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Fri, 2 Oct 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [396] | Comments [3]
Vienna marked the most eastern point of my trip. From there I headed west. Our neighborhood really does get around. In Innsbruck I stopped for one night to meet up with 2 of our neighbors off on another cycling trip from Innsbruck to Italy. The timing ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [315]
My 8 day bicycle trip through Austria ended in Vienna. Rather than pay for 2 extra nights in a hotel I looked for a local to stay with. Everyone seemed to be on vacation, but in the end I found a single woman to stay with. She'd just returned from a ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [109]
Up a little earlier today as we planned to hike a trail that gets full sun in the afternoon and becomes very hot. As it was it was 80F as we arrived at the GCNP visitor centre where we were to catch the orange route shuttle bus out to South Kaibab Trailhead.... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [143]
Our hotel was located south of the Park in Tusayan a small town full of hotels and eating places, not at all attractive, but we were only spending the night there (well, three nights actually), so could ignore the place.
Up at a reasonable hour despite ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [175]
Woken by a loud blast (well several very loud blasts really) from the Grand Canyon train, we had a nice breakfast at The Lodge in Williams before setting off for the Grand Canyon. We decided to go by way of Flagstaff, so out along the Interstate 40, ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 | By karene | Views [188]
"Mind the step as you exit the train. Be sure to take all your belongings with you."
Dropped in the morass of people in the underground, all fighting to rise above. Pushing ahead, "keep to your right" as they shove you against the side of the moving ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [217]
No breakfast available at El Trovatore so we wandered back down the hill to town and to the same diner, Mr D'z where we enjoyed blueberry pancakes with bacon. The pancakes defeated Ruth, they were huge, but I managed to finish mine. A walk was now in ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [201]
We decided we had done sunrises, so a more relaxed start to the day. Breakfasted, showered, packed and refuelled the car and we were on our way by 10.30. Not too bad.
We drove southeast out of the Park to join highway 127 which put us firmly heading ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [160]
So, another very early morning start, this time to see the sunrise at Dante's View. As yesterday the temperature before dawn was a very pleasant 70F. So a 17 mile drive, starting in the dark but gradually lightening, the sky turning a delicate shade ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [243]
Up before dawn, grabbed some coffee, quick shower and we set off for Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the USA at 282feet/85.5m below sea level. It was a very balmy 80F as we walked around the boardwalk on the salt flats, and a great big ... Read more >
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [178]
The Historic Dow Hotel was built in the 1920's, and has barely moved on since then, however whilst the rooms were small, it was comfortable enough. It faced Mount Whitney which, at 14,500 feet is the highest mountain in the US and it gleamed in the early ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 23 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [162]
Yosemite West to Lone Pine
Yes, there really is a town called Lone Pine, but more of that later.
Up early today as we have a fair way to go and a few places to stop at. Cleared the room, car packed and on the road by 8.15!
Down the road to Yosemite ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [276]
My second day (in Austria) was beginning of a 7 day tradition of waking up around 7 am, having breakfast around 8 am, and making sure my bag was packed and left in the lobby for transport to my next hotel before 9 am. For several mornings I had to keep ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [110]
Leisurely start to the day, another beautiful cloudless day and having breakfasted we took to the road, this time to Glacier Point.
We are finding the air so dry, added to the fact that the 'bedroom' is a platform at the highest point of ... Read more >
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