, the tyre pressure was dodgy and they hadn't even filled the car with 'gas', So we had to find the other hire company in SF.<br><br>Fulled up and ready to head out on our road trip, first stop would be Yosemite park some 160 miles west. Some beautiful views all the way ...

We arrived in Dinuba late so we checked into a Holiday Inn Express. The following day we left the Hotel and drove through Orange Groves to Kings Canyon. The route our Sat. Nav. (We've named her Lola like in the RV film starring Robin Williams) took us was a very steep and windy road. We all felt sick!! The route was very scenic though (we even ...

... trip while flying back to PHL. In addition, I was in need of some good inspiration and, after starting a new book, I think I've found it. So, with your permission, dear readers, I'll give this last post another go and hopefully it will meet or exceed the caliber that you've (hopefully?) come to expect from this blog. <br><br> <br><br> I'm back on American soil, and it feels good to be in familiar settings. I must admit, though, that I'm still ...

... pancake order for breakfast. Getting here took a while because getting around the Sierra Nevadas proved more difficult than it looked. Snow meant that some roads were too difficult to cross and so I had to do a wide detour round. They wouldn't even let me in Sequoia N.P because I didn't have tyre chains. Yosemite has a shuttle bus in so the snow can be their problem and I will just hike, no point driving round in the snow when I can shuttle bus it.

... 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 ...

... underlying chill in the air also said that Fall was just around the corner. We headed over to the airport to pick up our car. We had obtained a Dodge Stratus from Dollar Rent-a-Car for our trip. It wasn&#8217;t anything too fancy, but it had enough room for our suitcases and the other things we brought with us; like CDs, cameras, and food.<br><br>We drove back home and finished packing. Despite our good intentions to leave by 10:30 a.m., we didn&#8217;t leave until just after ...