Towneplace Suites By Marriott Fresno

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.

... 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.

Paul

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.

The part of Fresno we are staying in is eerily quiet...almost like a zombie movie build up...

... 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!!!

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 ...

... 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.

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 ...

... 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!!.

... w ktorej udzial wzieli: gospodarze we wlasnej osobie, ich corka Cassie, couchsurfer Chris z Kuwejtu, przyjaciele rodziny: Matthew z Francji, Vanessa z wloskimi korzeniami, Szkot Ktorego Imienia Nie Pamietamy wraz z zona, oraz Stas i ja z moja domieszka krwi ukrainskiej. Mieszanka narodowosci oraz swietne jedzenie zlozyly sie na niezapomniany wieczor. Przy stole kazdy z nas opowiadal o swojej przygodzie z Ameryka. Matthew podzielil sie z nami ...

So today we drove through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The Sequoia groves are amazing. These are the biggest trees in the world. Im not talking about height, but width...their trunks are just HUGE. The redwoods are taller, so we are going to go see them in a few days on the coast. Anyways, it was somewhat overcast and the weather forecast was calling for rain and snow this ...

... Death Valley to get back to California. We stopped at Stovepipe Wells to look at the massive sand dunes that made the hottest place in Am**ica feel more like the des**t it was. We then drove for 5 long hours until we reached Bak**sfield, our home for the next 4 days. We didn't intend on staying so long but found ourselves liking the place so much we couldn't leave. We w**e a week or so ahead of schedule and so decided to relax and just enjoy being in a prop** Am**ican town off ...

Our traveling in the Southwest had come to an end. It was time to make the long trek back to California. I had done the drive from Southwest Colorado to Fresno in one day five years earlier. Thus, I knew what to expect. That's why I asked Dianne to take the first shift for driving back.

We pulled out of the Travelodge and headed back toward downtown Cortez. It was time to grab some breakfast. In our search the previous day for the Belgian Quality ...

... 40 for the long drive to Flagstaff. The sun began to set as we drove through the desert. The fading red light reflected off the desert landscape, providing some spectacular vistas. Eventually, the sunlight was replaced by the man-made lights of Needles. I had been in Needles before and felt that it was the closest thing to hell on earth. Ugly, desolate, and hot were my initial impressions. My second visit didn’t change my mind much. The heat was gone, but everything ...