Sunday, Oct 9 Today was all about Yosemite National Park. I have visited Yosemite several times in the past so this was an opportunity to just enjoy the spectacular scenery on a relatively quick drive through the park (rooms at the park lodge were $452 per night). I crossed the Sierra Nevada from east to … Continue reading Yosemite
Saturday, Oct 8 All but a few miles of today’s drive from Carson City, Nevada to Mammoth Lakes, California was along scenic byways as I was driving south along the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the route, and the scenery along the way, you can click here for today’s map/video. The … Continue reading Sierra Nevada Scenes
As often happens when you start a project, I found that updating my software took three days, not two. Of course, some of the extra time was spent watching the wild-card baseball games or playing video poker but most was refining and testing the changes I had made before attempting to document a day’s driving. … Continue reading Taking the Long Way to Carson City
Monday, Oct 3 Today was purely travel and was one of the more forgettable days of any of my trips so far. I had not expected great scenery on the journey from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Sparks, Nevada and could not find any stops along the way to interest me but I did plan to … Continue reading A Pause in Nevada
Sunday, Oct 2 For the second time on this trip the weather significantly hampered my plans. It happened when I drove the Great River Road along the Mississippi as heavy thunder storms and hail caused me to skip stops and made scenic photography impossible. Today was about the same. The day was about Crater Lake … Continue reading Crater Lake – Wonderful When You Can See It
Saturday, Oct 1 Another day mainly comprised of driving a scenic byway. This time I drove from Baker City to Bend, Oregon using the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway that cuts east-west across the center of the state and encompasses canyons, old mining towns, farmland and forests. Since it is a drive, the best way … Continue reading Scenic Central Oregon
Friday, Sep 30 Today was simply a driving day but it was along a route that I have been wanting to return to for several years, the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway. Hells Canyon was created by the Snake River and is the deepest river gorge in North America with the river some 7,993 feet below the highest part of … Continue reading Hells Canyon Scenic Drive