From here we took the fairly cheap, fast and efficient BART train almost to our city centre Bijou Hotel on Mason Street. I wasn’t quite sure why only 4 desks were used when the staff at several others were redundant, and indeed after an hours queueing we were sent to one of these booths. After un uneventful direct flight with United Airlines we arrived at San Francisco International Airport, with an inevitable prolonged delay at US immigration. Brief visit to Alviso Slough at south-east end of San Francisco bay.ĥth August. Afternoon/evening spent at Mono Lake, visited South Tufa and west board walk.Ģ0th August. In morning (pre-dawn) went to Bodie State Park. Spent 2 nights at lake View Lodge, Lee Vining.ġ9th August.
In afternoon visited Mono Lake at west board walk. Visited Tuolumne meadows, walked trails to Lembert Dome and Dog Lake. Drove to Mono Lake via Tioga Road, and Yosemite Valley. Yosemite NP, spent day around Wawona, walking meadow trail.ġ8th August. Visited Tamarack Flat and Tuolumne Meadows and sites in between.ġ7th August. Long drive via Mariposa to access Tioga Road in Yosemite NP, because of forest fires causing road closures. In afternoon/evening visited Mariposa Grove.ġ6th August. Drove to Yosemite NP, spent 3 nights at Tenaya Lodge. Day spent in Sequoia NP, visited Crescent Meadows early morning and dusk, rest of day walked trails in Giant Forest and visited Sherman treeġ5th August. Walked trails around Lodge and Wolverton Meadow.ġ4th August. Drove to Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia NP (2 nights). Visited Pinnacles NP all day.ġ3th August. In afternoon and evening visited Pinnacles NP (30m from Hollister)ġ2th August. Drove to Hollister, spent 2 nights at Fairfield Inn. All day (10 hour) trip with Monterey Whale Watch.ġ1th August. In late afternoon viewed gulls on Monterey beach.ġ0th August. Drove south to Andrew Molera State Park and various viewpoints along Big Sur Coast. Short whale watching trip in morning from Monterey in morning, In afternoon visited Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing and Moonglow Dairy.ĩth August. Spent 4 nights at Monterey Tides Hotel.Ĩth August. Viewed Elkhorn Slough from roadside viewpoints as reserve was closed. Picked up hire car and drove to Moss Landing. Visited Golden gate park on the 6th.ħth August. We asked ‘America and Canada as you like it’ to put arrange flights, car hire and accommodation.ĥth-6th August. This strategy was not a total failure and we had some memorable sightings with some excellent photo opportunities. Basically we planned an itinerary that allowed us to visit some prime sites for scenery and wildlife in California, at a reasonably leisurely pace with the idea we would just enjoy the wildlife we chanced upon at these locations. To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail, and I felt we had done insufficient homework before this trip in terms of staking out particular ‘must see’ species. Participants: Julian Thomas, Jane Clayton Comments
USA, California - 5th - 20th August, 2018 Published by Neil Julian Thomas (julianthomas1957 AT )
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