— This is the second part of the story, read the first part here —
In the morning I get a large cappuccino at the Starbucks in the grocery store and drive about 15 minutes to Natural Bridges, some scenic rocks at the coast. I had skipped it a few weeks ago when I was here to go straight to Secret Beach, which is just about a mile north from there. Of course I go there again today as well, because it’s one of my favorite places.
While I’m traveling I do more things than I can remember or all write down, but fortunately I also take a lot of pictures. At the moment I have a few days in a hotel to relax and not do so much. So, time to update the travel blog.
It’s a few days and hundreds of miles since my last story. When I look at the pictures of just yesterday and the day before, I’m amazed by how much I’ve done in so little time. After I posted the previous story I went outside the coffee place and just at that moment the trolly arrived, perfect timing.
As I think this morning of all I’ve done since the last blog post a few days ago, my mind spins a bit. Fortunately I have the pictures still to remember it all. After my visit to Winthrop I continue on highway 20 through the North Cascades. I try to go on a hike that someone recommended, but the whole trail is still covered in snow. After sinking knee deep into the snow and losing track of the path several times, I decide to turn around. I don’t mind walking in the snow, but I don’t feel like getting lost in the snow with the possibility of bear encounters. So, I just enjoy the beautiful scenery from my car.
It’s always nice to be with grandma, the days fly by as usual. Grandma is right when she tells me on the last day that it was too short, but I still have a lot of traveling left to do. On Thursday I hit the road again, heading west in the direction of Washington.
There is something interesting about crossing the border from California to Oregon. Somehow it all feels a bit more peaceful. It gets a bit quieter and emptier.
The days at Lake Tahoe are very relaxing. Despite that I spend quite some working while I’m there, it’s a nice break from driving and hiking.
Monday morning I text with my friend Ana to meet the old fashion way: agreeing on a location and a time and just be there. It’s because I have no cell service in Yosemite park, so when I drive into the park I have no way of communicating anymore.
Saturday is a great day. After a few hours at the M Street coffee place the weather clears up and it gets nice and sunny outside. On the map I saw a park nearby where I can go for a hike.
It’s Friday morning and I wake up nice and early in my car parked at the usual place in Hollywood. I know what I’d like to do this morning, hike to Griffith Observatory. It’s a nice climb up the mountain through the park.
