day 13, old town san diego

tobacco shop

the plaza

day 12- palm springs to san diego

eole

"the farm house" dinner

mongolian BBQ, san diego

day 12, Palm Springs

day 11, Vegas on its way out (cont'd), down to Palm Springs

After Searchlight, on the way to south west...

Cima, CA

le Roy's cafe est sur la légendaire route 66, à Amboy

coucher de soleil sur Cholla Garden, au Joshua Tree Park

Joshua Tree Park

day 11, Vegas on its way out

backstreets in Downton, Las Vegas, show multicolored houses & shops

wedding chapel, Vegas

green cocktail bar, Vegas

from inside the dinner I was searching the light, at Searchlight, Highway 95

day 10 - las vegas

the "strip", Las Vegas

Harley café

Hi, Patrick ;-))

Day 9 : "Fabulous" Las Vegas

fabulous for whom ?

day 8 - Death Valley

desert bush

Scotty's castle

teakettle junction

racetrack valley

american famous "airstream" in the early morning

day 7 - Yosemite - death valley

Mammoth Lakes

a bit northern on the way, but worth : Bodie Ghost town

un détour au nord qui vaut le coup, la ville fantôme de Bodie

arrivée à Death Valley au couchant, sous un ciel d'orage

arrival in Death Valley at sunset with a storm not so far

fire truck, Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley /

all natural colors ; taken with available lights and ISO 1600 - exposure time 1 sec

camion de pompiers à Stovepipe Wells, Vallée de la mort - photo prise en lumière ambiante 1600 ISO, expo 1 sec

Yosemite - day 6

the half dome

sequoias

lovers squirrels

Monterey to Yosemite - day 5

at the Monterey bay aquarium :

fish race - la course des poissons

gorgeous but urticating - magnifique mais urticant

Merced

close to Planada - Ol' Santa Fe souvenir -

près de Planada - souvenir laissé par Santa Fe

Route 140 to Yosemite

in the lodge

monterey - day 4

from San Francisco to Monterey, Route 1

Monterey is well know for its former canning industry

Monterey était réputée pour son industrie de la conserve de poisson ; les usines ont laissé place à des boutiques

Portola came from the name of the captain Gaspar de Portola, governor from Las Californias in the late 18th C

le nom de Portola vient de l'ancien gouverneur de Californie, Gaspar de Portola, à la fin du 18ème

Monterey harbour - yes there were sea lions, but so much pictured !

dans le port de Monterey ; oui il y avait des otaries, mais tellement classiques que j'ai préféré un autre point de vue

san francisco - Day 3 - painted walls of Chinatown

san francisco - Day 3 (as 3 lines)

"3 LANES"

the famous Golden Gate bridge as a guest star (of course I have more touristic pictures, but you've seen them thousands of times !)

San Francisco - Day 2

SF painted walls - Mona Lisa

diptych at the truck

USA - jour 1 / day 1

ce premier jour est essentiellement consacré au voyage - mise en condition oblige en compagnie américaine.

this first day is almost spent in transport - in order to be in condition in a US operated flight

San Francisco : Arrivée à l'hotel et première nuit - merci Mr Stilnox

SFO - night in the hotel - thanks to Mr Stilnox

reprise des posts - come back to post

bientot la reprise des posts, mais il y a 2000 images USA à traiter....

soon I'll be posting again, but there are 2000 images from my US trip to index...