View Larger Map After being in the desert for a week I was ready for a change of scenery. The road trip to San Francisco is kind of a last minute one. I’ve always wanted to drive down the Pacific Coast Highway and since I’m paying a fortune for the car rental already I might as well make good use out of it. Driving through Death Valley was fun at first but my mood took a diving as I drove farther into desolation. It was such a relief to reach Independence, CA a small town of 572 people just on the outskirts of the desert. I filled up on gas thinking $3.25/gallon was a bargain compare to $4.48 that was sold in Devil’s Corn Field. Surprisingly, the gas station has the best Russian salad ever!
It didn't take too long before I reached Yosemite National Park. I almost decided on a different road to bypass the park but I'm here, what the hell. After seeing the desert for so long, the park is almost a little slice of heaven, definitely worth the $20 entrance fee and the extra driving time.
As the sun fell between the valleys, I left the park on the winding roads to Fresno, CA. I have hoped to get dinner there but by the time I got in everything was closed already. One thing I really hate about the US, nothing is open after 9:30 or 11 the latest! Even in Las Vegas, the city that never sleeps, I could never find anywhere suitable for latenight dinning. I loved that about HongKong. Now that's really a city that never sleeps!