California
Highlights
Monday 28th October - Thursday 14th November 2019
Day
1: Monday 28th October 2019
We fly from London to San Francisco and spend the evening exploring
the city.
Overnight in San Francisco
Day
2: Tuesday 29th October 2019
We make an early start for Yosemite. After lunch we arrive in Yosemite
National Park for the late afternoon. Time to book into our hotel
and possibly explore the late light.
Overnight in Yosemite
Day
3: Wednesday 30th October 2019
We spend all day exploring the park from the valley to Glacier Point
and beyond.
Overnight in Yosemite
Day
4: Thursday 31st October 2019
We spend all day in Yosemite National Park exploring the autumn
colours and the many fantastic scenes such as Half Dome & El
Capitan.
Overnight in Yosemite
Day
5: Friday 1st November 2019
We depart Yosemite and climb up to Tuolumne Meadows as we cross
the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Mono Lake. We will arrive in time
for the evening light over the lake and its fantastic tufa towers.
Overnight in Lee Vining
Day
6: Saturday 2nd November 2019
We rise before dawn to witness day break over Mono Lake. After taking
breakfast, we take the short journey to Bodie and spend the remainder
of the afternoon photographing at this inspiring location before
returning to Mono Lake for sundown.
Overnight in Lee Vining
Day
7: Sunday 3rd November 2019
We rise before dawn for day break over Mono Lake. We then drive
south along the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Lone
Pine.
Overnight in Lone Pine
Day
8: Monday 4th November 2019
We rise early and then head in to the Alabama Hills to explore the
fantastic rock formations that are found there. We will also visit
the Bristlecone Pines.
Overnight in Lone Pine
Day
9: Tuesday 5th November 2019
We make a morning visit to the Alabama Hills once more before we
depart in the late morning for Death Valley.
Overnight in Stovepipe Wells
Day
10: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Dawn start for the short journey to photograph the nearby dunes.
The remainder of the day is spent in Death Valley visiting many
superb locations such as Badwater and Zabriski Point.
Overnight in Stovepipe Wells
Day
11: Thursday 7th November 2019
Dawn start to photograph the dunes. We spend all day in Death Valley
with a drive north towards the Racecourse.
Overnight in Stovepipe Wells
Day
12: Friday 8th November 2019
We make an early start for our drive to Ridgecrest. We cross some
interesting and desolate landscapes en route. In the evening we
visit the Pinnacle for sundown.
Overnight in Ridgecrest
Day
13: Saturday 9th November 2019
Our travels take us west to the Pacific Coast and Morro Bay. Before
we leave the desert we have time to visit Red Canyon and photograph
the Joshua trees and desert plants that thrive there.
Overnight in Morro Bay
Day
14: Sunday 10th November 2019
We drive north along Big Sur with its spectacular coastal scenery.
We may be lucky and find the elephant seals on the beach. Our journey
ends in Monterrey.
Overnight in Monterrey
Day
15: Monday 11th November 2019
After a visit to the Carmel Mission we continue north to San Francisco.
We will find time to stop and explore the coastal scenery and locations
such as Pelican Point and Pebble Beach with its unique sandstone
erosion.
Overnight in San Francisco
Day
16: Tuesday 12th November 2013
All day spent in San Francisco. We explore the Golden Gate Bridge,
Fisherman’s Wharf and other sites in the city. In the evening
we head to Treasure Island to capture the sun setting over the city.
Overnight in San Francisco
Day
17: Wednesday 13th November 2019
We have a leisurely breakfast before heading to the Airport to join
our return flight to the UK.
Day
18: Thursday 14th November 2019
We arrive the next day around noon having lost 8 hours on our return
journey. |