and hit the road.
Being in the relaxed frame of mind that we were we packed everything and anything, ready for mountains and desert. Sharon is a very organised camper and had all of that gear under control.
After a late start (relaxed frame of mind) we drove through California to Yosemite National Park. The scenery was spectacular, of course, pine trees and mountains. Being school holidays the park was completely full for camping but we found a nice spot just on the other side near a place called Mono Lake. We set up our first of many night camps, Sharon took care of the tent and I took care of dinner. All the camp sites had 'Bear boxes', a big metal box to put your food in at night so the bears don't get into the habit of wandering in for some takeaway. Our tent wasn't in a big metal box and I wondered briefly if the bears might consider the tasty morsels wrapped in rip stop nylon worth a visit.
Sharon is packing up our first camp while I make breakfast. The 'Bear box' is on the right.
This ground squirrel wants to know what's on the menu.
We spent the first part of the day skirting the eastern edge of a massive national park system. Lots of mountains, lots of trees, really beautiful. Then we stopped off at a hot springs public pool. Perfect place for a shower and to soak away any car cramps.
Not a great picture, but you get the idea. By this stage we were realising the even though the mountains look huge and spectacular to your eye....when you take a photo they become small and insignificant. 
Stopping for some water at a public park. Free, palatable, drinking water, a novelty for an Adelaidian.
We're laughing because in my haste to get back in the shot before the timer went off I nearly pushed Sharon down the embankment behind us.
Mountain pass.
We found a place to camp at Inyo Forest which actually looked a lot like the Flinders ranges. The good news was that because of the more arid land there weren't any Bear boxes....and we assumed no bear. There were tonnes of lizards though. The camp area was almost deserted and very peaceful. Most of the camp sites we went to had long drop toilets and we started rating them based on how clean they were. The ones at this site were a 3, not great.
Camp scrubby.
One of Sharon's ambitions is to execute as many photo bombs as possible before she dies. Captured here demonstrating her mastery of the art form.
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