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13 places visited in 2013

June 2013 San Francisco Three days in San Francisco in June 2013: cable cars over the hills, the Golden Gate on foot, a sobering trip to Alcatraz and shrimp at Pier 39.
June 2013 Sacramento A stop in Old Sacramento in June 2013: wooden boardwalks and Gold Rush facades, a candy kitchen mid-pour, and a cowboy hat we regret nothing about.
June 2013 Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Lakes in June 2013: an out-of-season ski village all to ourselves, bear statues, island signposts and a well-earned Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
June 2013 Yosemite Yosemite in June 2013, crossing the park on Tioga Road: snowy meadows, Half Dome from Olmsted Point, El Capitan up close and Lower Yosemite Fall.
June 2013 Las Vegas Two June days in Las Vegas: gondolas at the Venetian, machine guns before lunch, Excalibur turrets, Bellagio fountains and showgirls under the Fremont lights.
June 2013 Hoover Dam A June day trip from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam: the full sweep from the overlook, the bypass bridge over the Colorado River, and us dwarfed by the concrete.
June 2013 Grand Canyon Two June days on the South Rim: first sight of the Grand Canyon, the Bright Angel tunnel, Maricopa Point, the Powell Memorial and evening light in the gorge.
June 2013 Seligman Seligman in June 2013, the town that kept Route 66 alive: jalopies at the Snow Cap, mannequins on the Rusty Bolt, and meeting Angel Delgadillo.
June 2013 Williams Williams, Arizona in June 2013: Route 66 neon, an evening shootout show on the main street, Grand Canyon Railway steam engines and homemade pie.
June 2013 Scottsdale Scottsdale in June 2013, with dinner at Rustler's Rooste across in Phoenix: a live country band, checked tablecloths and a plate of fried rattlesnake.
June 2013 Sedona A red rock pit stop in Sedona in June 2013: cowboy hats at the overlook, buttes above the treeline, and a wander down Uptown before the Grand Canyon.
June 2013 Palm Springs Palm Springs in June: the aerial tramway up Mount San Jacinto, a picnic above the desert, hotel pool time, Marilyn on the corner and palms everywhere.
June 2013 Hollywood Hollywood in June 2013: Spielberg's star and the Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Sign, Universal Studios stunts and sharks, and a downtown LA detour.