2016 / The family route
West Coast USA
Desert to Pacific
Desert, Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Coast. A loop through landscapes that change completely along the way.
Las Vegas → Death Valley → Yosemite → San Francisco → Big Sur → Los Angeles → Las Vegas
Along the way
The itinerary
Organized from the Summer 2016 family stop list and original map. The source records the sequence, without day-by-day dates.
- 01
Las Vegas → Death Valley
Start in Las Vegas, then Red Rock Canyon and Death Valley.
- 02
Manzanar → the Sierra Nevada
Manzanar, Mammoth Lakes and Mono Lake lead into Yosemite National Park.
- 03
San Francisco → Big Sur
After San Francisco, the notes name Point Lobos State Reserve near Carmel, then the Big Sur coast.
- 04
Los Angeles
The Los Angeles stop includes Universal Studios.
- 05
Laughlin → Hoover Dam → Las Vegas
The return follows Laughlin and Hoover Dam, on the Nevada / Arizona state line, before closing the loop in Las Vegas.
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