Having never been to any sort of desert, we decided to incorporate Death Valley into our northern California trip. Our brief visit luckily (in our opinion) coincided with the hot season nearly falling on the centennial anniversary of the hottest recorded temperature in the world (June 10, 1913 – 134 F). While driving around the park…
Month: July 2013
Yosemite July 2013
After two excellent days in San Francisco we headed inland to the mountains. Being new visitors to California we did not expect either the number or demand for permits required to enjoy the outdoors. When we first started planning the vacation we quickly realized permits for Yosemite’s iconic Half Dome and Mt Whitney are pretty…
San Francisco July 2013
We finally made it to northern California! Two weeks after returning home we are already thinking about our next visit. Thanks to Peter and Carolyn for not only putting us up but showing us around the city. On our first visit we visited some of the more popular destinations, sites such as Lombard Street, the…
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