Red Roof Inn 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>

... drug dealer. One of the first things I mentioned was that we were traveling to San Fransisco, and not knowing anything about this guy he instantly said 'hey I live there, we should all hang out at mine, when are you going?' it just started to feel really weird. I tried to avoid all questions like that, anything in depth about where we were going. We asked who he was with and he just said 'oh my mum lives across town' - definitely suspicious ...

... von den Stühlen gerissen, als wir die Speisekarte bekommen haben. Wir haben sogar einen Cocktail bestellt und haben hervorragend gegessen. Eigentlich wie bei uns daheim, große Portionen, geschmacklich hervorragend und Preis Leistung passt! Da siehts mans wieder. Man muss nur wissen wo man hingeht und so ist aus einem Missverständis ein vorzügliches Dinner geworden!!! Wär hätte das gedacht!<br><br>Frisch gestäkt und fast erfroren (die Klimanalgen ...

... to pass the time and we arrived at Yosemitie only to be disapointed that the main road into the valley was closed due to fires. We did however travel a different route which lead us up the mountains to see some amazing rock features and lakes.<br><br>Headed back out of the park and towards San Jose another 180 miles, with the radio bursting with soft rock we knew we were road ...

... 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 ...

Noc w Ridgecrest by³a krotka. Wstalismy wczesnie, by za pomoca Skype`a porozmawiac z naszymi rodzicami. U nich by³ srodek dnia, a u nas kwadrans po szostej. Poranek byl sloneczny i bardzo, ale to bardzo wietrzny. Krajobrazy, ktore towarzyszyly nam w drodze do Porterville, zmienialy sie jak w kalejdoskopie - poczawszy od pustynnych terenow porosnietych kaktusowym lasem (!), poprzez skaliste wzgorza i ukryte miedzy nimi jeziora, az po rozlegle zielone ...

Fresno California We made a stop in Fresno California because we were having problems with the Winnie again. Much to our chagrin, as we camped in Sequoia, the house batteries lost their charge and would not hold a charge for more than a few hours. You might recall that the Winnie was stuck at the dealer in Nokomis FLA for a month the last time we decided to get something fixed. And just about everything they touched at that dealer either wasn't fixed or only worked ...

... unable to find the Alpine Spaghetti Station when we were first in Flagstaff, wedecided to eat at its sister restaurant, Alpine Pizza. It turned out to be an excellent choice. We got a three-topping small pizza for $9.95. But, the best part of eating there was the atmosphere. It had the feel of trusted neighborhood hangout. There was even carved graffiti on the walls and tables. Of course, we added our own names to the ones previously etched (if you&#8217 ...

... and New Mexico. I had spent a day driving through New Mexico in 1996, and thought it was beautiful. I had wanted to spend some more time in that state, and now seemed like a good time to do it. Of course, I had little idea about what to see in either Arizona or New Mexico. Other than the Grand Canyon, I wasn&#8217;t aware of any other attractions that might fill up our time. Fortunately, Lonely Planet had a Southwest USA guide (2nd Edition). After reading that, and doing a ...