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Day 21: Redwoods and into Oregon

By tony.barb.fisher April 24, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

We left Miranda, CA at about 9:00am and head North along the ‘avenue of the giants’. This is a historical 32 mile stretch of US-101 lined with Redwood trees. It’s a great way to start our drive as we admire the sheer size of these trees that are at times…

Day 20: Northern California

By tony.barb.fisher April 22, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

The SR-1 that was right at the foot of the space in which we slept was very quiet all night until about 6:30am when a few cars started to pass. We sorted the van and ate a breakfast of leftovers and prepared to leave by about 8:30am. At Arena Point…

Day 19: To the Pacific!

By tony.barb.fisher April 21, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Such a beautiful place to have spent a night and then to wake up to. The sun shines across the Napa valley and in the distance (no pictures) I watch about 10 hot air balloons gliding over the valley. One of our neighbors from last night told us that they…

Day 18: To the Napa Valley

By tony.barb.fisher April 20, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Our camp hosts were very cordial and things got quiet by 9:00pm. It’s nice when things work out. We both slept really well and awoke at about 6:30am. A light breakfast and coffee before we packed up and left at 8:05am. Minutes later we drove out of Yosemite National Park.…

Day 17: Sequoia & Yosemite National Parks

By tony.barb.fisher April 19, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

I was anxious. I was awake. It was 5:45am. We have plans to drive into Sequoia National Park to see the giant Sequoia trees, this means driving up the “General’s highway”, a road restricted to vehicles 22’ or shorter. Ours is 22’ plus the bike rack. We’ve been told by…

Day 16: To the foothills of the Sierra Nevada

By tony.barb.fisher April 17, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Up early to shower. The KOA Bakersfield succeeds. The showers are wonderful and have earned a 9/10 from the both of us. High praise, I know. KOA Bakersfield, CA We watched a few rigs preparing to leave as we ourselves would be doing as soon as the yoghurt, banana and…

Day 15: Mojave desert to San Joaquin valley

By tony.barb.fisher April 17, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

We awoke to another quiet morning. We don’t have a long drive today and so took our time getting ready for the day and packing up. We were on the road shortly after 11:00am. We are sad to say goodbye to Sawtooth Canyon as it has been a very tranquil…

Day 14: Day of Rest

By tony.barb.fisher April 16, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

Decision made, we’re staying put in Sawtooth Canyon campground for another day. It’s just to peaceful and beautiful here that we just want to stop for a day & catch our breath. Panoramic shot from our campsite To that end we sleep in until after 8:00am and had a very…

Day 13: From Sin City to Silence

By tony.barb.fisher April 14, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

After a great nights sleep in this amazing campground, (Willow Springs) we took advantage of the amazing shower facilities (9/10) before prepping for the road. Departing Willow Springs campground Our first stop was of course Hoover Dam. It was just 20 minutes from the campground and we arrived at about…