coyote in yosemite

Day 160 – Yosemite and Beyond

Day 160 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

I awoke at 6am, just before the ten teenage girls’ shrill laughs started back up this morning!  I planned for an early rise, so I could get to a few of the hot spots before the crowds.  Also, I knew at times I was going to have to leave Petey in VANilla, so I wanted to make sure it was cool for him.

After loading up VANilla and boiling some water for coffee and oatmeal, we made our way toward the valley around 7 am.  I didn’t plan to be in the northwest corner of the park again, so I stopped off at the other end of Tuolumne Grove Road as we didn’t complete the eight mile roundtrip last night.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
shasta lake

Day 159 – Travel Day

Day 159 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

Last night, while I said I camped at the Turtle Bay Park, to be more specific, I camped in the Convention Center parking lot which shares the same main entry and exit point.  Wal-Mart and K-mart did not allow overnight parking, so when I noticed three tractor trailers and two campers in the lot across from the Turtle Bay Park parking area, I figured it was a safe place for some shut eye.

The Circus Is In Town

I awoke this morning to a bunch of racket.  I pulled my shade up to see what all the commotion was and literally the circus had come to town.  Tractor trailers and campers filled the parking lot as workers were hammering down stakes to set up some of their tents behind the convention center.  While it probably would have been interesting to talk with some of the folks, my first instinct was to get the heck out of there.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!