Sorry it took so long...
I could keep up with the blog more easily on days that I was not driving, but since I did on the last days of the trip, and since my main goal upon arrival in Seattle was to find an apartment, I got behind. Ok, the excuse is lame, but I really tried my best on only a few hours of sleep per night.
So, without further due, here are the last California pics worth showing; I hope you'll enjoy them =)
Désolée d'avoir mis si longtemps à vous les faire parvenir, mais avec l'empressement des derniers jours, le peu de sommeil et la chasse à un appartement, ce ne fût pas une mince besogne que tenir ce blog à jour comme j'aurais dû le faire, mais alors sans plus attendre voici les dernières photos de Californie dignes d'être partagées avec vous =)
After the long miles of the farmers' flat land...some more of the butter-colored hills appeared before us, and the strange sci-fi atmosphere took over again as the hills were covered in windmills. Going from a flat cultivated land to this kind of scenery in less than half an hour of driving is rather impressive I must say, and it takes you aback a little.
Paysage de semi-science fiction après avoir quitté les grandes étendues de culture massive
A lone flag; it reminded me of the one on the Moon Comme sur la lune
I am so glad that I got to capture this red barn in the middle of California, because to me this is a symbol of typical Western American country as I have always pictured it (due to the many movies I watched when I was still 0% Americanized héhé).
Pour moi, symbole typique de la campagne de l'Amérique de l'Ouest, comme dans les films!
Richmond Bridge --> US 101
Richmond Bridge --> US 101 San Francisco Bay
The sun gave way to the cloudy rainy weather that darkened the pictures, but then again, I love this kind of weather (Seattle is perfect fit for me from that point of view). As we got closer to the Northernmost part of California, the surroundings started to look like what I expected from the Northwest: Forests running on hilltops all the way to the horizon.
After going through that tunnel, the weather and the settings changed completely: Trees and Sun. Who said it rains so much in Orgeon and Washington? I'd like to point out that the more we were going to the "rainy states", the clearer the weather was.
This superb road took us through very small villages in California (one notably memorable, Redwood, as it seemed like a movie set), the vineyards, and the deep forest of Northern California. This is a road that I would love to drive on for days or weeks, with nothing more than a sleeping bag and minimum camping gear to enjoy fully the beauty of Nature around it. If anyone's in, right on, let's book our next spring break in my civic!
Magnifique route qui passe par les vignobles de Californie, la forêt de pins et la côte du Pacifique. Elle remonte jusqu'au Canada, et je me promets qu'un jour où j'ai des vacances de faire un circuit en emportant seulement mon sac de couchage et quelques affaires de camping...qui m'aime me suive!
California Vineyards
Vignobles de Californie
Upon advice from this really nice California couple, whom saw us looking for a place to eat, we ended up in this very cheesy diner, colored Vivian Westwood style. The Star Restaurant served us deliciousness on a plate, and it was great to hear the 70+ waitress with peroxydized hair tell me she drove to NYC with a small trailer back in the day. I thought that if she thought it was worth mentioning, then she probably kept the experience as good memories...It made me hope that I would feel the same way about my trip to the Pacific Northwest as well.
The sun gave way to the cloudy rainy weather that darkened the pictures, but then again, I love this kind of weather (Seattle is perfect fit for me from that point of view). As we got closer to the Northernmost part of California, the surroundings started to look like what I expected from the Northwest: Forests running on hilltops all the way to the horizon. Plus nous allions au Nord de la Californie, plus le temps se gâtait, mais au moins pour conduire d'une part ça évitatit de mettre la clim et de pouvoir conduire à la vitesse un peu plus vite (vitesse escargot après avoir bu 5 tasses de café) et de ne pas être noyés de sueur comme dans le désert -qui paraît bien loin.
After going through that tunnel, the weather and the settings changed completely: Trees and Sun. Who said it rains so much in Orgeon and Washington? I'd like to point out that the more we were going to the "rainy states", the clearer the weather was.
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