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August 6, 2003 – Travelling to California
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Having just arrived in New York yesterday, we boarded an airplane again today – quite an exhausting way to start your holiday! After a flight of almost seven-and-a-half hours, we could enjoy the first glimpse of California: the lights of Los Angeles by night.
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August 7 & 21 – 23, 2003 – Los Angeles
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![[Picture]](la/2003/thumb/aug07.jpg "Downtown L.A.")
In Los Angeles, we explored Downtown and Hollywood. Moreover, we visited the California ScienCenter, the Universal Studios Hollywood, and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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August 8 – 11, 2003 – California Coast
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![[Picture]](coast/2003/thumb/aug09.jpg "California Coast")
The first two days were dedicated to the Pacific Coast Highway ...
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![[Picture]](coast/2003/thumb/aug11a.jpg "Golden Gate Bridge")
... before exploring the city of San Francisco.
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August 11 – 14, 2003 – Sierra Nevada
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![[Picture]](sierra/2003/thumb/aug12a.jpg "Emerald Bay")
A green idyll at Lake Tahoe – quite typical of the Sierra Nevada!
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![[Picture]](sierra/2003/thumb/aug13.jpg "Yosemite Valley")
The hightlight of our three Sierra Nevada crossings within four days was, however, Yosemite National Park.
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August 15 – 16 & 20, 2003 – Desert
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![[Picture]](desert/2003/thumb/aug15b.jpg "Zabriskie Point (Death Valley)")
Whether it is Death Valley ...
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![[Picture]](desert/2003/thumb/aug20b.jpg "Joshua Tree")
... or the Colorado Desert – deserts are fascinating despite their scantiness.
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August 17 – 19, 2003 – Arizona
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![[Picture]](../az/grndcnyn/2003/thumb/aug18b.jpg "Arizona")
We also spent some days in Arizona, where we visited the Grand Canyon – without doubt the ultimate hightlight of the whole stay in the West of the US!
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August 23 – 24, 2003 – Leaving California
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Back to New York!
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