Back in September 2015, Maria and I travelled to Los Angeles and steadily made our way up the pacific coast eventually crossing the boarder into Canada, finishing up in Vancouver, BC.
Above is a short video I made of our trip as a memento for us and to share with our family and friends. And below is a selection of photographs I took along the way.
![Los Angeles to Vancouver route map for car and train](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/Los-Angeles-to-Vancouver-Map.jpg)
Our route, starting in Los Angeles and ending in Vancouver.
![hand-drawn brush lettering of Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, and Vancouver](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/West-Coast-Hand-Lettering.jpg)
Hand drawn lettering for use in the video.
![hazy hills of Los Angeles from the sky](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-1.jpg)
![A row of Vons shopping carts against a brick wall](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-2.jpg)
![A side on view of a rusty truck sheltered by trees](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-3.jpg)
![A blonde woman with pig tails looking down bubble gum alley in San Luis Obispo, California](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-4.jpg)
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-5.jpg)
![A blonde girl smiling with pigtails holding two cute grey kittens](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-6.jpg)
![Girl in white dress holding Tens sunglasses at the beach](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-7.jpg)
![A photograph looking down the road of route one in California](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-8.jpg)
![A misty beach, hills, and sea scene along California's Cabrillo Highway](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-9.jpg)
![Girl at the end of a tunnel along Cabrillo Highway in California](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-10.jpg)
![Girl stood in front of a street art mural in Oakland, California](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-11.jpg)
![Sunset through the side of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-12.jpg)
![Diner chairs and table at Sugar Pine Cafe in Mariposa, California](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-13.jpg)
![Driving across a bridge towards Yosemite](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-14.jpg)
![Tunnel view in Yosemite National Park with Half Dome in the background](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-15.jpg)
![A dry Yosemite Falls between two large trees from the valley floor](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-16.jpg)
![Girl checking the map in Yosemite valley](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-17.jpg)
![A road in Yosemite valley looking up towards Half Dome](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-18.jpg)
![Holding a leaf up to the sun](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-19.jpg)
![Looking up into the trees from Yosemite valley floor](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-20.jpg)
![A late afternoon vista from near Taft Point overlooking El Capitan](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-21.jpg)
![A long exposure of the moon rising behind Half Dome at night. Photographed from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-22.jpg)
![Maria Nightingale in Portland](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-23.jpg)
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-24.jpg)
![Sunlight hitting an open magazine through a shop window in Portland, Oregon.](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-25.jpg)
![A tire swing hanging from a tree in a stereotypical American neighbourhood](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-26.jpg)
![Blonde girl stood in front of a pickup truck on a street in Portland, Oregon.](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-27.jpg)
![Blonde girl stood in front of a pickup truck on a street in Portland, Oregon.](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-28.jpg)
![Blonde girl stood in front of a street art mural of arrows in Portland, Oregon.](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-29.jpg)
![Young boy sat atop of Grouse mountain on the Grouse Grind trail in Vancouver, BC.](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-30.jpg)
![Pristine fluffy white clouds with a touch of blue sky](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-31.jpg)
![Snowy Canadian mountain range captured from aeroplane](https://res.cloudinary.com/geometryclub/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_900/https://davemullenjnr.co.uk/assets/img/posts/west-coast/west-coast-photography-dave-mullen-jnr-32.jpg)