Here are some pictures taken along the way of VivaLaVida into California. Hope you'll enjoy those.


1. Sunset light on the small Hemet Lake.

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2. Pismo Beach in the rain.

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3. Elephant seals...

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4. The famous McWay Falls.

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5. A lone tree...

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6. A penguin at the foot of the sixth largest tree in the US!

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7. A morning surprise: about 14 inches snow (forecast was 3 inches..!).

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8. VivaLaVida making his own tracks.

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9. Snowy day on Mirror Lake, Yosemite.

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10. Clouds going slowly away...

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11. Bridaweil Falls in a great light. (stiched panoramic of three vertical pictures)

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12. Hummingbird, the smallest brid...

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13. ... and the Californian Condor, the largest, both in Pinnacles NP.

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14. Nice colored snake.

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15. Mobius Arch in Alabama Hills.

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16. Short stop at the Teapot Junction, Death Valley.

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17. Famous Racetrack, a must see for all SMB owners!

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18. VivaLaVida on the Linpincott Road.

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19. Nice colors in Saline Valley.

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20. Big step!

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21. This passage in narrower than VivaLaVida..!

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22. Axle crossing...

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23. Boondocking at Eureka Dunes, what an amazing place!

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To be continued soon. Thanks for watching. ;-)

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Travelling in VivaLaVida (custom 2010 6.0 Ford E-350 Extended with U-Joint 4WD conversion)

I really need to quit my job. These pics are killing me.

^^^ no doubt. i see his (and others) trip reports and just think to myself "im doing it wrong".

wonderful pix claude!

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"understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of your car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of your car, horsepower is how hard your car hits the wall, and torque is how far your car moves the wall."

Wow I can't believe your journey included some of my favorite places. I've been to all of them sans 4x4 (well maybe not the narrow passages!).

When my SMB is ready in about 6 weeks Eureka Dunes and Saline Valley are high on my list, but not until the weather is a bit cooler.

Thanks for the memories and kindling my excitement about the journey ahead!

Terry

Thanks to you guys.

Just for the story, on pictures 20 to 23, VivaLaVida was running on front axle only since I had an issue with the rear driveshaft and had to remove it to go back to Bishop... So I didn't had 4x4 at this time...

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Travelling in VivaLaVida (custom 2010 6.0 Ford E-350 Extended with U-Joint 4WD conversion)

Very nice stuff Claude. I'm right behind you and can't wait, but my pics probably won't be as good.

must post carnage pictures or it did not happen

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Kelly, Claudine, Sophie dog, Bell the redheaded step child and Gooseberry RIP.

Most the time the Copilot is Now Sophie dog the noise maker.

2000 7.3 PS Quigley/RB30 with a 6 window poptop.

Thanks buddy. I was there in April, I'm actually in Alberta, on the way to Alaska... ;-)

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Travelling in VivaLaVida (custom 2010 6.0 Ford E-350 Extended with U-Joint 4WD conversion)

Excellent. Hard to believe I live in the same State ... and I've seen most of it. (BTW ... garter snake)

Bad ass pictures for sure Claude. Curious, Lippincott was OK? I wondered if they had even opened it up back when you did it. Seems they always lie about the trails condition.

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2006 Ford 6.0PSD EB-50/E-PH SMB 4X4 Rock Crawler Trailer

Sportsmobile 4X4 Adventures..........On and off road adventures