4.5 KiB
4.5 KiB
🌴 US West Coast Trip — September/October 2026
The Group
- KT, VT — Sofia, Bulgaria
- MS, LK — Vancouver, BC
Destinations
- San Francisco (base: Daly City)
- Yosemite National Park
- Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Parks
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
Bookings & Reservations
| Dates | Cost | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏠 Airbnb — Daly City | Sep 19–22 (3 nights) | $1,049.54 CAD | Auto-pays Sep 7 |
| 🏕️ Cabin — Yosemite (Wawona) | Sep 22–24 (2 nights) | US$933.75 | ✅ Paid |
| 🏞️ America the Beautiful Pass | Sep 22, 2026–Sep 30, 2027 | US$250.00 | ✅ Purchased · payer TBC for ledger |
| 🌲 Cabin — Sequoia (Miramonte) | Sep 24–26 (2 nights) | US$542.73 | ✅ Paid Sep 8 · shortened Sep 16 · US$228.43 refund pending |
| 🏙️ Airbnb — LA (DTLA) | Sep 26–30 (4 nights) | €1,077.00 | ✅ Booked & paid by KT · altered Sep 15 (+1 night, check-in moved to Sep 26) · ✅ online check-in completed Sep 26 |
| 🎭 Water for Elephants — Hollywood Pantages | Sep 27, 6:30 PM | US$230.00 | ✅ 4 tickets (Ticketmaster 57-46264/LA2) · MEZZR Row C 6–12 · mobile tickets in VT's account |
| 🎰 Hotel — Las Vegas (Horseshoe) | Sep 30–Oct 3 (3 nights) | US$1,067.70 | ✅ Booked by KT · 2 rooms · pay at property · free cancel until Sep 28 · replaces Wyndham (cancelled Sep 9) |
| 🏨 LKMS — Rockview Inn, Morro Bay | Oct 3–4 | CA$271.01 | ✅ Paid by LK (Amex 1003) · Expedia 72079391147121 |
| 🚗 SIXT Car Rental | Sep 20–Oct 5 (15 days booked) | US$897.93 | ✅ Booked (9739014160) · pickup Sep 20, 14:00 PDT; rental agreement displays 13:50 PDT · return early Oct 4, 16:30 PDT |
| ✈️ Flights — KT & VT | Sep 19 / Oct 3 | — | ✅ Dates confirmed (details later) |
| ✈️ Flights — MS & LK | Sep 20 / Oct 4 | CA$1,369.76 | ⚠️ UA1333 in flight Sep 20: estimated SFO arrival 1:05 PM PDT · gate E9 · Carousel 8 · booked (OMK75H) · AC573 return · LK flies to Kansas City Sep 22 |
| 🏨 LK — Brand Plaza Hotel | Sep 25–26 | — | ✅ Booked (73544817153078) |
| 🏨 LK — Hotel Phillips, Kansas City | Sep 22–25 (3 nights) | US$956.98 | ✅ Booked (U2AX6RQ) · JNUC 2026 · separate LK stay |
| 🚗 LK — Budget at LAX | Sep 25–26 | CA$95.64 | ✅ Booked (73544810702403) · Chevrolet Equinox or similar · 18:45 PDT pickup/return · due at counter |
| 🚗 LK — Hertz at LAX | Sep 25–27 | CA$232.12 | ❌ Cancelled 2026-09-14 · refund TBC |
Expense split: expenses.md · Tricount (opens in the app).
Timeline
One file per day in days/: logistics, agreed plan, open notes, addresses with map pins.
| Date | Day | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Sat | Daly City |
| Sep 20 | Sun | Silicon Valley · Golden Gate |
| Sep 21 | Mon | Burlingame · San Francisco · Golden Gate |
| Sep 22 | Tue | SF → Yosemite |
| Sep 23 | Wed | Yosemite |
| Sep 24 | Thu | Yosemite → Sequoia |
| Sep 25 | Fri | Group: Kings Canyon · LK: Los Angeles |
| Sep 26 | Sat | Miramonte → Los Angeles |
| Sep 27 | Sun | Friends · South Bay beaches → Water for Elephants (Pantages) |
| Sep 28 | Mon | Open day in Los Angeles |
| Sep 29 | Tue | Getty Center & Griffith Observatory |
| Sep 30 | Wed | LA → Calico → Red Rock Canyon → Las Vegas |
| Oct 1 | Thu | Death Valley viewpoints · Las Vegas evening |
| Oct 2 | Fri | Las Vegas |
| Oct 3 | Sat | Las Vegas → SF |
| Oct 4 | Sun | San Francisco |
Last updated: 2026-10-01