We've been moving everyday now for almost a week so we've covered a lot of ground. We went from desert to the high Sierras, and from California to Nevada back to California to Oregon (or 692 miles to be exact). We passed a lot of fine country/ranch houses, some beautiful mountain scenery (we passed through the California Alps--yep that's what they call themselves), and some gorgeous fall foliage happening in south east Oregon. But let me get back to where I left off (Day 1-4 is here).
About 15 minutes outside of Lone Pine is the Manzanar War Relocation Center (it's where they "relocated" 10,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast--in total over 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced to move with only what they could carry in their suitcase). As a Japanese American, I feel this is a part of my history but at the same time I'm from Hawaii so it never affected my family (Japanese Americans in Hawaii for the most part were not relocated, only those on the mainland). But I did find 10 people with my last name (Nitta) on the list of the 10,000 interned there.
Wow such overt racism
Well I hope we have learned from this disgraceful "unAmerican" period in our history. Let's stop segregating based on race (and let's not build walls to keep out "others").
Anyway enough of the doom and gloom. Here are some pictures of the most beautiful places I've ever visited (Convict Lake up top and June Lake below). {side note: one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to was Antelope Canyon, part of our first Airstream trip}
{outfit: Current/Elliot dress & Celine sunglasses}
{outfit details: Maison Labiche Mariniere shirt + Paige Verdugo Black Jeans + Everlane Modern Oxfords (review of this here) + Fjallraven beanie}
Also just a note about this striped mariniere shirt from Maison Labiche: I'm not sure how I found this brand but I've been obsessed with it ever since. It's a French-style striped shirt from a French company (though made in Portugal so less likely made in a sweatshop but not a guarantee). I love this traditional style and feel of the French striped shirt. It's a heavier thicker knit with a lot less stretch than most cotton striped shirts. And of course there's the super cute cursive embroidery on the chest. If you go to their shop in Paris, you can get anything embroidered on the shirt of your choice (or you can also do it online and pay for shipping from France). A much more affordable and hassle-free way would be to just buy it from Shopbop. I purchased mine through East Dane because 1) it was before Shopbop started offering Maison Labiche for women, and 2) it was the last XS left and heavily discounted (got it for $30). So yep, it does say "casanova" instead of "mademoiselle" but hey I was just as much a casanova as a mademoiselle back in the day ;)
And about 30 minutes south east of South Lake Tahoe is Grover Springs State Park. There's a lovely hot springs pool that's a perfect start to a morning or at the end of a long mountain hike.
Up next: Oregon!