CA good times

So I think my stop in San Jose to visit my friend Rochelle was a very good stop – one of the best. But before I get there….

I took a day trip to LA to visit my college freshman roommate who works at DreamWorks Studio. All I can say is that my last job didn’t have a lunch area with waterfalls and a lagoon. It sure didn’t look like this and we had to pay for our lunch.



I then drove Highway 1 up the coast. This is what I saw. Nice huh? I saw a white wall, which made driving the twisty, windy road a bit tricky. From afar it looked like a thick white blanket tucked up to the chin of CA. Still pretty neat – better from afar than stuck underneath.




I did make a stop to see some elephant seals along the coast. They may look like a loving couple, but again they were fighting…or maybe it just looks the same.






So San Jose began with a wine tasting. The way any good stop should start. And from there it just went up hill. Of course there are no photos of the rest of the weekend. Funny how that happens when you’re having fun. And I’m kind of disappointed I didn’t get any pictures from my motorcycle ride! On Monday, I got to go for a ride and for anyone who knows me, knows that it was…hmmm…the best. Thanks again Greg.


So from San Jose, I drove east to Yosemite National Park. It was an amazing park. In comparison to other parks I’ve been to on this trip, Yosemite was like Zion on steroids. Every turn of the road was another amazing view. When I got up to this view, I thought – this looks familiar. It’s on the California state quarter. So very pretty!


Driving out of the park, heading west again, I passed a sign for a Mark Twain historic marker. Now I thought that was a little odd out in California. Then I passed a sign for the Calaveras county line. Then I got it! It’s my favorite Mark Twain short story. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. And just incase I doubted it when I got to the town of Angels Camp there was a large frog painted on the road.