Our 2-week winter holiday started in the Colorado Rockies and ended in sunny San Diego. Learn more about each destination by clicking on the links in the timeline.
The Amtrak California Zephyr took us from Denver to San Francisco. A series of road trips allowed us to see the California Coast and to Joshua Tree National Park. In every city we were thankful to reunite with friends and live like locals for a moment.
Day 1: Denver, Colorado
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Day 2: Rocky Mountain National Park
Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park Tour 2021 Day 3: Amtrak California Zephyr
Winter Park, Colorado stop on Amtrak’s California Zephyr, 2021 Day 4: Amtrak California Zephyr to Reno, Nevada
Sparks, Nevada from Amtrak’s California Zephyr Denver-Reno, 2021 Day 5: Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada 2021 Day 6: Reno to San Francisco on the Amtrak California Zephyr
Lake Tahoe area, Amtrak California Zephyr, 2021 Day 7: Christmas Day in San Francisco
Hilton San Francisco Union Square, CA 2021 Day 8: San Francisco, California
San Francisco Botanical Garden, 2021 Day 9: Road Trip from San Francisco to Pismo Beach, California
Bixby Bridge, CA 2021 Day 10: Road Trip from Pismo Beach to Los Angeles, California
Monarch Butterfly Grove, Pismo Beach, CA 2021 Day 11: Joshua Tree National Park
Hiking near Park Boulevard, Joshua Tree National Park, CA Day 12: Palm Desert to San Diego
The Living Desert Zoo and Botanical Garden, CA 2021 Day 13: San Diego, California
Cabrillo National Park in San Diego, California 2021
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