I've been to this state three or four times, and it never fails. I am always blown away by the sheer awesomeness of the landscape. Utah and Nevada had some really cool, even beautiful deserts, but there is simply no way to compete with California. Deserts? Got it. Beaches? Yup. Mountains made of solid rock rising over pine forests? Yosemite is all over that. (Or should I say that the mountains are all over Yosemite?) We climbed one of those mountains, and the view from the top was incredible. I don't think I've ever seen a better 360 degrees. I'm guessing we were close to 10,000 feet above sea level, and a quick climb up a steep hill makes it apparent that there's less oxygen up there than I'm used to.
I'm fortunate enough to have a very hospitable aunt and uncle that live in Ventura, which is about an hour long drive away from Los Angeles. We're staying at their house for two nights. We get to sleep in beds, take showers, and drink lattes. (Well, I got to drink a latte. Hollywood and Record have some sort of disorder that involves not being addicted to coffee.) After sleeping in the car and the tent and drinking gas station coffee, this feels like paradise.
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