Death Valley, Yosemite & back to San Francisco

For the rest of the story:

PART ONE: San Francisco and PCH to Santa Barbara (direct link)
PART TWO: Los Angeles to Las Vegas (direct link)

Leaving Vegas and heading to Death Valley

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Getting acquainted with Wile E. Coyote

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Arriving too late at Furnace Creek, no vacancies

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… no vacancies at the next stop either, so we head to the even more remote, yet friendly town of Beatty

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Next day, a short stop in “ghost town” Rhyolite

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Riding through a pretty sad area on our way to an overnight in Bakersfield

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Lunch in Oakhurst

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Arriving in the evening at Yosemite (Fish Camp area)

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“Breakfast included”

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Local Brew

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Ansel Adams-country (Yosemite Valley)! A real treat for anyone who studied photography

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Early morning snow …

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Heading out of Yosemite, towards Merced (lunch) and Modesto (over night)

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A windy afternoon in Merced

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Then returning to San Francisco

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Golden Gate Park (it’shuge and full of great stuff!)

 

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de Young (museum)

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Frisbee golf

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Japanese Tea Garden

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Wildlife

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Bison Pad

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SF downtown

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A blues concert on the last night … 🙂

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And finally the long flight back home again …

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