Key West to San Diego to Seattle to Alaska, West Coast Misadventure

SargeBSA

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After Expo East I decided that it was time for a change of scenery, so 2 months later and after 3 years of living in Florida the left coast was calling. My journey started in Key West.

Goodbye Mosquitoes - Day 1
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Filling up for a overnight run to the Alabama border.
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Vicksburg National Park - Day 2
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Texas (sorry didn't really stop anywhere) -Day 3
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Mescalero Dunes - Day 4
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Roswell NM - Day 4
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Illegal Aliens Welcomed!
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Lincoln NM
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Very Large Array NM
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Talk about BMW hippy mobile.
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Cibola National Forest
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Nights Camp
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Heading to Arizona Day - 5
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Officially West Coast
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Yumm Pie.. om nom nom nom
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Grand Canyon State - Day 5
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It's a Tourist Trap!
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Petrified Forest
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Flagstaff
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Grand Canyon - Day 6
Arrived after dark, obligatory morning shot.
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After spending the vast majority of the day in the park, it was time to cannonball to California.

Mojave Desert - Day 7
Arrived late again. Morning Shot.
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Mojave Depot - Day 7
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Death Valley - Days 8,9
After filling my stomach up with pancakes from a Greek restaurant/truck stop its time for some actual overlanding.
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1leglance

2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
I love the look of the Very Large Array in the snow, glad you had a good run out West and please come back and hang out more....we have so much wide open space to explore.
 

SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Days 9,10
Steel Cut Pass
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Saline Valley Springs
In the words of Andrew St. Pierre White "Its a nudist colony":peepwall:
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Saline Valley Salt Lake
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SargeBSA

Observer
An East Coaster Goes West

Climbing up the backside of Hunter Mountain with Panamint dunes in the background.
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Joshua Trees
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Time too settle into a new job in San Diego.
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Who am I kidding!
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