This post is copied from one I did on the internet and lost many years ago but rediscovered recently on web archive. This is the source which also includes a lot of material I wrote when we had a VW camper and I renovated it.
Our window on a bit of the South West of the USA whilst camping in a Wasserboxer Westy (Westfalia conversion) for a month during August 1999. This covered LA, across the Mohave desert, Flagstaff and to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim, across part of the Nevada Desert to Yosemite and east to San Francisco before travelling south on Highway One to LA.
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| Our transport for the trip. |
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| Providence
Mts across the Mohave desert. Spot the "Little Devil"? |
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| First
early morning at Carpintera Beach, CA. A big thanks to Walter and Heather |
Hit the Town of Needles near dusk and this is was a HOT place to camp !! Helen not feeling too well with the high desert temperatures!!
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| Sunset near Needles |
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| Resting
at Flagstaff after visit to Mary's lake; spot the splittie ? |
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| Meadows
and view into Wuptaki Park and Sunset Crater just north of Flagstaff |
Then headed north to the Grand Canyon with its tour buses but fantastic scenery.. still hot but the altitude helps !!
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| First view of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim at Desert View |
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| The river that caused it all, the Colorado River at the Navajo Bridge, brown soup but no rain in these parts!! |
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| North Rim. Shot from "Bright Angel point" point looking over to the South Rim in the far distance |
Travelling a distance here from the North Rim across the Nevada Desert to Yosemite via Tioga Pass and then on to San Francisco which was really great fun...particularly the trams!!. Great scenery on Highway 1 but much cooler than we expected. Visited Pfeiffer Beach, Limekiln, Hearst Castle, Morro Bay and lots of photos of Elephant seals on route.
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| Heading for Yosemite and the Crane Flats campground through Tioga Pass after crossing the Nevada Desert, relieved to see trees again!! |
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| Sunset from Glacier Point looking to "Half Dome" after visiting Wawona and Mariposa Grove |
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| "Big Sur" coastline south of San Francisco on Highway One. Very hot inland but cool near the sea and mist |
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| Santa Barbara, great place to relax and "roller blade", see Westy on seafront? |
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| Venice Beach on a Sunday morning. Lots of market stalls but deserted beach. |
This is the end of the trip in LA before the long flight. All told, a great way to discover the west with lots of freedom built into the trip...loads of stuff missed out of course!!!
