Finally some tubing and then back to the Sierras to escape the heat

I head south towards Lake Isabella and the Kern River area. It's Memorial Day weekend and I see all sorts of activity on the lake. Realizing I'm close to Bakersfield and it's Yoshinoya I head out to the San Joaquin valley and get my beef bowl fix. Then I head over to Sequoia National Park. Tourists are everywhere being Memorial Day weekend and the road through the park is congested for m

Seaching for Condors in the Andes [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Visiting "The Mayor" again [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
The fantasy boot in my dream of childhood [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Day 53 54 55 [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
www.acb.my [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
day 22 [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Hoover Dam Grand Canyon Byrce Canyon and another little incident... [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Amazing first week [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
It's Been Awhile [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Busan [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Existential Migration: Feeling at Home as the Foreigner [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Passport Chop [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Travel Photography with a Disposable Camera (it’s NOT an oxymoron) [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Miss Travel Girl [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Cape to Cairo [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Alison Travels [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
True Nomads [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
How the Economy Affected 16 Travellers in 2009 [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
Do Travel Disasters Make the Best Travel Stories? [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
The Mother of All Trips [Last Updated On: November 8th, 2009] [Originally Added On: November 8th, 2009]
A story by Kudra Ricketts [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Auckland City [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Another Published Article Penny [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
A Sparkling Xmas Surprise Penny [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Sandboarding [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
The Way Of Make Money In Runescape [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Highway 1 California [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
cancun on thanksgiven [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
On tour with Louise and Zane 46 students [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Hvad vi har lavet siden Gili [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Thailand Check. Laos here we come. [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Team America [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Tour Operator of Bangladesh Sundarbans Adventure Tour Package [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
The Last Leg [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Dec 13 2009 [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Latest Border News [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
The Wandering Soul’s Wander Tales [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Adventure Rob [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
The Golden Papaya [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Support Passports with Purpose 2009 [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
Vagabonding at 60 [Last Updated On: December 13th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 13th, 2009]
The Books that Inspired Us to Travel in 2009 [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Zululand drakensberg Lesotho and the wild coast [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
The Beautiful Higlands [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Loch Ness to Inverness and Culloden [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Aqaba The Little Merman [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Royal Deeside and the Castle Trail [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Southward in the Rain to Glamis Castle and Crail [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Iguassu Falls [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Stirling Castle and Edinburgh [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Edinburgh Old Town [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Galapagos II [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
El Chalten and Fitz Roy Massif [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Semuc Champey [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Mechanical Problems in Flight [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
"ACDC Tour Budapest without a satnav" [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Liat Airlines Stay Away [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Bariloche [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Lundi Macon [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Planning Australia Tour in Best way [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
Family Fun In Breckenridge Colorado [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
5 Weeks in Australia [Last Updated On: December 14th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 14th, 2009]
The Movies and Music that Inspired Us to Travel in 2009 [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
A wonderful Japanes experience [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
So traveling again to a new part of the world [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Kangaroo roo roo a pinapple shake a tree.... [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Cutting wedding cost in the depression [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Pineapple Farm [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
South India Chennai Pondicherry Auroville... [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Back to Amarpurkashi Village Life... [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
MIA [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
The most northern of Thailand [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Photo's [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Trip to Marleshwar [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Season's Greetings from Berkeley [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Small hiccup [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Thailand Laos and Vietnam in Three Weeks [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
On the road again [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Part Two The Map Part Way in Cabal [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]
Heading Back North [Last Updated On: December 16th, 2009] [Originally Added On: December 16th, 2009]