Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite National Park
The trip over Tioga Pass Road is a lot less nerve-racking at night. During the previous night's journey through this…
Bodie, CA – Ghost Town
Bodie may very well be the best historic example of a wild west gold mining boomtown, and the very best…
Mono Lake, California
Day 6 probably should have been devoted completely to Yosemite, but I didn't have that kind of time, and there…
Tioga Pass Road at Sunset
Here are more great pictures of the moon, lining up perfectly with the road. At this point, highway 120 (known…
Driving from San Francisco to Yosemite
From the Golden Gate Bridge, you can choose either to continue northward to the Richmond- San Rafael Bridge (I-580), or…
Walking Across the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge looks good, from whatever angle you view it. You'll find this viewpoint at the side of…
Lombard Street, San Francisco
You'll pass Lombard Street, the "Crookedest Street In The World", on the Powell-Hyde Cable Car route, but it's certainly worth…
San Francisco Powell & Hyde Cable Cars, Fisherman’s Wharf
After arriving in San Francisco, I found my hotel (for once, I actually made reservations) and settled in for a…
Santa Cruz, California: Pier & Boardwalk
From Monterey, Hwy. 1 carries you quickly northward, as a four lane (or greater) freeway over much of the route. …
Pacific Coast Highway: A Side Trip Up Nacimiento Road
Between Cambria and Monterey, there's only one road that cuts across the Big Sur mountains, over to US 101: Nacimiento…