Thursday, June 2, 2016

2016 Road Trip... California Dreamin'

This year's Great American Road Trip is a tour around California, including outdoor adventures in Yosemite, cityscapes in San Fran and LA, a couple of college campus tours, some beach time and food... lots of food. Here's a map of the planned route showing some of the major stops. Photos will be available at: https://goo.gl/photos/Js2dAkco575hmowe8.


The more detailed route is about 2000 miles and includes:

  • Day 1: From home, we fly to Vegas for an overnight stay.
  • Day 2: We make the drive to California stopping at Sequoia National Park.
  • Day 3: More hiking and outdoor adventures in Yosemite National Park. 
  • Day 4: Scenic drives and hikes throughout Yosemite and star-gazing at night.
  • Day 5: More Yosemite including Hetch-Hetchy.
  • Day 6: A stop at Stanford for a campus visit then up north, across the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods. A stop in Sausalito for dinner.
  • Day 7: Tourist day - Alcatraz, bus tour of San Fran, cable car ride, and dinner in Chinatown.
  • Day 8: Taking the scenic Pacific Coast highway thru Monterey, Big Sur, and down to San Simeon with stops along the way for some wildlife adventures, including an elephant seal rookery. Some beach time in San Simeon.
  • Day 9: More coastal driving thru Malibu and ending up in Santa Monica for more beach time. Then it's off to dinner with some friends in the Hermosa Beach area.
  • Day 10: A visit to the UCLA campus and then off for more tourist activities, including a drive along Sunset Boulevard, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and more.
  • Day 11: We leave the city life behind for one more day of outdoor hiking in Joshua Tree National Park. Then back to Vegas for a final night with some sites on the strip and dinner.
  • Day 12: Back home to Pennsylvania!

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