Golden Gate Bridge in the Clouds
western Suburbs of San Francisco
like the colors... amazing how many cars there are in the streets
more south the landscape opened again
Lighthouse
Is this an emergency?
The Boardwalk in Santa Cruz
Beachlife everywhere
firstz I thought there are animals, than I relaized they are surfers
in the backcountry it´s all about Farming. Industrial harvesting wastes a lot...
huge fields all around me
along the street
harvesting machines help being faster
sometimesthere are huge dunes along the road
The bay of monterey in the mist
a common sight along the road
wine, one of the big produce in California
Huge Machines
this guy can´t efford the motel...
climb before the drop
on my way back down to the pacificcoast
before Sunset
and beyond
expensive hobby
Pelicans on the Rocks
incredible animals
christian humor is sometimes really funny
camping on Air Force Property...
Santa Barbara, with a real spnish heritage
streetlife
On the Wharf
again: Pelicans
camping under oranges... Nice!
cycling into the night, the sunset worths it!
one of the worlds biggest Amusementparks with 18 Rollerscooters in Santa Catalina
a typicalsouthern californian River in the dry season
the more south I got the more colorful the crosses along the road...
it´s a dry country
good to have some spare parts at home
Bus Stopwith Joshua Tree
Victorville has already seen it´s hightimes...
Morning in the Mojave Desert
Deep Wash Outs has tobe crossed
Cactus Country
In JOshua Tree National Park climbing is big!
me and the Tree
fascinating cactus wood
Follmoon Night
Sunrise the next day
Cholla Cactus in the lower part of the park
riding through the Box Canyon down to...
Palm Springs, a green and fruity valley in the desert
and there I crossed Mecca... didn´t expected it around here
in Palm Springs you have to share the road with the Golf Carts
and mostly Latin Americans take care for the parks
most of the people life in gated communities
Along Main Street they started an alternative Walk of Fame
Main Street Palm Springs
one of the main waterdrainages into the valley
Lot´s of advertisement for the Marine Corps, the few, the brave!
Wind Turbines in the sunset
Towing Company in Christmas Decoration
the first ever McDonalds... expected more ;-)
the deposit on glass an cans in California is some kind of SOcial Securtity for the poor
Hollywood Boulevard!
along the Boulevard
also here lot´s of poor people around
Welcome to Paradise?
Sunset Strip with Hollywood Hills in the Background
they love to paint the houses
Union Station, LA... beautiful old building
and unexpected people listening this guy playing piano in the middle of the beehub
Arrived! tired with my old friend
Time to get a new frame
Voila,ready to go again!
Santa Monica Beach
GEtting lighter with sending some stuff to Joshua in Minnesota
lot´s of Water Drainages in the Los Angeles Area. Most of the year they are dry
arriving at the beach
beautiful milelong stretches of finest sand
and beautiful sunsets
Balboa beach, a very wealthy part of Newport...
Around here there are also mostly gated communtiies
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Do it with Style!
Musician at the Wharf
Let´s Surf!
Christmas Tree (?) along the beach
the surfers even get monuments
Downtown San Diego from the hills
Balboa Park is a little spanish town, build for an exibition in the early 20th century
looks really nice
The Airport is just next to downtown
They parked an old Aircraft carrier in the Portwith this statue infront
Downtown San Diego, shiny world
and the backside of the medal
"Oldtown"
inside Oldtown
the parks are crowded with homeless people
and the police just watches them,like here infront of the library
Mural
Old Santa Fe Depot
PTSD, lot´s of Veterans bring it home from the war
on my way out of town
heading towards the mexican border
beautful sunset with a wildfire on the mexican side
up and down
almost there, remember: Weapons are Illegal in Mexico!