jeff and elise in the USA

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the whole park is an absolute jem. ans, despite it being peak tourist season there was plenty of room to feel you had the place to yourselves. roads are great. everything superb

 

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i went up here for scale.. hard to elieve this area is 9M under snow in winter

 

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then its up into the valley, this seem to be the bit most people head to, and it is spectacular.

 

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the wild life doesnt seem to mind the human visitors

 

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we attempted to see the giant trees, but there were too many tourists. the backlog to park let alone get the bus up meant we didnt go, but the ride this way to get to Mariposa was excellent. nice twisties with a view and the trees keep the temperature comfy

 

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4x4 vintage. nice work.. well cool

 

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our pad in mariposa

 

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had a good breakfast in this cool cafe decorated in old album covers and memorabilia.
Mariposa seems to be the skunk capitol of the USA . didnt get to smell one though

 

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at a harley dealer near stockton on the way to san fransisco, trying out the bikes LOL

 

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not the golden gate, but we have made it to san fran

 

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the streets in the city were an interesting challenge with the trike and fully loaded trailer

 

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went out to alkatraz (not by trike) this is one eiree place. audio tour was really well done.

 

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is this the best taxi driver in the USA. he was such a good guy we got him to take us on his idea of a san fran tour. he was well informed on the city and i think he may also be the only american born taxt driver in the USa LOL.
champion bloke but we cant remember his name. thanks anyway

 

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despite the sunny day the golden gate is often obscured by fog. just across the bridge the view when clear acros the water to the city is awexome.. alcatraz is right in the middle

 

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cool rental trikes are popular down by fishermans wharf

 

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got an early start out of san fran to hit the coast road south to santa barbara

 

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another of those great travel lies or ommisions is the fog along the california coast.. we are totally immersed in california culture and its never foggy on tv or in the tourist catalogs. its another con like Aires rock in Australia, which isnt red in the slightest.
despite the fog the ride was great, cool but great. photos arent what i expected though. i was expecting a perfect sunny day for the ride, the reality is every day we were near the coast was foggy.

 

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the road never gets boring, constant change of curves and elevation makes for a good eide

 

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above or below the fog its all good fun

 

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spot the happy face in the cliff

 

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[Lucky]

Good pics of a great trip.THANKS keep em coming.RIDE SAFE

 

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williams route 66.. a bit of a window into the past

Wasn't Williams a hoot. We stayed there when we visited the Grand Canyon. Rode the train to the canyon from our camp grounds. Loving your thread. This is beautiful, keep it up

 

[Raxus]

Jeff and Elise I have been enjoying your pics and stories immensely!

I hope that your stay in the US was everything you was hoping it was. We are a great bunch of folks, with a few knuckleheads thrown in to stir the pot (isn't that anywhere you go tho?).

Hopefully your story isn't done yet!

Rax

 

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yes it does continue, willians was a very cool place. we make a point of interacting with the true locals as much as possible (when i say that im refering to the people who live there, but arent serving me. folks in the street, people going about their daily business)
i intend to do a post about my feelings about the people and the places when i finish the tour post.