• travelled 5127 miles, (8250 km)
• been in 3 US states – California, Arizona, Nevada
• explored 5 National Parks - Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon,
Death Valley, Yosemite, Golden Gate Alcatraz
• visited 6 State Parks - Big Sur, Salton Sea, San Jacinto
Mountain, Hearst Castle, Red Rock, Red Rock Canyon
• National Forests; 2
Sequoia, Sierra
• slept in 12 beds; 3 hotels, 4 motels and 4 timeshare units, 1 private home (make
it 18 with Bahamas)
• ate Ben & Jerry ice-cream, 4, Cherry Garcia, Chunky
Monkey, Triple Caramel Chunk, New York Super Fudge Chunk
• added 34 birds to my US bird list which is now 198 and my
world list is 1481, top bird Roadrunner
• popped into 3 museums, Palm Springs Art, Cable Car (SF), De
Young (SF)
• farmers markets 2 ; Oakhurst, Ferry Building (SF)
• decaprio 3 movie
catch-up, Aviator, Gatsby and Departed
• Oscar 3 movie
catch-up, Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska, August: Osage County
• relished organic extra virgin olive oil, 3 farms
• walked 135 miles; beach, mountain trails, coastal meadow,
high altitude lake, golf courses, climbing red rocks, canyon rim, valley trail,
desert paths, Las Vegas Strip, mountain hikes, many city blocks
• walking well ahead of
schedule, 30 miles credit, (for each
50 miles driven we want to walk 1 mile)
• longest hike 10 miles
on Four Mile Trail with 3200’ climb
on steep switchbacks
• watched 7 episodes of Game of Thrones, season 4
• lowest driving elevation, 214’
below sea-level at Furnace Creek Golf Course, Death Valley
• highest driving elevation, 9945’
Tioga Pass, Tioga Road, Yosemite
• got cold at the lowest temperature below 40 degrees F in
Tehachapi (3 degrees C)
• was hot at the highest temperature of 115 degrees F while
walking in Death Valley (46 degrees C). Car registered 125 degrees F at one
point – over 50 degrees C
• wine tasting, 2 at Tablas Winery, Paso Robles and Souza
Family Vineyard
• modes of transport, 6,
helicopter over the Grand Canyon, ferry to Alcatraz, cable car, bus, metro,
streetcar
• shows/events, 3, in Las
Vegas, O Cirque du Soleil; in San
Francisco, Beach Blanket Babylon; SF Giants baseball, San Francisco
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| 'Summer of Love'. The 1960's famous Haight and Ashbury corner in San Francisco, the street is still psychedelic with stoned looking folks |
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| My fav! and they have prime position on the Haight/Ashbury corner. |
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| Need to work on this list, lagging…. |
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