<link  type="text/css" media="all" rel="stylesheet"  href="http://www.cornflaketraveller.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-share-button/themes/theme13/style.css" ><link  type="text/css" media="all" rel="stylesheet"  href="http://www.cornflaketraveller.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-share-button/themes/theme13/style.css" >{"id":2675,"date":"2014-07-18T10:49:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T10:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/?page_id=2675"},"modified":"2015-10-14T18:47:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T18:47:01","slug":"u-s-road-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/?page_id=2675","title":{"rendered":"U.S Road Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\" style=\"color: #000566;\">Road-trips in the USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\">Bellingham to Los Angeles &#8211; 6 Weeks<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">This trip was at the start of my travels just after I had spent 5 weeks exploring Alaska. The intention was to hire a car in Seattle and drive to Los Angeles but due to the \u2018under 25\u2019 insurance charges and the one-way fee it was going to be very expensive. Luckily for us the car hire company had an X-army car for sale for $1000 (plus $80 for some licence thing) and with only 60,000 miles on the clock this seemed like a bargain. We bought it then celebrated this significant saving with some beers, in fact we got so drunk we lost the car and only found it after several hours staggering round the streets of Bellingham. When we found the car and settled in to the car to sleep we discovered that the seats didn&#8217;t fully recline meaning we had to sleep almost sat up right for the entire road trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We basically spent 6 weeks on a National Park tour of the West of the States, starting with the excellent Olympic N.P with its different mountainous, coastal and forest zones. We climbed Mt St Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980 and now sits in another excellent National Park which shows the affect of the eruption, \u00a0which exploded from the side of the mountain. Now there is a line of devastation with dead, bent over trees and lava flows on one side and beautiful forest on the other. Next up was climbing a branch of the massive Mt. Rainier where we were above the clouds and could see a chain of volcanoes &#8211; Baker, Mt St Helens, Mt Hood.<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-26_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (26)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-26_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-26_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-26_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-26_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Olympic Nat.P &#8211; The woodland area<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-6-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (6)\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-6-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-6-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-6-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-6-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Olympic Nat.P &#8211; The Mountain area<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2695\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-20-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (20)\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-20-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-20-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-20-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-20-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Olympic Nat.P &#8211; The coastal area<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-49_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (49)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-49_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-49_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-49_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-49_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Crater Lake<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">Further south we visited Crater Lake N.P with a freezing cold lake that has formed in the crater of another volcano, we dived in for a swim but it was so cold it actually stopped me breathing. We drove down the beautiful California coast until San Francisco, from where we headed inland to Yosemite N.P for some more ace scenery, with El Capitan, half-dome and some serious drops from some over-hangs that made your stomach do funny things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-55_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (55)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-55_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-55_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-55_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-55_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Our car just after crossing the famous bridge<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-57_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (57)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-57_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-57_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-57_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-57_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Yosemite Nat.P<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We continued heading East and drove across the Nevada desert into Utah and halfway across decided to sleep in a mcdonalds car park until 3 cop cars surrounded us and told us to move on. Congratulations U.S.A on having such a FREE country, we laughed at one of them as he was stereotypically eating a doughnut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">From Salt Lake city we visited Antelope island with its huge Bison\/buffalos and then we continued on to explore more National parks in Utah. In fact Utah is my favourite state with 5 parks full of\u00a0amazing scenery and really diverse as well;\u00a0Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches give such variety and are an absolute delight to drive and walk around. The car broke down close to the very impressive Monument valley and we were lucky that someone with some knowledge about engines came to the car park where we had slept and realized I must have been pressing the pedal while sleeping that night. To fix it he stuck a pen in the engine to empty one of the parts that had flooded and then we were off delighted to be moving again without incurring ridiculous towing and repairing costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-69_1-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (69)_1\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-69_1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-69_1-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-69_1.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Zion\u00a0Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2664\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-81_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (81)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-81_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-81_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-81_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-81_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Bryce\u00a0Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-107_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"1. Lower 48 (107)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-107_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-107_1-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-107_1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1.-Lower-48-107_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Arches Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">Grand canyon is a beautiful place and its well worth the hike down from the top to reach lower parts within the canyons, although we weren\u2019t even close to reaching the colorado river which flows through the bottom. Las vegas was funny as we got kicked out of a casino by 5 or 6 security guards then slept pissed as farts in the Circus Circus car park. On the way to L.A we drove through Joshua tree N.P, stopping to copy the U2 album cover, then we arrived at my dad\u2019s where we chilled for some weeks and sold the car for $800. This meant we paid $300 plus petrol to drive 7000 miles in 6 weeks, less than 10% of what it would have cost in a hire car. From L.A we flew to Chihuahua, Mexico to begin a couple of years travelling around <a title=\"Alaska to Argentina\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/travels\/backpacking\/south-america\/\">Latin America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\">New York to Texas and Back &#8211; 16 Days<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">Just after moving to New York at the end of 2005 me and Jo hired a car for\u00a0a little road trip down to Texas and back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We left New York and headed straight down to Philadelphia to visit the Mutter College Of Physicians Museum with its samples from rare medical conditions, the case of an inflamed intestine is incredible and hard to believe. The next day we passed quickly through the capital, taking a moment to appreciate all the Masonic symbology and salute the puppets in the white house, then we started heading west and slept in the car close to the George Washington National Forest.