(一) 旅遊計劃

2003暑假. 首次開車上洛磯山脈. 開了2600公里. 小試身手.
2004暑假. 再上洛磯山脈+卡加利+愛明頓. 開了3400公里. 有點過癮.
2005暑假. 原計劃只去Oregon Coast. Redwood N.P. (National Park). Yosemite N.P. 結果.想乾脆一直殺到Grand Canyon N.P. 再回頭吧. 於是出了Yosemite東端以後.決定穿越Death Valley N.P. 去享受Las Vegas的SHOW. 然後遠征Grand Canyon N.P. 回頭穿過Zion N.P. 再玩Las Vegas (太多很棒的SHOW). 回程經過Sequoia N.P. 和Kings Canyon N.P. 之後一路殺回溫哥華. 初步估算15 天. 7300 公里. 說真的. 有點怕怕. 先計劃再說吧.

計劃如下:
Day 1: Long Beach, Washington. [401mi, 642km]
Vancouver-- <99>[Highway No.]40 km--- Border, customs-- <5>276-104[Highway Miles], 172mi-- Olympia-- <101>6mi-- <8>21mi-- <12>21mi-- Aberdeen-- <101> 0.2mi-- <105>48mi-- <101>46mi-- <103>20mi-- Long Beach, Leadbetter Point-- <103>20mi-- <101>2mi-- <100>2mi-- Cape Disappointment-- <100>2mi-- <101>16mi-- Astoria.

Day 2: Oregon Coast. [226mi, 362km]
Astoria-- <101>27.2mi-- Ecola Marker & Viewpoint-- <101>3.6mi -- Tolovana Park (Haystack Rock)-- <101>0.8mi-- Tillamock Head -- <101>8.9mi-- Oswald West S.P.-- <101>23.4mi-- Tillamook Cheese Factory-- <101>1.1mi-- Three Capes Scenic Loop, 38.1mi -- <101>59.9mi-- Depoe Bay-- <101>1.2mi-- Whale Cove-- <101>8.4mi-- Yaquina Head Lighthouse-- <101>41.7mi-- Sea Lion Caves-- <101>11.7mi-- Florence.

Day 3: Oregon Coast. [287mi, 459km]
Florence-- <101>10.8mi-- Oregon Dunes Overlook-- <101>10.6mi -- <38>3.5mi-- Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area-- <38>3.5mi-- <101>9.7mi-- Umpqua Dunes Trailhead (1mi trail--- tallest sand dunes)-- <101>152.4mi-- <199>?mi-- Jedediah Smith Redwoods S.P., 20mi? {Hiouchi Info. Center, Elk Valley Road, Howland Hill Road, Stout Grove-- <101>4mi-- Crescent City (Info. Center)-- Del Norte Coast Redwoods S.P.-- <101> 20mi-- Klamath (Trees of Mystery)-- <101>11mi---Orick --- <101>41mi--- Eureka.

Day 4: Highway? Yosemite N.P. [464mi, 742km]
Eureka-- <101>94mi-- Leggett-- <101>165mi-- <580>0-13B,13mi -- <80>13-11,2mi-- University of California, Berkeley, 8mi-- <80>11-8B, 3mi-- <580>13-60,47mi-- <205> 9mi-- <5>north,2mi -- <205>6mi-- <99>49mi-- Merced-- <140>37mi-- Mariposa-- <140>29mi-- El Portal.(Yosemite View Lodge, US$ 135, reserved)

Day 5: Yosemite N.P. [137mi, 219km]
El Portal-- <140>9mi-- West Entrance (Golden Eagle Passport-- one year pass for all American national park)-- Bridal Veil Fall--
El Capitan-- Yosemite Village Parking, free bus to view point, Mist Trail, Vernal Falls-- Tunnel View-- Tunnel-- <41>7mi-- Chinquapin-- Glacier Point Road, 30mi-- Glacier Point-- 30mi-- Chinquapin-- <41>15mi-- Wawona Information Station(&old hotel)-- <41>7mi-- turn left, 2mi-- Mariposa Grove, Grizzly Giant (2mi trail)-- 2mi-- <41>26mi-- <140>9mi--- El Portal (Yosemite View Lodge, US$ 135, reserved)

