Snow chains required, read all about it here.
Yosemite is a sight that can hardly be depicted in a just way.
Read more about it here.
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måndag 27 februari 2012
söndag 13 november 2011
Bye Bye West Coast
Leaving the West Coast I feel like I should try and sum the sites and places up:
I visited and stayed in the large cities:
Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
San Francisco, CA
Fresno, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Yuma, Az
as well as in some smaller places:
Tonopah, NV
Fort Bragg, CA
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
Ridgecrest, CA
Grand Canyon, Az
Only once did we sleep in the car between Redding & Mineral, CA.
The place I liked the most might have been Rachel in Nevada because of the fantastic experiences we had there. Otherwise noteworthy location where the great national parks; Death Valley, Red Wood, Yosemite and Grand Canyon as well as, in lack of a better word the "ski-resort" Lake Tahoe. The windmill park at Monolith was also a sight to behold.
Salvation Mountain was something, more like a good road trip with an old friend than fantastic in it self.
Legoland was not as memorable, especially because of the price.
Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego are cities to visit for sure. Las Vegas is something else, rather than a city we could probably call it an attraction or thrill-ride. Worth seeing but not much more. Plan your trip wisely and do not over stay.
Fresno and Yuma gave to little impression on me to talk about while Portland was a nice long stay for me. But this one was with friends so it got very different finding oneself in a context and hanging out in peoples homes and at parties. Los Angeles was as I have already mentioned a big let down, for several reasons already written about.
I regret that I did not make it to Canada or Mexico but time is running out, the USA immigration rules does not help at all and having a rental car made us uncomfortable to cross.
My gold this trip was hanging out with my own Cowboy, go driving ATV in the sand dunes and probably best of all: to just let go of reality and make this trip.
I visited and stayed in the large cities:
Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
San Francisco, CA
Fresno, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Yuma, Az
as well as in some smaller places:
Tonopah, NV
Fort Bragg, CA
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
Ridgecrest, CA
Grand Canyon, Az
Only once did we sleep in the car between Redding & Mineral, CA.
The place I liked the most might have been Rachel in Nevada because of the fantastic experiences we had there. Otherwise noteworthy location where the great national parks; Death Valley, Red Wood, Yosemite and Grand Canyon as well as, in lack of a better word the "ski-resort" Lake Tahoe. The windmill park at Monolith was also a sight to behold.
Salvation Mountain was something, more like a good road trip with an old friend than fantastic in it self.
Legoland was not as memorable, especially because of the price.
Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego are cities to visit for sure. Las Vegas is something else, rather than a city we could probably call it an attraction or thrill-ride. Worth seeing but not much more. Plan your trip wisely and do not over stay.
Fresno and Yuma gave to little impression on me to talk about while Portland was a nice long stay for me. But this one was with friends so it got very different finding oneself in a context and hanging out in peoples homes and at parties. Los Angeles was as I have already mentioned a big let down, for several reasons already written about.
I regret that I did not make it to Canada or Mexico but time is running out, the USA immigration rules does not help at all and having a rental car made us uncomfortable to cross.
My gold this trip was hanging out with my own Cowboy, go driving ATV in the sand dunes and probably best of all: to just let go of reality and make this trip.
lördag 5 november 2011
the yosemite 2
The park with the strangest pronunciation is also the most awesome in the true sense of the word. Here nature is so unnatural that you can not do anything but be awestruck. In the autumn the cascades are not as lively as in the spring; several have dried up and only leave a trace or a trickle but some are still flowing and the veils of millions of water drops forming misty curtains coming down the mountain tells of immense powers, I would like to see this in the spring, just imagine the power then.
The rock cliffs are so tall and steep that if someone had depicted them I would have said that only in fantasy literature… now I have seen it with my own eyes and still I do not think that I really believe it.
The valley of Yosemite is a marvelous place. I would like to return some day.
The rock cliffs are so tall and steep that if someone had depicted them I would have said that only in fantasy literature… now I have seen it with my own eyes and still I do not think that I really believe it.
The valley of Yosemite is a marvelous place. I would like to return some day.
Snow Chains
Going into the Yosemite National Park we where informed of two things:
1. U.S. Highway 120 is closed for the winter, it closes between November and May.
2. We would not be allowed into the park area without 4 wheel drive or snow-chains for the wheels.
As we where fooled into renting a pick up truck without all the necessities such as 4x4, monster-truck wheels and sufficient ground clearance we decided to go get us some snow-chains. That was easy enough and costed less than $100. After trying to apply them and succeeding sufficiently we headed out.
Getting to the park the only thing the Ranger checked was if we could pay him $20 to enter the park. And sure, there was snow in the shadowy places along the road at elevation of about 4000 feet, that is 1200 meter. They were expecting a snow storm they said and that might be so but leaving the park without even having considered applying the chains I feel more than just a bit fooled, again.
1. U.S. Highway 120 is closed for the winter, it closes between November and May.
2. We would not be allowed into the park area without 4 wheel drive or snow-chains for the wheels.
As we where fooled into renting a pick up truck without all the necessities such as 4x4, monster-truck wheels and sufficient ground clearance we decided to go get us some snow-chains. That was easy enough and costed less than $100. After trying to apply them and succeeding sufficiently we headed out.
Getting to the park the only thing the Ranger checked was if we could pay him $20 to enter the park. And sure, there was snow in the shadowy places along the road at elevation of about 4000 feet, that is 1200 meter. They were expecting a snow storm they said and that might be so but leaving the park without even having considered applying the chains I feel more than just a bit fooled, again.
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