There are no guarantees that this blog post will make any sense. I've driven over 770 miles today where I started off at Yosemite National Park and have now ended up right outside Petrified Forest National Park.
I left sunday morning from my motel in Santa Monica and made my way north on the California Coastal Highway. That was the most beautiful drive I've ever taken. I took it up all the way to the Monterrey Peninsula. Along the way I stopped off and took a tour of Hearst Castle. That stretch of land where the Hearst Castle sits is the most beautiful piece of property I have ever scene. I think it takes the cake over the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, the Smokies, etc. Mountains on one side, the dark blue waters of the pacific on the other. I also stopped off and walked around Santa Barbara, which is now my favorite city in America.
Yesterday I made my way into Yosemite and hiked all around there. Breathtaking. I suspect that the late spring is really the best time to visit as most of the trails and roads in the park were closed due to heavy snow and ice.
Tomorrow I shall check out the Petrified Forest National Park and then head to Santa Fe and Tous.
