NEVADA & CALIFORNIA
Our next stop was Las Vegas!�� Rolling into Vegas from the Hoover dam it was HOT!!!!!�� Goatfolks was not at all happy, and it actually was the only time it overheated the whole trip.�� We gave it a rest and headed out to find cheap lodgings.� We found a place right across from the
Tropicanna.�� We actually got $10 off the room because as we arrived the manager was trying to get a room open, but the lock was messed up.�� She told us if we could get it open we'd get $10 off our
room.�� Needless to say we got the door open.�� It was pretty much a dive, but it had beds and air conditioning.�� We had a good time in Vegas, lost a little money and relaxed.�� We had to leave at night since it was too hot for Goatfolks during the day.� Our next stop would be San
Diego and my aunt and uncles house.�� We arrived there late at night/early morning.�� It was good to see my family from the west coast.�� They fed us, let us do our laundry, let us clean out the van(which REALLY needed it and showed us all around.�� We stayed with them for a few days before heading north.�� Our first stop was Santa Barbara where Jeff had lived for a while.�� It is a really beautiful area, but man is it expensive.�� Sure couldn't afford to live there, unless of course I lived in the van.
On the way up to Santa Barbara we had to pass through LA, which is where I snapped this picture of the traffic.�� It wasn't too bad but still a little slow going.�� We were kinda in a hurry to get North to see some friends and family so we didn't really have a lot of time to look around.
While in Santa Barbara I took this picture of this amazing tree.�� It sits all by itself and is absolutely huge.�� To give you an idea of its size, you can see Goatfolks parked underneath it on the right side.
We hit San Francisco next and stayed with friends for a few days, but when we went looking around I spaced and didn't bring along the camera, so we have no San Fran pictures, kinda a bummer, but I'm sure I'll make it back there sometime soon.�� The next two pictures are from northern California heading towards Oregon, our next destination.��
A beautiful northern California sunset, one of my favorite pictures I took during the trip.