<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-12_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (12)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-12_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-12_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-12_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-12_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-6_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (6)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-6_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-6_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-6_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-6_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">La casa blanca<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-7_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (7)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-7_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-7_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-7_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-7_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The symbolic obelisk<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-14_11-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (14)_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-14_11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-14_11-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-14_11.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Memphis<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We spent 5 or 6 days reaching Texas visiting Nashville, Memphis and some national parks like the Great Smokey Mountains National Park near Knoxville, where we camped and had a big fire, and the Sabine National Forest in Texas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">Close to Houston we slept in the car in the Sea Rim State park and noticed large amounts of household debris washed up on the beach from the hurricane Katrina disaster.\u00a0Furniture, clothes, you name it and the funny thing was that the most common thing to survive was light bulbs. From here we drove along the coast to New Orleans and drove around what felt like a decaying ghost town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-33_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (33)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-33_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-33_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-33_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-33_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The dilapidated New Orleans<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-25_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (25)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-25_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-25_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-25_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-25_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The pretty scenery down south<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2787\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-38_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2. Roadtrip 2005 (38)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-38_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-38_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-38_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2.-Roadtrip-2005-38_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The pretty scenery down south<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">From New Orleans we drove north and passed through Mississippi and Alabama before rejoining highway 81 after Knoxville. We then travelled with some urgency trying, but failing, to\u00a0get home in time for Christmas.<br \/>\nWe ended up travelling through 11 states &#8211; Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and of course New Jersey and New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\">The beginning of 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">At the end of 2012 me and Steph flew to California to spend 7 weeks staying with my dad, with the intention of spending some time in the sun, contributing to my dads alcoholism and letting steam come out of our ears after time stuck\u00a0in the matrix.<br \/>\nDuring these 7 weeks we went on a couple of road trips, the first was for a week in which we drove out to Utah to take another look at my favourite state and some of the natural beauty along the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\">To Utah and back &#8211; 1 week<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 1 &#8211;<\/strong> We left L.A mid morning and spent the day driving across California and half of Arizona to a town called Williams about an hour West of Flagstaff just before the turn off to the Grand Canyon. We stayed in a decent place (by my standards, although it was only a cheap motel) with pool and a spa, a little treat after the days driving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2767\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-3_11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 3_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-3_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-3_11-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-3_11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-3_11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Fox news and doughnuts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 2 &#8211;<\/strong> We had a typical American breakfast of Fox TV, doughnuts and fluorescent cereal then visited the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World carved out by the Colorado river. We visited the South rim for a couple of hours before driving south to Sedona to meet with an abductee Kim Carlsberg to use her military grade night vision goggles and binoculars to search for UFOs. While waiting for Kim we sat drinking tea enjoying the beautiful rock formations in a glorious afternoon, only spoilt by the numerous chemtrails that were being sprayed. I was amazed by how many they were spraying and I had never seen chemtrails before so spent a few hours trying to photograph them and was amazed at how obvious the difference between normal flight trails and chemtrails was. As soon as the sun set we met with Kim and drove out to a spot out of town to search for UFOs. We lost count of how many we saw, but I&#8217;d guess that over the course of an hour and a half we spotted between 20 &#8211; 25 UFOs as well as some satellites, plenty of planes and the Andromeda galaxy. It was a brilliant tour in my opinion, I loved it and after freezing our botties off we went to an alien themed diner dedicated to Kim and her story.<br \/>\nFor more info on the tour you can check out <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedonaufoskytours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">her website<\/a><\/strong>, or for her story she has written a couple of books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2731\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yvonne-smith-art-of-close-encounters-2.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-65_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 65_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-65_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-65_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-65_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-65_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Waiting for our UFO tour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-70-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 70\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-70-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-70-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-70.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">And they started spraying chem-trails&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-66_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 66_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-66_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-66_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-66_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-66_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">&#8230;Lots of them<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-88_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 88_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-88_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-88_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-88_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Then 2 planes flew over at the same time&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-90_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 90_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-90_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-90_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-90_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">&#8230;one normal and one spraying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2704\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-96_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 96_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-96_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-96_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-96_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">&#8230;and the difference was obvious<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-106_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 106_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-106_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-106_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-106_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-106_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">and 4 hours later they left dirty remnants in the sky<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-111_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 