April 2008
California
No dreaming.....here I am on my Virgin Atlantic flight all the way to San Francisco for a two week ride around to see....whatever there is to see....
But first....some entertainment....
Heres some posing at Moneterey Bay where we visited the fabulous aquariam....though I almost got eaten by this California Gull and Froog. travelling companion (I allowed him to come on this trip)...
...almost absconded with a fisherman....I think he wanted to steal his boat to go and find treasure....
In April theres still plenty of snow on the ground and the high passes in the Sierra Nevada dont open until May.....here I am with some giant Redwoods.....and they are BIG.....dont even think that a big tree in this country is big....its small....even compared to a small tree in Yosemite or Sequoia National Parks.....
Below is the General Sherman Tree....it has the biggest volume of any tree....and believe me...it has volume....
Its reckoned to be 2300 - 2700 years old....! Its not the oldest tree....thats a Bristlecone Pine...nor the tallest....thats a Coastal Redwood.....but....its impressive....!!
The Sierra Nevada (snowy range) is mostly found in California though does stretch to Nevada....there are some impressive views to be had.....
In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada the great gold rush occured in the mid 1800's. It was all over in 7 years though you can visit goldmines today that are still working.....and here I am.....going underground....
....and doing a little panning along the way....just in case....
Full circle....back for a couple of days to ride the street cars and cable cars.....but this has to be one of the iconic views...the Golden Gate Bridge.....
...and a great way to enter the city....
Didnt have time to visit Alcatraz....but here it is....in the bay.....
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