Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes Very long day today driving to, in, and back from Death Valley (hours of operation). Itinerary: 10:30 am Left Vegas for Death Valley 1:00 pm Reached Death Valley National Park 1:40 pm Walked D.V. Sand Dunes 2:15 pm Began hiking Mosaic Canyon Trail 5:30 pm Reached Badwater Basin 10:30 pm Checked in at hotel back …
Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes A Little bit of a bumpy day, but that comes with the spontaneity of our trip and the excitement of Las Vegas. Itinerary: 9:00 am Checked out of the Tiki Hut 2:00 pm Reached Las Vegas 4:00 pm Checked in at the home we rented for the night 7:00 pm Headed out to Fremont Street …
Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes Spent the day in Los Angeles today and visited the La Brea Tar Pits (hours and ticket information). Itinerary: 9:00 am Checked out the local Bulletproof Coffee Cafe in Santa Monica 10:30 am Visited the La Brea Tar Pits 2:00 pm Drive by the Chinese Theater 2:30 pm Ride through Griffith Park 3:30 pm Drove …
Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes Decided it’s time to slow it down. Staying the next two nights in Venice Beach (hours of operation). Itinerary: 9:15 am Left Santa Clarita heading to LA but ended up in Venice Beach 11:30 am Parked in Venice Beach and strolled the Boardwalk 1:30 pm Celebrated Taco Tuesday – actually I had fajitas and margaritas …
Approx. Reading Time: 5 minutes Well, wow, those are some big trees at Sequoia National Park (hours of operation). Itinerary: 9:00 am Left Visalia heading toward Sequoia National Park stopping for a few errands 11:00 am Enter Sequoia National Park 11:22 am Drive by Tunnel Rock 12:24 pm First major stop at Auto Log (road work in the park delayed …
Approx. Reading Time: 4 minutes Gorgeous weather for a hike in the woods at Yosemite National Park (open 24 hours/365 days per year). Itinerary: 3 hour (approx.) drive from Santa Clara to Yosemite 2:30 pm Entered Yosemite National Park at the Big Oak Flat Entrance Drove the Yosemite Valley Loop occasionally stopping for photo opportunities 4:00 pm finished the Loop …