Giorno 1

• 1. Palm Springs

  try to spot mid-century modernist architecture amid luxurious, but totally inaccessible houses

• 9:00 am - 32.8 miglia / 38 minuti - 9:39 am

  2. Oasis Date Gardens

  taste a date shake and stock up on fresh dates of more varieties than you thought existed

• 10:39 am - 25.3 miglia / 32 minuti - 11:13 am

  3. Joshua Tree National Park - South Entrance

  drive up to Twentynine Palms learning about more or less unsuccessful attempts at farming and ranching in the desert along the way

• 11:13 am - 3.4 miglia / 9 minuti - 11:23 am

  Lost Palms Oasis and Overlook

• 3:53 pm - 29.1 miglia / 46 minuti - 4:40 pm

  Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree

• 5:10 pm - 7.3 miglia / 11 minuti - 5:22 pm

  Arch Rock Trail - Joshua Tree

• 5:52 pm - 11.8 miglia / 19 minuti - 6:12 pm

  4. 29 Palms Inn

  the only place that deserves to call itself a restaurant in Twentynine Palms

• 7:12 pm - 2.1 miglia / 5 minuti - 7:18 pm

  Motel 6 Twentynine Palms

Giorno 2

• Motel 6 Twentynine Palms

  observe firsthand customs of young soldiers and their more or less permanent girlfriends

• 9:00 am - 4.4 miglia / 7 minuti - 9:08 am

  Joshua Tree National Park - North Entrance

  hike some more and envy climbers who are much better equipped to avoid invading hordes otherwise known as tourists

• 9:08 am - 9.3 miglia / 13 minuti - 9:22 am

  Lucky Boy Vista

• 10:52 am - 7.4 miglia / 17 minuti - 11:10 am

  Barker Dam Loop

• 12:10 pm - 2.0 miglia / 5 minuti - 12:16 pm

  Hidden Valley

• 12:46 pm - 7.1 miglia / 11 minuti - 12:58 pm

  Samuelson Rocks

• 4:28 pm - 219.1 miglia / 3 ore 35 minuti - 8:04 pm

  5. Bakersfield

Giorno 3

• 5. Bakersfield

  you can find a vast selection of chain motels and few people there. As you leave the town stop at a farm stand to buy some fresh oranges

• 9:00 am - 52.5 miglia / un'ora 6 minuti - 10:07 am

  6. Sequoia National Forest - Ranger Station

  a friendly ranger will advise you on best trails among sequoias

• 10:22 am - 33.9 miglia / 59 minuti - 11:22 am

  Trail of 100 Giants

  skip the Trail of 100 Giants unless you are into people watching. There are at least 32 other sequoia groves in the forest completely devoid of people

• 12:22 pm - 14.7 miglia / 29 minuti - 12:52 pm

  Needles Lookout

• 3:22 pm - 12.2 miglia / 38 minuti - 4:00 pm

  Jordan Peak Lookout

• 5:00 pm - 75.5 miglia / 2 ore 9 minuti - 7:10 pm

  7. Brewbakers Brewing Company

  there are couple of competent restaurants in Visalia: Brewbakers Brewing Company with fancy named burger choices is our pick

• 8:10 pm - 0.4 miglia / 3 minuti - 8:14 pm

  Visalia

Giorno 4

• Visalia

  where local population missed on the sweeping trend and didn't desert downtown. On the way out stock up on strawberries from Chinese immigrants tending seasonal patches that bear sweet fruit May to August

• 9:00 am - 36.2 miglia / 49 minuti - 9:50 am

  8. Sequoia National Park

  see more sequoias, as one never tires of giant trees

• 10:50 am - 16.8 miglia / 45 minuti - 11:36 am

  Moro Rock

• 12:36 pm - 1.7 miglia / 6 minuti - 12:43 pm

  Big Trees Trail

  don't worry: there are more sequoias in your itinerary

• 1:13 pm - 2.1 miglia / 4 minuti - 1:18 pm

  Congress Trail

• 3:18 pm - 3.0 miglia / 7 minuti - 3:26 pm

  Tokopah Falls

• 5:26 pm - 82.8 miglia / un'ora 53 minuti - 7:20 pm

  Samos Kitchen

  Korean food

• 8:20 pm - 5.8 miglia / 10 minuti - 8:31 pm

  Fresno

Giorno 5

• Fresno

  has more freeways than it needs but to justify it, inhabitants just drive around for fun. Leaving Fresno will give you ample opportunities to buy fresh sweet cherries. If you think price is too high - haggle

• 9:00 am - 10.6 miglia / 12 minuti - 9:13 am

  9. Forestiere Underground Gardens

  an ingenious answer to central valley weather - oppressive summer heat and biting winter frost - imported straight from Sicily. A lesson in gardening and housing that unfortunately nobody learned

• 11:13 am - 50.1 miglia / un'ora 2 minuti - 12:16 pm

  San Joaquin River Gorge

• 1:46 pm - 17.4 miglia / 34 minuti - 2:21 pm

  10. Sierra Vista Scenic Byway

  if you have enough time and the road is open

• 2:21 pm - 6.5 miglia / 11 minuti - 2:33 pm

  Redinger Overlook

• 2:43 pm - 37.8 miglia / un'ora 13 minuti - 3:57 pm

  Jackass Rock

• 3:57 pm - 17.6 miglia / 33 minuti - 4:31 pm

  Mile High Vista

• 5:01 pm - 27.4 miglia / 55 minuti - 5:57 pm

  Jackass Meadow

• 6:17 pm - 5.0 miglia / 12 minuti - 6:30 pm

  The Balls/Portuguese Overlook

• 6:40 pm - 1.7 miglia / 4 minuti - 6:45 pm

  Globe Rock

• 7:00 pm - 29.8 miglia / un'ora 8 minuti - 8:09 pm

  12. Woody's New Orleans West

  don't miss Cajun food

• 9:09 pm - 1.8 miglia / 5 minuti - 9:14 pm

  11. Queens Inn by the River

Giorno 6

• 11. Queens Inn by the River

  relax with a glass of wine in their wine bar

• 9:00 am - 46.5 miglia / un'ora 24 minuti - 10:25 am

  13. Yosemite National Park

  probably the most frequently visited national park. Start early, pick the most strenuous hike you can stomach and walk fast

• 10:25 am - 0.9 miglia / 5 minuti - 10:31 am

  The Mist Trail - Vernal and Nevada Falls

  as you gain elevation and asphalt gives way to stone you'll find yourself with less and less company to compete for waterfalls' views

• 4:31 pm - 9.5 miglia / 23 minuti - 4:55 pm

  Inspiration Point

  if the Tunnel View crowds are getting between you and one of Yosemite's most famous viewpoints

• 6:55 pm - 43.1 miglia / un'ora 8 minuti - 8:04 pm

  14. Savoury's Restaurant

  the best restaurant in Mariposa where the best part is to watch French tourists confronted with American dining customs

• 9:04 pm - 37.0 miglia / 45 minuti - 9:50 pm

  15. Merced

Giorno 7

• 15. Merced

  between Merced and Modesto stock up on almonds, pistachios and walnuts

• 9:00 am - 39.7 miglia / 40 minuti - 9:41 am

  16. Modesto

• 10:41 am - 45.4 miglia / 47 minuti - 11:29 am

  17. Lucas Winery

  taste wines in one of the many wineries in Lodi and buy a few bottles

• 12:29 pm - 4.6 miglia / 10 minuti - 12:39 pm

  Lodi

• 1:39 pm - 53.7 miglia / 57 minuti - 2:36 pm

  18. Folsom