Who wants to rise above?
Aug. 13th, 2002 02:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
intjonathanFinished Mulholland Dr. on the way up the twistiest, windiest road I've seen since driving up Haleakala on Maui. This was slightly better because a) I'm watching a decent movie and b) visibility is greater than on Haleakala, which is to say more than 10 feet. It's easier to manage the sickness when you can get a good idea of where you are.
Right now we're barreling through Yosemite on CA-HWY 120 trying to decide what gets done in the park which day. It comes down to a mountain drive and a valley hike. I'm not very privy to these decisions - by choice mind you - so I haven't the faintest idea where we're going. I'm so content. Either that or careless, I'm not sure which.
We tried to check in to the hotel so we could dump this load of stuff in our room, but checkin was half an hour away and nobody wanted to wait. Onward and upward, eh?
Tomorrow is more Yosemite, then I'm hearing rumors that we're going back to Lodi tomorrow night and taking the ol' Alcatraz tour/Frisco scene on Thursday. Last time I was here we did teh Exploratorium and fisherman's wharf. The former was just insanely great for a science geek like me - imagine the Science Center on steroids - while fisherman's wharf reminded me of a cleaner and better-organized Seattle waterfront. We ate at the Alcatraz restaurant though, which was pretty damn good. The fact that I remember it at all is pretty telling. No, the restaurant is not in Alcatraz, it's one of those "theme" places like Bubba Gump's. Speaking of food, we haven't eaten at any of the places I was promised yet: a local italian place that's supposed to be dreamy, an In-n-out burger, an authentic mexican restaurant, and a Krispy Kreme. I'll soon fix that, oh yes, I will. Muahaha.
The views out here are very nice, but apparantly there was mad forest fireage pretty recently, so instead of acres of trees in the valley, there's acres of deadwood. Infortunate, to be sure, but necessary so they say. Anyone who's been to Yellowstone recently probably knows all about how forest fires are actually good for the forest because some types of trees require regular application of heat to activate their reseeding process.
by golly, it's half dome! it's real! the stories are true or something. pullout time.
So anyway, this is a pretty interesting drive so off goes the laptop. Mom's getting carsick - I can't blame her - so now we get dad's commentary on the sights, ie "Look at all that granite", etc.
Right now we're barreling through Yosemite on CA-HWY 120 trying to decide what gets done in the park which day. It comes down to a mountain drive and a valley hike. I'm not very privy to these decisions - by choice mind you - so I haven't the faintest idea where we're going. I'm so content. Either that or careless, I'm not sure which.
We tried to check in to the hotel so we could dump this load of stuff in our room, but checkin was half an hour away and nobody wanted to wait. Onward and upward, eh?
Tomorrow is more Yosemite, then I'm hearing rumors that we're going back to Lodi tomorrow night and taking the ol' Alcatraz tour/Frisco scene on Thursday. Last time I was here we did teh Exploratorium and fisherman's wharf. The former was just insanely great for a science geek like me - imagine the Science Center on steroids - while fisherman's wharf reminded me of a cleaner and better-organized Seattle waterfront. We ate at the Alcatraz restaurant though, which was pretty damn good. The fact that I remember it at all is pretty telling. No, the restaurant is not in Alcatraz, it's one of those "theme" places like Bubba Gump's. Speaking of food, we haven't eaten at any of the places I was promised yet: a local italian place that's supposed to be dreamy, an In-n-out burger, an authentic mexican restaurant, and a Krispy Kreme. I'll soon fix that, oh yes, I will. Muahaha.
The views out here are very nice, but apparantly there was mad forest fireage pretty recently, so instead of acres of trees in the valley, there's acres of deadwood. Infortunate, to be sure, but necessary so they say. Anyone who's been to Yellowstone recently probably knows all about how forest fires are actually good for the forest because some types of trees require regular application of heat to activate their reseeding process.
by golly, it's half dome! it's real! the stories are true or something. pullout time.
So anyway, this is a pretty interesting drive so off goes the laptop. Mom's getting carsick - I can't blame her - so now we get dad's commentary on the sights, ie "Look at all that granite", etc.