Day 6: Yosemite N.P. [380mi, 608km]
El Portal-- <140>9mi-- Big Oak Flat Road, 10mi-- Crane Flat-- <120>6mi-- Evergreen Road, 7mi-- Mather--- Hetch Hetchy Road, 10mi-- O’Shaughnessy Dam-- 10mi-- Mather-- 7mi-- <120>6mi-- Crane Flat-- <120>Tioga Road, 39mi-- Tuolumme Meadows-- <120>17mi-- Tioga Pass Entrance-- <120>14mi-- Lee Vining-- <395>65mi-- Bishop-- <395>55mi-- Long Pine-- <395>1mi-- <136>18mi-- <190>23mi-- Father Crowley Point-- <190>7mi-- Panamint Springs-- <190>29mi-- Stovepipe Wells Village-- <190>2mi-- Sand Dunes-- <190>3mi-- Devil’s Cornfield-- <190>3mi-- T-junction-- <190>16mi-- Furnace Creek. (Furnace Creek Ranch, US$ 114, reserved)

Day 7: Death Valley N.P., Las Vegas. [291mi, 466km]
Furnace Creek-- <178>15mi-- Devil’s Golf Course-- <178>5mi-- Badwater (Lowest elevation in US,-282ft,-86m)-- <178>8mi-- Artists Drive (one way), 9mi-- <178>5mi-- <190>19mi-- T-junction-- 33mi-- Grapevine-- 5mi-- Ubehebe Crater-- 8mi-- Scotty’s Castle-- <267>26mi-- <95>150mi-- Las Vegas-- <515>81-75, 6mi-- <15>42-40, 2mi, Exit 40, Sahara Ave.-- <604>Las Vegas Blvd-- Circus Circus (hotel, US$ 60, special price, reserved)-- night show (Wynn, “Le Reve” show, US$ 130x3= $390, 19:30pm, reserved)

Day 8: Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon N.P. [280mi, 448km]
Las Vegas-- Las Vegas Blvd<604>2mi-- <515>74-56, 18mi-- <93>12mi-- Hoover Dam-- <93>73mi-- <40>48-165, 117mi-- <64>58mi-- Grand Canyon Village, South Rim (Yavapai Lodge East, US$ 145, reserved)-- Hermit Rest Route (bus & walk) and the other view point.

Day 9: Grand Canyon N.P. [216mi, 346km]
Grand Canyon Village-- Desert View Drive (many view points)<64>57mi-- Cameron-- <89>(Echo Cliffs)59mi-- Bitter Springs-- (Marble Canyon)55mi-- Jacob Lake-- <67> 45mi-- view points (Bright Angle Point, Point Imperial, Cape Royal)-- Grand Canyon, North Rim (Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge, US$ 169, reserved).

Day 10: Grand Canyon N.P., Las Vegas. [284mi, 454km]
Grand Canyon, North Rim-- <67>45mi-- Jacob Lake-- 37mi-- Kanab-- <89>17mi-- <9>58mi, drive through Zion N.P.-- <15>16-0,27-0, 43mi-- <15>123-39, 84mi-- Spring Mountain Rd. -- Treasure Island (hotel, Temptation Package, US$ 130, reserved)-- night show (Treasure Island, “Mystere” show, US$ 95x3=$285, reserved).

Day 11: Las Vegas [0mi, 0km]
Hotel-- Las Vegas Blvd-- free day show, shopping-- free night show-- Treasure Island (US$ 130).

Day 12: Highway [339mi, 542km]
Las Vegas-- <15>38-0,296-187, 147mi-- <58>122mi-- Bakersfield-- <99>62mi-- Tulare-- <63>8mi-- Visalia

Day 13: Sequoia N.P., Kings Canyon N.P. [246mi, 394km]
Visalia-- <198>Generals Highway, 30mi-- Sequoia N.P., Ash Mountain Entrance-- 1mi-- Foothills Visitor Center ( ticket for Crystal Cave?)-- 15mi (a lot of turn, be careful)-- left,8mi?, Crystal Cave-- 8mi-- Giant Forest Village-- Crescent Meadow Rd., Moro Rock, Tunnel Log, Autos Log, Crescent Meadow-- Four Guardsmen-- 1mi-- Giant Forest-- General Sherman Tree-- <198>21mi-- Lost Grove-- Kings Canyon N.P., Redwood Mountain Grove, 11mi-- <198><180>junction-- Grand Grove-- General Grant Tree-- <180>30mi-- Cedar Grove-- Roaring River Falls-- Roads End-- <180>30mi-- Grand Grove-- <180>53mi-- Fresno-- <99>54mi-- Merced

Day 14: Highway [577mi, 923km]
Merced-- <99>57mi-- <4>4mi-- Stockton-- <5> 472-796, 324mi-- Oregon, <5>0-192, 192mi-- Franklin Blvd-- Univ. of Oregon-- Eugene

Day 15: Highway [418mi, 669km]
Eugene-- <5>192-308, 116mi-- Washington, <5>0-277, 277mi-- Border, Customs-- <99>40km-- Home

Total: 15 days, 4546 miles = 7274 km. Totally crazy!

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