111_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-111_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-111_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-111_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-111_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Searching the skies with high-tech bins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-115_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 115_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-115_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-115_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-115_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-115_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">the diner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2708\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-116_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 2 - 116_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-116_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-116_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-116_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-2-116_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The Diner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-30_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 3 - 30_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-30_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-30_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-30_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The dino prints we stopped to see<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-44_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 3 - 44_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-44_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-44_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-44_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-44_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Driving to monument valley<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 3 &#8211;<\/strong> We left pretty early and headed towards Moab in Utah driving through the Arizona Desert passed Monument Valley although we did stop close to Tuba City as we came across some fossilized dinosaur footprints. Monument Valley is an impressive area with massive rock formations jutting out of the earth like massive fins on the Earths back. We arrived in Moab late at night and checked in to a little motel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-48_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 3 - 48_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-48_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-48_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-48_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-3-48_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Monument valley<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 4 &#8211;<\/strong> We visited the Canyonlands National park, a beautiful park with a colourful landscape eroded into countless canyons by the Colorado and Green Rivers. The park is multi-layered and from the &#8220;Island in the Sky&#8221; district that we visited you can see many canyons stretching out for miles and miles, sadly the photos don&#8217;t really do it justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-59_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 4 - 59_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-59_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-59_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-59_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-59_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Canyonlands Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-55_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 4 - 55_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-55_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-55_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-55_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-55_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The views were amazing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2718\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-79_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 4 - 79_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-79_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-79_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-79_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-79_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">There were some natural bridges<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2717 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-71_1.jpg\" alt=\"Day 4 - 71_1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-71_1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-71_1-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-71_1-250x61.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-4-71_1-150x36.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">A Canyonlands Panoramic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-18_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 5 - 18_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-18_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-18_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-18_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-18_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Balanced Rock<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-49_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 5 - 49_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-49_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-49_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-49_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-49_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Double arches at Arches Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 5 &#8211;<\/strong> We spent a few hours in the absolutely beautiful Arches National Park, with its amazing colours, shapes and rock formations such as Balanced rock, the Fiery furnace or over 2000 natural sandstone arches. After the park we had some lunch in Moab and then drove West in the direction of the Fishlake forest intending to turn south from there to reach the Bryce Canyon. As the sun went down we got hit by heavy snow which felt much like a blizzard due to the speed and direction of the wind. We didn\u2019t make it to the Bryce area due to weather conditions and ended up staying the night in Richfield.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-75_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 5 - 75_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-75_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-75_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-75_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-75_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The driving became pretty difficult&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-100_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 5 - 100_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-100_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-100_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-100_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-5-100_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">&#8230;and it came down all night<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 6 &#8211;<\/strong> We woke up in a completely different scene, the ground was completely covered in snow and we felt like we were in a christmas card scene. It was very pretty and the snow covered scenery continued as we headed south to Bryce Canyon where we found only a portion of the park was open but luckily it was the area with the panoramic views over the area of the park with red monolithic spikes jutting out from the ground. The scenery was again beautiful with red rock spikes coming up out of the snow. We spent an hour at the park and then continued on towards Las Vegas, winding our way down through the mountains and then across the desert to the city of sin. On arrival we checked in to a cheap hotel and then did what you do in Vegas, ate, drank alcohol and did a little gambling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-70_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 6 - 70_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-70_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-70_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-70_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-70_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Bryce Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-7_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 6 - 7_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-7_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-7_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-7_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-7_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The scenery in the morning<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2727\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-53_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 6 - 53_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-53_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-53_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-53_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Bryce Nat.P<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-134_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day 6 - 134_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-134_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-134_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-134_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-6-134_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Approaching