Carry on Trekking

USA

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We have arrived in the USA and made it to Santa Monica. Even though the crap road signs meant it took twice as long as it should. Views[24] Swimming pool at Hearst Castle. Winston Churchill said it was 'a little over the top'. Just about sums the place up. Views[23] Main house, Hearst Castle. Views[23] Pier 39, San Francisco. Views[23] USS Pampanito. WWII sub, sunk 25kt of Shipping including a Allied POW ship. US in friendly fire incident, surely not! Views[29]
 
Our cable car from downtown to fishermans wharf. Views[21] Riding the cable car. Views[22] Driving this makes you feel like Steve McQueen in Bullitt. Views[21] Looking back from the cruise boat. Views[23] Just about to sail under the Golden Gate bridge. Views[17]
 
Its not covered in fog for a change. Views[21] Alcatraz - we are going there on Tuesday, cant wait. Views[20] Powerhouse of the San Francisco cable cars. Views[22] Sunny Sunday by the Marina Views[21] Muir woods, giant redwood forest. Views[21]
 
Welcome to Alcatraz! Slogans from the Indian occupation in 1969 / 1970. Views[28] D-Block, Isolation wing. Views[21] San Francisco from the Rock. Only 1.25miles away. Views[23] General population wing. Views[24] Cell where 'Clint Eastwood' broke out using a spoon. Views[23]
 
Our road-trip transport for 3 weeks. Views[19] Bridal Veil falls, Yosemite. Views[23] Half-Dome in Yosemite. Views[24] Yosemite Falls. Views[20] Quick stop in Yosemite to have a walk around. Views[22]
 
Picnic lunch. Muffin, apple and juice. All pinched from the B&B breakfast bar. Views[24] Last stop before heading into the Sierra Nevada. Views[23] Top of Death Valley. Views[23] Temp reading in the shade at the bottom of death valley. We had to put the top up and the air-con on, it was so hot. Views[22] Sand-dunes, floor of death valley Views[22]
 
Railroad depot of a gold rush ghost town. Views[21] Rhyolite, Nevada. Ghost town. Views[23] Valley floor and we are below sea-level. Views[28] Natural bridge, death valley. Views[27] Looking back to the salt-flats. Views[30]
 
Last photo before the heat defeated us and we drove back to town. Views[32] Venetian, Las Vegas Views[17] Excalubar & edge of New York New York. Views[18] NY,NY. You can see the roller coaster track. I loved it, Sarah hated it! Views[17] Paris, the place is completely over the top. Views[18]
 
Bellagio - this one is just laid back and cool. Views[18] Hoover Dam. Views[18] The power plant at the bottom. Its a long, long way down. Views[14] Grand Canyon, south rim. No where near the skywalk as we found out. Views[19] Grand Canyon. The place is breathtaking. Views[19]
 
The canyon. Views[17] The Strip. Looking south from the top of Paris. Views[13] Bellagio fountains. Dancing to 'Viva Las Vegas' Views[11] The Strip, looking north. Views[18] Empire State, tallest building in NY (again). Views[11]
 
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