Road Trip 2021: Part Three

Aloha all,

Blog #3  of the road trip, 2021 - leaving Ogden Utah and driving back to San Diego CA.

Photos from miles 4300 to 5,872.

All going well; so wonderful to hug family and friends all along the way.  I truly am amazed at the magnificent scenery in the western states.

I do miss home, but the trip is excellent. 

Above: the great Salt Lake

Below: 47 miles of the Bonneville Salt flats - very white, very bright, both sides of the road

Crossed Nevada- flat, boring, not worth photo  stops

Then drove around Lake Tahoe- wow

Then into Sacramento to visit my Geology Brother

Sacramento is nice- photos of capitol building, old town and rose garden

After 24 hours, with geology brother, I drove to Monterey to be with youngest brother 

to celebrate his 60th birthday 

First party- mustache night and cupcakes 

Above- the birthday brother 

Below- how to eat a cupcake with your granddaughter 

THEN - all 22 of us moved on to the second birthday party site

A friend’s home on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Course

Above: the very cool house

Below: watching golfers tee off - directly towards us- yes we did see a ball go through

The dining room window!

Family - partying 

Shrimp , oysters, - pupus

After dinner- talking story

Below: lap pool in case we wanted to burn calories 

Then, sigh, back to the real world and driving to visit childhood friend in San Luis Obispo

Took scenic HWY 1- the coast road 

After  fun night talking story with my childhood pal, on to LA to visit friends

from my life in Sicily. Friends live near Malibu Canyon so took a walk/ break from driving.

Did not last long as I almost stepped on this snake…

There was a little water in the Malibu creek

And then stopped to see another childhood pal in LA- we walked the Malibu Lagoon and checked out the really cool birds.

And now, May 28, I am in Poway Ca with my architect brother and I am not driving for at least three days.

The car gets shipped home on June 1, then I  see my daughter for a few days, then we celebrate architect brother’s 70th birthday and then I fly to Long Island to see my two sisters.  That will be the last bit of my adventure before flying home.

Enjoy the photos.  It was hard to choose as I have taken LOTS.

I do miss home, but there is nothing better than being with my siblings, my daughter and my mainland friends.

Aloha all.

C

Road trip 2021: Part Two

 Aloha all,

I am sharing part two of the road trip, 2021.  Madison Wisconsin to Ogden, Utah  

Photos from miles 2,532 miles to 4300 miles.  

All going well; so wonderful to hug family.  Miss home, but the trip is excellent.

St.Paul, Minnesota 

The Mississippi in Minneapolis 

Hiawatha and Minehaha falls in St. Paul 

Capital of Minnesota- St. Paul 

Spring flowers in full glory

Cathedral in St. Paul 

Hiking park in Eagan Mn

Fun Duck in the pond 

Driving from Minnesota to Chamberlain SD then to Rapid City South Dakota to Mount Rushmore 

Wind farms everywhere 

The mighty Missouri River

Prairie dogs

The Badlands National Park

Mount Rushmore 

Very cool

From Mount Rushmore to Buffalo Wyoming, then the Bighorn Mountains, then the wind River Canyon 

Crossing the Bighorn mountains- lots of snow, but no chains required!

Below climb out of the Bighorn Pass to Thermopolis WY

Thermopolis- hot springs in Wyoming-  the mounds are SALT

The salt ridge at the hot springs 

Leaving Thermopolis an driving the Wind River Canyon- fabulous 

The Wind River Dam

Driving to Dubois, Wyoming below

My nephew’s fun place in Dubois and creatures on the Wind River

Golf in Dubois at the Antelope Hills Country Club