Our time at Sequoia at an end we checked out promptly and made our way out of the park, taking our time and stopping frequently on the off chance that we might spot a bear or two. Although we saw more groundhogs, unfortunately this didn't happen, which meant our visit was bear–less, but that...
We woke early with dawn already broken, a bright blue sky and the sun sporting rather a dashing hat – much like mine in fact. We were up and about sharpish as we wanted to get into the woods before too many other folk were about as the peace and tranquillity is best experienced...
An early alarm call could only mean one thing – it was hit the road day again. This time it was a slightly shorter 340 miles and a rather more straightforward route down the freeway. We had considered taking a more scenic route through Yosemite, which would have been a similar distance, but would...
Waking up to sunlight coming through the curtains and the sound of waves lapping gently nearby could only mean one thing, we were on the shores of Lake Tahoe and what a place it is…
With its ski slopes (the lake is high up in the Sierra Nevada mountains), 70 miles of shoreline, 300+ days...
Having drunk our fill of Crater Lake we moved on and back into California to our next stop – Lake Tahoe. However before us was a not insubstantial 400 mile drive and with none of that on freeways we would have to take ordinary highways and back roads up and over the mountain passes....