Key West to San Diego to Seattle to Alaska, West Coast Misadventure

[SargeBSA]

After Expo East I decided that it was time for a change of scenery, so 2 months later and after 3 years of living in Florida the left coast was calling. My journey started in Key West.

Goodbye Mosquitoes - Day 1

Filling up for a overnight run to the Alabama border.


Vicksburg National Park - Day 2



Texas (sorry didn't really stop anywhere) -Day 3

Mescalero Dunes - Day 4

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Roswell NM - Day 4

Illegal Aliens Welcomed!


Lincoln NM




Very Large Array NM

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Talk about BMW hippy mobile.

Cibola National Forest



Nights Camp


Heading to Arizona Day - 5


Officially West Coast

Yumm Pie.. om nom nom nom

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Grand Canyon State - Day 5

It's a Tourist Trap!

Petrified Forest






Flagstaff

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Grand Canyon - Day 6
Arrived after dark, obligatory morning shot.





After spending the vast majority of the day in the park, it was time to cannonball to California.

Mojave Desert - Day 7
Arrived late again. Morning Shot.

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Mojave Depot - Day 7




Death Valley - Days 8,9
After filling my stomach up with pancakes from a Greek restaurant/truck stop its time for some actual overlanding.

 

[DetroitDarin]

Epic road trip!! Thanks for sharing

 

[1leglance]

I love the look of the Very Large Array in the snow, glad you had a good run out West and please come back and hang out more....we have so much wide open space to explore.

 

[SargeBSA]

Oh no I haven't left. Im in San Diego working for the Navy.

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Day 8,9
UbeHebe Crater




Crankshaft Junction


Sulfur Borax Mine


Eureka Dunes

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Days 9,10
Steel Cut Pass


Saline Valley Springs
In the words of Andrew St. Pierre White "Its a nudist colony"eepwall:




Saline Valley Salt Lake

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Climbing up the backside of Hunter Mountain with Panamint dunes in the background.

Joshua Trees

Time too settle into a new job in San Diego.

Who am I kidding!

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Heading to San Francisco, obviously taco needs tacos.


Anzo Borrego





Salton Sea

 

[SargeBSA]

An East Coaster Goes West

Anza Borrego Continued



Angeles Forest

 

[VicMackey]

Great pics and write up Sarge!