After being treated to "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" last night, I thought my trip could not get better......... Anyone who doesn't know me, that was well veiled sarcasm......... Think that may have been too. Angel Island was our first port of call today. It was a stop we didn't want to make but leaving booking Alcatraz to the last minute, it was our only option of making the journey. I hadn't been there, never heard about it. Angel Island had a vari...

Stopped for breakfast in this quaint little town. Young'en wanted pancakes. They're good though think he needs a doggy bag. Well after 3 stack buttermilk pancakes sausage and hash browns...... Small town, big servings at Nicely's...... He still not interested in the spectacular snow covered mountains, magnificent trees, or the splendor of the clear blue skies, well there is no roller-coaster....

It was another six hour drive today. I'm not going to ramble on about how beautiful it was driving through Yosemite National Park covered in snow. I'm not..... Well maybe a little. We drove through the Sierra Nevada ranges. As you have seen in previousl photos beautifully clothed in sparkling white snow, although around the hem there is a little wear and much dirt. Think that may have something to do with the snowplows scraping it off the road and throwing it hi...

We got back from the Grand Canyon tour sooner than I expected. So we set out on the next leg of our holiday, about 1030am. It took about six hours to get to Mammoth Lakes. It is a skiing community. The drifts of snow are about two meters deep here, but it is melting away. The drive had a rather quiet start. The youngen, without fail, fell asleep about half an hour into the drive. The scenery was quite alien. Big expanses of rock, dirt, native bush about 50cm h...

Not suppose to have to get up this early on holidays. 6am wake up after only 4 hours sleep weighing heavy on my eyes that just want to close and stay shut for at least another 4 hours. No such luck though. Am now sitting at Boulder City Municipal Airport waiting for orange stickers, that's our boarding pass, to be called. We have an early morning Grand Canyon scenic flight to be on. It looks clear and there doesn't appear to be any wind, Good flight. Next to no ...