Lonely roads
Fallon, Nevada to Tropic, Utah
MinkeyMo left Fallon bright and early (for reals this time) and headed off on Route 50, America's loneliest road. It was pretty lonely.
Driving was definitely shared.
Then the gang turned on to Route 21 across southern Utah, which was even lonelier.
But at the end of the day, the travellers were rewarded with the spectacular Red Canyon and a yummy pizza in Tropic.
On the road again
Berkeley, California to Fallon, Nevada
MinkeyMo left Berkeley fresh and early on Sunday after a final breakfast at the Claremont Diner. The goal: the thriving metropolis of Fallon, Nevada. Gateway to Route 50, the "Loneliest Road in America". The trip was uneventful except for a stop to admire Lake Tahoe, which is well worth admiring.
Lake Tahoe is famous for its clear water.
Yosemite
This weekend, MinkeyMo and his special lady friend got to go to Yosemite with D and G. They saw coyotes and chipmunks. And trees. And snow. Quite spectacular. Rather than even attempting to describe it, MinkeyMo thinks you should just see some pictures.
Giant Sequoia. There is no way you can capture the size of this tree.
El Capitan. It takes a week to climb this.
Vernal Falls
Halfway up the path to Vernal Falls
MinkeyMo and lady friend at Emerald Pool at the top of Vernal Falls
Tunnel View
More from Tunnel View
Hetch Hetchey Dam
More from Hetch Hetchey Dam
Wapoma Falls at Hetch Hetchey Dam
Berkeley Botanic Gardens in Spring
On Sunday MinkeyMo hiked up the hill to check out the Berkeley Botanic Gardens again. This time in the hopes of seeing some more greenery now that the sun was out.
At the entrance the South African wildflowers were definitely in bloom:
South African wildflowers in the Berkeley Botanic Gardens
From there, it was on to the Japanese Garden section to catch up with the newts. They were there, doing their newty things but so was a stripy water snake!
Water snake in the Berkeley Botanic Gardens
MinkeyMo checked out the California poppies that you're not allowed to pick apparently, as they're the State flower. Or something.
MinkeyMo checking out the California poppies
You may be wondering why we haven't seen a lot of MinkeyMo recently. D and G certainly were. While D and G wandered around the gardens, resting frequently due to hills, they managed to unearth the answer!
D and G didn't catch her name, unfortunately. They are pretty socially inept, really. They are looking forward to seeing more of MinkeyMo's special lady friend in the future though.