day 1
162 miles
162 total
Escape Reno
leave school at 2, Trader Joe's, Travertine Hot Springs FAIL due to snow, end up on side of road off 120.
leave school at 2, Trader Joe's, Travertine Hot Springs FAIL due to snow, end up on side of road off 120.
day 2
171 miles
333 total
explore below Bishop
breakfast at Stove Top, huge piles of snow in Mammoth, explore campgrounds south of Bishop
breakfast at Stove Top, huge piles of snow in Mammoth, explore campgrounds south of Bishop
day 3
180 miles
513 total
Death Valley
coffee and wifi in Lone Pine, too early for wildflowers in Death Valley
coffee and wifi in Lone Pine, too early for wildflowers in Death Valley
day 4
198 miles
711 total
Mohave Desert
Mojave desert run is always a chore, horrible traffic in Baker, almost no campsites in Joshua Tree
Mojave desert run is always a chore, horrible traffic in Baker, almost no campsites in Joshua Tree
day 5
141 miles
852 total
Joshua Tree
empty desert -> crazy Palm Springs -> more desert -> SoCal mountains
empty desert -> crazy Palm Springs -> more desert -> SoCal mountains
day 6
142 miles
994 total
Anza-Borrego
finally found the wildflowers! Anza-Borrego was very crowded, flowers everywhere!
finally found the wildflowers! Anza-Borrego was very crowded, flowers everywhere!
day 7
31 miles
1,025 total
Vista and Encinitas and the Pacific Ocean
We are a two car caravan for the next few days. Breakfast in Vista, wifi at the beautiful Encinitas Library, fog on the coast.
We are a two car caravan for the next few days. Breakfast in Vista, wifi at the beautiful Encinitas Library, fog on the coast.
day 8
23 miles
1,048 total
La Jolla tour
breakfast at Yogi's, take the slow pretty drive through UCSD, La Jolla and Pacific Beach
breakfast at Yogi's, take the slow pretty drive through UCSD, La Jolla and Pacific Beach
day 9
0 miles
1,048 total
Pacific Beach, Balboa Park
family tour of San Diego - good idea, but crappy traffic makes for crabby people ... we survived!
family tour of San Diego - good idea, but crappy traffic makes for crabby people ... we survived!
10
374 miles
1,422 total
Back to the desert
Martha heads up I-5. I head up I-15. Weather gets more threatening all day.
Martha heads up I-5. I head up I-15. Weather gets more threatening all day.
11
267 miles
1,689 total
Avoid the snow
395 has chain requirements. I head east on 6 and north on 95.
395 has chain requirements. I head east on 6 and north on 95.