I feel very accomplished tonight, we officially drove across the country! Today we saw some of the most incredible scenery ever, and the Mini got the workout of it's very short life. At more than one point today it climbed to over 10,000 feet with all of our stuff loaded in the back.
This morning we were on our way out of Reno at 7:30am. The "free" continental breakfast at the hotel consisted of danishes, orange juice, and coffee without creamer or sugar. I guess you can't expect too much for $60. Anyway, we headed up the mountains towards the North side of Lake Tahoe. I instantly fell in love with the mountains and crystal clear blue water.
From Lake Tahoe we traveled to Yosemite National Park. On the way I kept taking pictures of the mountains we were driving past, and after consulting the map realized I was taking pictures of the mountains we would soon be driving through. The Mini made it up some more rather large mountains. In Yosemite we drove through the Tioga Pass and had spectacular views of cliffs, water falls, streams, trees, and more. We thought that the road leading to the Tioga Pass was twisty, but it was nothing compared to the road leaving! This was the craziest road I have ever seen! I felt like we were driving in a giant maze. It actually reminded me of driving on The Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia. These are the types of roads were you can't sneeze or else you'll drive off the side into an abyss. We were getting bored with the scenery of the Midwest and Plains States, and we definitely got what we wished for!
On our way from Yosemite to San Francisco we hit a whole bunch of traffic on the highway; between all the traffic and the asshole drivers, I felt right at home. After driving over the Bay Bridge into San Francisco we landed in what looked like the Financial District, and it looked very similar to Boston's Financial District. We found our hostel easily, but finding parking was a challenge. Anyway, after getting ourselves and the Mini settled we headed out to see the sunset at the Golden Gate Bridge. After the sunset we walked around Union Square a little bit, but since it's a Sunday night not much was open. I hate tourists in Boston and avoid the touristy areas like the plague because they're just annoying. It's weird being a tourist in another city!
We're spending two nights in San Francisco. It's a strange feeling knowing that I don't have to pack up my stuff and hit the road again tomorrow. I'm sure it'll feel even stranger tomorrow when we're not in the car. Tomorrow morning the hostel has a free breakfast, including waffles! We have a busy day planned out for tomorrow, but you'll just have to check back to see exactly what we've done.
I'm starting to view this trip as a taste test of the US. We are only in places for a very short while, and I can tell the places I'd like to visit again and the ones I never want to go back again.
2 comments:
So...you could say that you are the Rachel Ray of cross country travel! Dad was watching the golf from Lake Tahoe yesterday and said he could see why you would fall in love with it. He kept saying what a beautiful view it was!
Honey while on a road trip you need to just appreciate asshole drivers for what the are...entertainment.
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