5am, Della knows

Della knows we're leaving, she's guarding the door in case I leave without her.
Picking up James

The Quarters

One of my favorite coffee shops is actually on Mare Island. It's inside one of the Admirals' houses. We'll worth checking out, if you're local, definitely worth checking out to see the inside of oneWeiterlesen
Tall ships

The quay use in San Francisco is undergoing repairs, so they've started to move the historic ships up here to Mars Island. James and I decided to stop off and have a look. Ended up meeting one of theWeiterlesen
Della's wonderland

Monitor Pass
Dropping down into Owen's Valley

Walker, California

Lunch at the first and only open place we've seen today.
Mono

Crazy warm here, even at 7000 feet.
Time for some fresh bread

The ritual stop at Schat's Bakkery in Bishop.
Standing among the cottonwoods

Coton from the cottonwoods floating everywhere
Camping in the Alabama Hills tonight

Arrived a little before dark. Just setting up camp
Milky Way

The moon didn't set until at least 4am, it's now 4:50 and the Eastern horizon is already brightening. So much for dark skies.
Still trying to get the hang of astrophotography. I have one movingWeiterlesen
What stars?

And suddenly the stars disappeared.
Wandering around the hills

We had a tour around the Alabama Hills before moving on. I forgot to post anything until now.
Where the streets have no name

We stop at this Joshua Tree, everytime we pass.
Fallout settlement

This is Ballarat, a mostly Ghost town about 22 miles (and last settlement?) from Barker's Ranch.
Helter Skelter

Today, our plan was to off-road up to Barker Ranch in the Panamint Mountains. This isolated ranch was the home for Charles Manson and his followers in 1968 and 1969 after their killing spree andWeiterlesen
Tonight's campsite

We're in the Sierra foothills west of Bishop, along the middle fork of Bishop Creek.
We're high enough to cool off a little and enjoy a campfire.
Exploring around our camp this morning

Exploring West of Aspendell.
Breakfast in Bishop

Back in Bridgeport

And after my 3rd visit, I've finally ordered the famous Carne Asada Fries 🍟
Antelope Valley

Climbing up Monitor Pass
Heenan Lake

Another stop in the way home
Home, again

I have a few missing footprints, but I'll post tomorrow. Very tired. Driving for 9 hours today
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