We can afford to hire a car for a bit of trip, but not all of it. I get the impression that buying a car and selling it on at the end of the trip is more trouble than it is worth these days. We'll all be 23, will that make car hire prohibitively expensive?
At the end of the trip two of us are going to continue on to Patagonia. Does anyone know of a cheap/free place we can leave a big bag full of alpine climbing gear securely for 10 weeks?
Can anyone who has spent a fair amount of time in the area suggest a good itinerary for us?My current thoughts are along the lines of:Fly to LA and hire a car.Weeks 1-3: Spend in the Needles and visit the Incredible Hulk. It won't be quite as hot there then right?Weeks 4-8: Get rid of the car and spend our time in Yosemite/TuolumneWeeks 9 & 10: Hire a car once more and visit Red Rocks, before ditching the car in Vegas and getting a Greyhound Bus back to LA to fly home/on. Red rocks won't be too hot then?
We'll be planning on camping for the whole trip this shouldn't be a problem should it?
Any dos, do nots and top tips to save money would be greatly appreciated.Also how much would you expect living in the states to cost? We don't want to live a life of luxury, but equally we want enough money to afford decent food and to be able to do the occasional touristy thing when the weather is bad/we're knackered.
Hello,I tried to post this on cocktalk, but after three replies thought I might get better answers on a website where people actually climb...
Weeks 9 & 10: Hire a car once more and visit Red Rocks, before ditching the car in Vegas and getting a Greyhound Bus back to LA to fly home/on. Red rocks won't be too hot then?
Here is what the kind people of Supertopo have to say: http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2040981/Brits-in-California-Where-to-go-in-what-order