Month: January 2008

Another “Biggest Ever” added to my tick list. This one’s the Biggest Elk Horn Arch in the World.

Impressive.

No time to write, must ski!

 

Awakening to the sound of dynamite on the first day at Snowbird, we found ourselves limited to within the confines of the building. Seems the foot of snow that had fallen overnight was presenting an avalanche danger. Ski patrol went about blowing up anything dangerous and by eleven we were out skiing.

Two days later and ski patrol is still blowing cornices off.

In an effort to maximise the residential space at sea level it seems the base of every hill has been removed to leave an abundance of sheer cliff faces. Thus, from the promenade along the foreshore to the top of the hill involves a lot of stairs.

 

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Today the rain stopped, it was still threatening to rain and the sun was absent, but the rain stopped. Catching the ferry over to Sausailto I could see for the first time the famous ‘International Orange’ of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito turned out to be rather touristy so I went in search of a good vantage point to view the bridge from. This was the view 50 minutes later (Up hill)

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Day three in San Francisco started much like the second. Rain, rain and more rain.

 

Awakening to the pitta patter of rain on the roof it was out with the rain jacket before heading onto the streets. My rough plan for the day was to walk, eat and walk some more, hopefully taking in some of the bay area. For lunch it was sourdough at the Boudin bakery on the wharf. It’s the home of San Francisco Sourdough and a wonderfully warm place to sit when your pants are wet through. Rounding the corner below Fort Mason the Golden Gate bridge loomed up on the horizon presenting the best view of the day.

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First stop San Francisco. I’ve got five proper days here before my next move. This should only just be enough time to pack in all the things I was planning to do.

I wish I had something interesting to show for the last 6 hours travelling. Yet all there is to report is the mini saga unfolding next to me. A young mother stands scolding her 3yr old child for licking someone else’s crumbs up off the table…
I can’t blame the child really,  the crumbs look much more satisfying than her meal. 

Till San Francisco… 

I’m off, on a magical, whimsical journey to trace the path of the mythical snow fairies through their winter playground. That’s right, I’m leaving these shores again! Only this time I’m going to try to bring you with me. As you may have noted whilst reading the introduction, words aren’t my strong point, so the sojourn is to be photographed and uploaded over the sub-etha net to guide headquarters.

Dates are as Follows:
San Francisco: 2nd to 8th Jan
Snow Bird, Utah: 8th to 19th Jan
Jackson Hole, Wyoming: 19th to 26th Jan
Salt Lake City, Utah: 26th to 29th Jan
Calgary, Canada: 29th to 31st Jan
Canmore, Canada: 1st to 17th Feb
Home in Melbourne 19th Feb

The intrepid reader can follow progress here at jamesd.com.au, including RSS feeds and a new map section Where in the World enabling googlesque plotting of my current position.