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whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 10:46

Hi Guys

As you probably saw in my other thread I travelled the West Coast for 3 weeks doing the following route

West Coast Trip by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

It was awesome is everyway if not a knackering at times - Compared to Route 66 I would say in some ways it was better as there was more to see but you got a better feel of different sides of the US on Route66

I am still going through my pics so I thought I would post them up to the Grand Canyon - We started in San Fransico

I hope you enjoy them

Flight

DSC_1666 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

San Fran
Lombard Street

DSC_1700 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1704 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1714 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Coit Tower

DSC_1716 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1718 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Cable Car Museum

DSC_1728 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1737 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Downtown

DSC_1740 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1746 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Twin Peaks

DSC_1762 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1763 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1774 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1781 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

The Bridge

DSC_1786 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1790 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1799 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1802 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1803 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Pier 39

DSC_1810 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Alcatraz - Awesome Afternoon

DSC_1817 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1822 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1827 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1835 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1842 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1856 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1871 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1875 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1878 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1883 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

On the Cable Car

DSC_1923 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

July 4th celebrations on the bay - Great Afternoon and Evening

DSC_1944 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1955 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1964 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Napa Valley - Beautiful place and Awesome Wine

DSC_1980 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1982 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1985 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1994 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_1996 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2003 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2006 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2018 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2019 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Hotel in Napa

DSC_2021 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Drove through Sacramento

DSC_2030 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Lake Tahoe - one the surpises of the holiday

DSC_2041 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2042 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2051 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2052 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2055 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2056 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2063 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

on the lake

DSC_2104 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2106 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2109 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

View from the hotel room

DSC_2115 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Yosemite - One of the best places I have visited
Road out of Lake Tahoe

DSC_2122 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2130 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Mono lake

DSC_2135 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Entrance to Yosemite

DSC_2145 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

National Park

DSC_2154 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2155 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2162 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2165 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2172 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2179 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2181 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2185 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Tunnel View

DSC_2190 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Glacier Point

DSC_2195 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2196 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2197 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2199 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2200 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Yosemite Falls

DSC_2227 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2231 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2232 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2236 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2242 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Half Dome

DSC_2244 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Yosemite to Death Valley to Vegas
Long Drive

DSC_2247 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Convict Lake - Lovely Place

DSC_2251 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Death Valley

DSC_2274 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Mustard Canyon

DSC_2276 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2277 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Temps

DSC_2279 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

We saw 123 that day

20 mile Mule

DSC_2280 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2281 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2284 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Dantes View

DSC_2285 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2286 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2291 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Las Vegas
Forest Fires - view from Hotel Room

DSC_2307 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Hotel

DSC_2311 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2388 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2313 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2330 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2387 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2391 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Top of Paris

DSC_2421 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2422 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2435 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2440 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2441 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2446 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Vegas

DSC_2375 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2378 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2384 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Caesars Palace

DSC_2322 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2318 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Supercar day - more pics in other thread

DSC_2355 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2349 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2337 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Leaving Vegas

DSC_2456 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2458 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2464 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2468 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2474 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2485 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Grand Canyon

From the Air

DSC_2494 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2508 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2534 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2535 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

From the Ground

DSC_2564 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2574 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2578 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2579 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2581 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2587 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2616 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2619 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2622 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

DSC_2638 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr

Will post the rest of the trip when I get chance which includes Lake Havasu City, Salton Sea, Palm Springs, Julian and San Diego

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BluKoo

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24th Jul 13 at 10:55

Looks like an awesome trip.

JonnyJ

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24th Jul 13 at 11:05

So cool. Great pictures

fred7

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24th Jul 13 at 11:12

Wow! That looks amazing and did alot as well.

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24th Jul 13 at 11:14

This looks amazing!

If you don't mind me asking, how much was it in total? (including the experience days, heli flights etc. but not including food/petrol)

Great pictures too, what camera have you got?

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24th Jul 13 at 11:30

Stunning pictures!

And what ^ said! What camera are you using? Price of trip?

leon.

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24th Jul 13 at 11:33

Jealous!!!!! Same as above how much?

baza31

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24th Jul 13 at 11:35

My phones just gone on meltdown

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24th Jul 13 at 11:44

Looks like the camera is a Nikon D7000!

whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 11:57

Thanks for the comments yeah its a nikon D7000.

Cost of flights hotels and car hire was about 5.5k. My credit card bill has just come through which is around 5k but that includes fuel, food also

Trips included;

private tour of San Fran as we only had 3 days there
Alacatraz
Wine Tours
trip up the Lake Tahoe mountains
Boat trip across the lake
supercar day
watched Jersey boys in Vegas
Upgraded our room in Vegas
Helicopter trip over the canyon
Sea World in San Diego
etc

Could have eaten cheaper and stayed in slightly less expensive places

[Edited on 24-07-2013 by whitter45]

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24th Jul 13 at 12:05

Epic trip, really enjoyed looking at the pictures on my lunch break, thanks for sharing.

BluKoo

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24th Jul 13 at 12:06

quote:
Originally posted by whitter45

Could have eaten cheaper and stayed in slightly less expensive places

You only live once though. I think you did it properly

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24th Jul 13 at 12:13

Excellent, looks like a good trip (so far).

We considered the same for 2014 but looks like we're off back to Florida for three weeks, with one of those weeks down at Key West.

The mileage required for the West Coast thing puts me off slightly, but looking at these pics makes it seem worthwhile!

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whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 12:15

for me the travelling is part of the attraction as you see so much

Did just under 2,500 miles on this and Route66 was 3,300

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24th Jul 13 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
for me the travelling is part of the attraction as you see so much

Did just under 2,500 miles on this and Route66 was 3,300

Yeah I appreciate that completely. I'm a bit weird though, I'd be scared of finding a place I REALLY liked and not wanting to leave... then having arse on for the rest of the trip because we peaked on day 2

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24th Jul 13 at 12:18

Alcatraz must of been awesome!

whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 12:18

haha - research is the key when planning

After Vegas the holiday got more relaxing until San Diego as the bulk of the main places to visit started at the beginning

San Diego was an awesome place though - Could have done with a few more days there

whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 12:19

quote:
Originally posted by p
Alcatraz must of been awesome!

it was especially with the audio book - such a weird feeling walking around especially the outer grounds with no one around

place absolutely stinks of bird shit though and the weather in San Fran is so hit and miss

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24th Jul 13 at 12:26

Looks awesome, I think you've definitely made my mind up that I need to visit California sometime soon!

whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 12:38

also the Vegas Night pics up the tower were taken hand held - pretty impressed with the performance of the camera in low light

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24th Jul 13 at 13:00

every time i see a pic of vegas i want to be there

brilliant pics, makes me want to do san fran now too.
when you were on hoover damn did you drink from the waterfountain in the middle and squirt water over the edge, the wind makes it turn to bubbles and go right up in the air

im now going to LA first in november then driving to vegas and phoenix

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whitter45

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24th Jul 13 at 13:05

Haha Tom I know you love Vegas

San Fran was awesome - up there with Chicago and New York - Just the weather can be hit and miss although we got 3 good days

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24th Jul 13 at 13:22

Thanks for the pics, saves me having to go

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24th Jul 13 at 13:27

My friends and I are planning going to Vegas for our joint 21st's. I can't wait! Probably be an expensive celebration.

Thank you for the pictures though. I especially like the one of the Bench (DSC_2284 by Paul Whitt82, on Flickr). It's so simplistic yet captures the landscape perfectly!

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24th Jul 13 at 13:55

Great pictures mate

Did you book the chopper before you went or get it there? We looked at papillon but they were looking at £720 for the landing tour :S

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