Vegas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2730\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-7-13_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day 7 - 13_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-7-13_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-7-13_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Day-7-13_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">One of the cheaper hotels<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Day 7 &#8211;<\/strong> We were feeling quite hung over this morning so went for a breakfast buffet, had a lye down in the car and then walked around a few of the elaborate casinos. Las Vegas for me is like a giant playground for adults which typifies Americas self-centered culture \u2013 it\u2019s all about greed, money and materialism &#8211; not the place for me. We did end up leaving with extra money in our pockets, we gambled $4 and walked away with $11 so we can now travel for an extra couple of minutes. After another buffet to feed the hangover we left and drove back to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt\">Up to San Francisco and Back &#8211; 9 Days<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">For the 2nd trip we drove up to San Rafael (the other side of the San Fran Bay) to stay with a good friend of mine Jay and on the first night we went out drinking to celebrate his birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-4-3_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 4 -  (3)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-4-3_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-4-3_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-4-3_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-4-3_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">We\u00a0borrowed my dads toy car<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2742\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-87_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 3 - 87_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-87_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-87_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-87_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-87_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The beautiful coastline<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We used San Rafael as a base to explore the area and we spent our first non-hung over day visiting Muir woods to see some massive trees and part of the amazing California coastline. I loved walking through the woods, it was a very peaceful place but also gave you a humbling feeling and made me feel insignificant and respectful being surrounded by ancient trees that were thousands of years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2763\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-41_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 3 - 41_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-41_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-41_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-41_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">the ancient trees<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-73_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 3 - 73_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-73_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-73_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-73_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-3-73_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Evil woz ere &#8211; the former meeting place of the elite<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">One day we drove into the city and walked from the Fort Mason Green to Fisherman\u2019s Wharf to see the sea lions and eat some clam chowder in a bowl made out of bread. Then we went to Lombard street, the famous curvy street which twists down the hill with great views of the city and the famous cable-cars going up and down the hills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-33_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 5 - (33)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-33_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-33_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-33_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-33_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Sea lions on Pier 39<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2751\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-61_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 5 - (61)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-61_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-61_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-61_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-61_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Clam chowder in a bread bowl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-66_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 5 - (66)_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-66_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-66_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-66_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-66_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">The twisting\u00a0Lombard street<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-85_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 5 - (85)_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-85_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-85_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-5-85_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Hilly San Fran with Alcatraz in the background<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">We decided to use some vouchers Steph was given by her old work colleagues and checked in to a hotel near the China Town gate for a couple of nights to experience the city. The hotel was themed on wine and wineries and they had a happy hour with free wine tasting and the evening ended in the \u201cOx bar\u201d where we very much enjoyed a live band. The second day we walked around China town, experienced a cheap buffet and then ate at a Garlic themed restaurant. For our last day we drove back to meet Jay and spent some time at the China camp state park, then went to a BBQ in the evening. Next day we headed back to L.A, arriving after the 7 &#8211; 8 hour drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2758\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-12_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 6 - 12_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-12_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-12_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-12_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">Steph enjoying her free glass<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-7-4_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 7 -  4_1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-7-4_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-7-4_1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-7-4_1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">One of the posters in our wine themed hotel<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">I really liked San Francisco. It\u2019s a cool city set on the hills allowing for great views and with the big influence from the gay world the San Franciscans seem quite liberally minded. I also liked the local environment with its rocky coastline, pretty beaches and different micro climates, yielding a great diversity of vegetation and in particular trees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2757\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-4_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"San Fran - Day 6 - 4_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-4_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-4_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-4_1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-Day-6-4_1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">An advert in the Gay part of town<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\"><\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\">After 10 Days in L.A and a quick trip back to the U.K we began our cycle around <strong><a title=\"Portugal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/travels\/cycle-touring\/portugal-2\/\">Portugal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3703 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/For-More-Details1-300x100.png\" alt=\"For More Details\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelblog.org\/Bloggers\/The-Corn-Flake-Traveller\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3698 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link-300x193.png\" alt=\"My Travel Blog Link\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link-232x150.png 232w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Travel-Blog-Link.png 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_257_KOMIKASL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\"><span id=\"inserted7811\" style=\"color: #000000;\">For a look at these trips with bigger photos<br \/>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-half ezcol-last\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/media-4\/writing\/book-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3697 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Book-Link-300x174.png\" alt=\"My Book Link\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Book-Link-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Book-Link-250x145.png 250w, https:\/\/www.cornflaketraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/My-Book-Link-150x87.png 150w, 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