California, Arizona, Nevada - 2,345 miles, 2 theme parks, 3 National Parks and some State Parks. Sunshine, snow and thunderstorms!
01 - Los Angeles
We started in Santa Monica, had our first Route 66 experience, then we all enjoyed Universal Studios, then some of us enjoyed Disneyland!
02 - Joshua Tree and London Bridge
We saw one or two Joshua Trees then headed into Arizona to find London Bridge at picturesque Lake Havasu
03- Grand Canyon
We visited the South Rim and enjoyed the sunset. The next day we visited the West Rim and braved the Skywalk.
04 - Hoover Dam and Death Valley
After a morning marvelling at the engineering and cooperation involved in building the Hoover Dam we headed to Death Valley to marvel at nature. We didn't expect to arrive in a thunderstorm and see a rainbow over the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.
05 - Homeward Bound on Highway 1
After a night in Tipi's in Olancha with snow capped Mount Whitney behind us we were off to enjoy Big Sur, Brixby Bridge. We spent our last night in on Cannery Row in Monterey.