Yesterday we decided to take a detour and go see the Hoover Dam then continue north towards Visalia, California where we will stay for the night. Today we will go further north into the Sequia National Forest then onto San Francisco.

We’re here. Finally. In California.

You know, its amazing how fast we’ve actually gotten to where we’re going. After several 9 hour trips in the car, 9 hours begins to feel like nothing. It flies by. Our family is getting better at loading and unloading the van, packing our things quickly and waking up early. Though the waking up early is due to the time difference. I’ll literally wake up at 6 in the morning and not be tired.

So the drive from Arizona to California was interesting. The landscape changes were the best part. Arizona was red, arid, dry, sometimes yellow and lacking in vegetation at some points. Then we took a detour north towards Nevada. No, we did not stop in Las Vegas. Though it seemed like it because the whole desert that is Nevada was covered in casinos. And yes, Nevada is pretty much a desert. Yellow, cacti, dry, hot, the whole nine yards. All of a sudden, you cross the state border and you have fruit trees, and agriculture inspections (we passed! whoo-hoo!) and trucks filled with goods. Especially garlic. We saw tons of trucks filled with garlic. And I’ve never seen so many U-Pick farms in my life. It had U-Pick strawberries, U-Pick cherries, U-Pick everything. They even had grape vineyards where you can have them make your own label for your own wine. Its pretty agriculture-y. Needless to say, the weather here is gorgeous. Its not hot, but its not freezing cold. Its great, and everything’s really pretty and green. Its like Miami, but with no humidity and cooler temperature. I love it.

Tomorrow, we’re going to the Sequoia National Forest. After that, we’ll head on to San Francisco where we’ll spend the next 2 or 3 days. Its going to be a blast!

with much love,
aimee nicole

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