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USA 1990 - The South West

USA 1990 - The South West - USA 1990 - The South West -

My very first trip in the USA !

I started with a very typical trip in the West : from San Francisco then south, along the coast on the Scenic 1, stopping by at famous places like Monterey, and then a big O ring inland, through the deserts and parks, for then finishing the trip at Los Angeles.

It was the first of other trips to come, but for sure very special in its own way.

Use the navigation tree to the left to browse through this vacation diary. From there you can see the report of each day of the vacation, and you also have other options to navigate to other vacations.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THE PHOTOS

I'm very sorry but with a stone age traditional photo prints camera, and a very very low quality one, loaded with honest cheap Kodak Gold 100 ASA film rolls (a standard film for the masses), the quality of the photos is really shameful...
Add the fact that at the time photography was not yet my main hobby, and you get the result you can see in this article : 5 film rolls for a total of a few more than 160 photos, with a quality that can be easily surpassed by the cheapest cell phone camera...

Summary of the vacation

Day
WhatNotes
09 May 1990 (Wed)Milan - San Francisco
  • New York City JFK Airport
  • San Francisco (arrival)
  • drive tour (Chinatown)
10 May 1990 (Thu)San Francisco
  • Macy's
  • Cable Car
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • Palladium
11 May 1990 (Fri)San Francisco - Monterey
  • Pier 39
  • Scenic 1
  • Santa Cruz
  • Monterey
119 miles
12 May 1990 (Sat)Monterey - Santa Barbara
  • 17 Miles Drive
  • San Luis Obispo
  • Pismo Beach
  • Guadalupe
  • Los Alamos
  • Santa Barbara
233 miles
13 May 1990 (Sun)Santa Barbara - Monterey(!) - Santa Monica
  • Monterey
  • Santa Monica
552 miles
14 May 1990 (Mon)Santa Monica - Sedona - Flagstaff
  • Needles
  • Sedona
  • Oak Creek Canyon
513 miles
15 May 1990 (Tue)Flagstaff - Grand Canyon - Chinle
  • Meteor Crater
  • Grand Canyon
  • Painted Desert
  • Shungopovi
407 miles
16 May 1990 (Wed)Chinle - Monument Valley
  • Canyon de Chelly
  • Canyon Del Muerto
  • Many Farms
  • Kayenta
  • Monument Valley
126 miles
17 May 1990 (Thu)Monument Valley - Page - Panguitch
  • Page
  • Lake Powell
  • Hatch
  • Panguitch
263 miles
18 May 1990 (Fri)Panguitch - Bryce Canyon - Zion - Las Vegas
  • Panguitch
  • Bryce Canyon
  • Zion
  • Las Vegas
275 miles
19 May 1990 (Sat)Las Vegas - Death Valley - Barstow
  • Las Vegas
  • Death Valley
  • Barstow
348 miles
20 May 1990 (Sun)Barstow - San Diego
  • La Jolla
  • Old Town
  • Downtown
185 miles
21 May 1990 (Mon)San Diego - Los Angeles
  • La Jolla
  • Hollywood
121 miles
22 May 1990 (Tue)Los Angeles (Disneyland)
  • Disneyland
  • Long Beach
  • Queen Mary
121 miles
23 May 1990 (Wed)Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach, Venice Beach)
  • Manhattan Beach
  • Venice Beach
  • "Spice" Club
121 miles
24 May 1990 (Thu)Los Angeles (Malibu, Venice Beach)
  • Malibu Beach
  • Venice Beach
  • "Spice" Club
121 miles
25 May 1990 (Fri)Los Angeles (shpping, Santa Monica) 121 miles
26 May 1990 (Sat)Los Angeles - Milan 121 miles

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