Today was another brilliant day. We had to go North to pick up Route 88 & then South on Route 395 on the other side of the Rockies. The Carson Pass on Route 88 peaks at 8573 feet & we went over several other passes at over 8,000 feet. Despite this & the obvious damage from the winter weather & snowploughs the roads were in very good condition & some of the blacktop is remarkably smooth. We saw a lot of snow & warnings not to stop due t...

Well in contrast to yesterday today was a brilliant day, sunshine all day, not too hot & amazing scenery. We had to change our plans as we found that Route 120 is still blocked by snow so we decided to stay another night in Sonora. The roads into Yosemite (a National Park) are wonderful mountain roads, rising to more than 6,000 feet. They are fully tarmaced two-lane roads, but Doreen was not so enamoured with them as in many places there is no Armco or bar...

We had a very mixed day today weather-wise as it was raining most of the time. We went shopping this morning on Pier 39 in San Francisco & it was wet & miserable so not really suitable for photography. We went over the Golden Gate bridge but couldn't see anything really which was quite disappointing. Then Susie (our Satnav) confused us just north of SF, sending us round in circles. The journey here was a bit fraught altogether with huge trucks putting...

We spent some time this morning at the Hertz office at San Francisco Airport, sorting out problems. We went to sort out the car but discovered that I had not been covered for insurance that I asked for as well as being charged for insurance that I didn't need or ask for. A very helpful girl at Hertz got it sorted & we ended up with a newer white Aveo with less miles & cruise control. You can see it in the middle of the photo. The rest of the day we ...

Today we had planned to take the Pacific Coast Highway (US Route 1) all the way past Big Sur to San Francisco, but unfortunately it was blocked, probably by a rockslide. So we had to backtrack & use US 101 further inland, through farmland. This was a real disappointment as the route along the Pacific is I am told, quite spectacular, cut into the cliffs above the ocean. Never mind, have to do it next time. We did just over 300 miles today & arrived in ...