Stairway to
We Left Palm Desert, CA on Wednesday June 29th Headed for San Francisco. We Stopped in San Luis Obispo Our First Night, Then...
Grippers
... Continued Up The Coast Highway.
Ragged Point
We Ate Lunch at the Ragged Point Inn Before...
Rocky Coast
... Continuing Through Big Sur...
Rest Stop
... Stopping for Photo Ops Along the Way.
Close-Up
We Took an Unplanned Detour Through...
Carmel
... Carmel by the Sea and Then...
17 Miles
... Along 17 Mile Drive Before Reaching San Francisco.
The Rock
Both of Us Have Been to San Francisco Numerous Times But Have Never Toured "The Rock".
Inmate
After Lunch in the Best Seat in the House at Neptune's on Pier 39, We Took The Audio Tour of Alcatraz.
Working Mate
Dad Couldn't Wait to Get His Picture Taken Working in a Cell.
Solitary
Here He Is In Solitary Confinement.
Fabulous
It Was a Fabulous Day!
Dinner for Two
Checking on Our Dinner Reservation From the Cafeteria?
Boater
Headed Back to San Francisco And...
Italians
... Dinner in Little Italy.
Greeter
Upon Returning We Were Greeted by Laura.
Smooch
Seems Laura Really Missed Him!
China Town
We Spent The Next Day in Berkeley, Toured Golden Gate Park and Had Dinner in China Town.
Winners
While We Were Out Laura Selected Us To Receive a FREE Cruise - Thanx Laura!
Sutters
We Headed East on July 3rd To Sutter Creek, CA To...
Public Works Pappasan
... Tour a Working Gold Mine.
49er
Sorry Dad, The Gold is Underground!
Miner
Wonder What's Down There - GOLD!
Eldorado
We Then Traveled Through the Eldorado National Forest...
Reflection
... Stopping a Few Times To Enjoy The View on Our Way to Beautiful...
Tahoe
... Lake Tahoe!
Tourist
We Toured The Lake On Our Way To...
Tahoe Gal
... the Tahoe Gal for Dinner & Fireworks on the Lake.
Papa Bear
Papa Bear Waiting for Dinner.
Reflections
Papa Bear Reflecting on Life.
Big Load
We Toured Virginia City The Following Day...
Silver Girl
... Visiting the Silver Girl And...
Suicide Table
... The Suicide Table. After Leaving Tahoe, We Headed South to See...
Ghost Town
... the Ghost Town of Bodie, CA.
Bucket Boy
This Ghost Looks Hungry!
Abandoned
Bodie Was Abandoned Over 50 Years Ago.
Nice Lid
The Town Today Is Only 5-10% of What Existed During The Height of the Gold Rush.
Resting
Dad Rested While I Toured a Bit More.
Outta Bode
Let's Pack It Up and Head For...
Drifter
... Snow! Yup, Snow on Our Way to...
Yosemite
... Yosemite National Park.
Glacier Guys
We Made a Day of Visiting Glacier Point.
Rest or Reflection?
Stopping to Enjoy The Views and Some Time to Reflect.
Half Dome
WOW!
Ascension
If You're Wondering, We Did NOT Climb Half Dome.
Logging
Resting Against a Butt Smoothed Log.
Natural
Au Natural - No Hat & No Shades!
Lunch
Lunch Break, Followed by...
Can You Hear Me?
... a Work Break! Yes, Verizon Does Have Coverage at Glacier Point!
El Capitan
Back to Our Hotel, Then Off the Next Day to...
Sequoia
... Visit General Sherman - the Largest Tree in the World.
Blockade
Road Closed.
Burned
We Stopped a Few Times in the Park.
Human View
These Trees Are Amazing.
iPad Moment
What a Beautiful Spot.
Full of Life
Burned and Full of Life.
General Sherman
The General.
Strong One
Strong Man.
Stretched
After Leaving Sequoia We Headed South to Las Vegas. We Relaxed in Vegas For 3 Nights, Then Headed Back to Palm Desert But...
Peggy Sue's
... Had to Enjoy Patty Melts at Peggy Sue's Diner And...
Calico
... Tour the Calico Ghost Town.
Pappasan
Taking a Break From the Heat.
All Done
Relaxing in the Shade. We Enjoyed 14 Days on the Road Together Covering 2,256 Miles and Virtually Every Climate/Geography in the State of California.