Mammoth Lakes – San Francisco
Third stage of the October 2014 loop, rental car throughout. From Mammoth Lakes we crossed Tioga Pass into Yosemite, barely making it before they closed the pass. Mariposa Grove and the giant sequoias, viewpoints overlooking Half Dome, and the base of El Capitan. Then three days in San Francisco: Alcatraz, the shoreline and piers, the Painted Ladies, Lombard Street, a cable car, Chinatown. Next we drove back toward LA along the sea.
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Tioga Pass
Visited: Oct 10, 2014
Arrival notes: Rental car from Mammoth Lakes
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Barely made it before they closed the pass.
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Mariposa Grove
Visited: Oct 10, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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Giant sequoias.
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Tunnel View
Visited: Oct 11, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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Viewpoints overlooking Half Dome.
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Glacier Point
Visited: Oct 11, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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Overlooking Half Dome.
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El Capitan
Visited: Oct 11, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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At the base of El Capitan.
- Historic marker
Alcatraz
Visited: Oct 12, 2014
How I got there: Boat — Ferry from the piers
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Fisherman's Wharf
Visited: Oct 12, 2014
How I got there: Walk — Shoreline and piers
- Historic marker
Painted Ladies
Visited: Oct 13, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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The 'seven sisters' houses at Alamo Square.
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Lombard Street
Visited: Oct 13, 2014
How I got there: Car — Rental car — 15-day west-coast loop, October 2014
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The winding street.
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Cable car
Visited: Oct 13, 2014
How I got there: Transit — Powell–Hyde line
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Chinatown
Route summary: Tioga Pass → Mariposa Grove → Tunnel View → Glacier Point → El Capitan → Alcatraz → Fisherman's Wharf → Painted Ladies → Lombard Street → Cable car → Chinatown