Day 18: California

Across another salt flat, we get our first view of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

he views get more striking as we get higher in altitude. It's also a bit cooler up here.

Lake Crowley. We ended up driving almost all around this by mistake.

A mysterious puff of smoke back in Tom's Place. Either something blew up or the Others are coming.

Awesome mountain views in Tioga Pass, elevation 9945 feet, and about 80 degrees cooler than Death Valley. We went from 121 degrees to 40 degrees in a couple of hours.

Another view of the mountains leading into Yosemite.

Uncle Nops enjoys the view.

Snow!

Day 19: July 16, 2005

We head back on the road, past some orange groves and vineyards and such. We did not stop at these lest Horizontal get a little too Sideways for comfort.

Crazy rolling wheat hills.

Wind power. We roll into Dublin, catch a movie, enjoy Applebee's, and enjoy some booze in our hotel.

Day 20: July 17, 2005

Martinek's personal quest to find a Roy Harper cd leads both men to Frisco, where a mega and overpriced record store awaits that just might out-selection Best Buy.

The Oakland bridge.

After scoring said Harper CD in a part of town full of gay hippies and hobos, we hit the Pacific Frigging Ocean.

Aight, good trip, let's head back!

Having officially run out of West, we wander around San Francisco trying to find a way onto the 101 north.

Eventually, through the thick fog, we spot the Golden Gate Bridge (once we're on it).

The fog is literally ONLY over Frisco. Here you can see the sharp dividing line where the fog ends and clear blue sky begins.

What the fuck??

Next: Oregon