More Big Trees…and the Grandest Canyon
More Big Trees…and the Grandest Canyon of them all Looking at the forecast and the mileage between our next few stops, we realized it would be wise for us [...]
Spectacular Yosemite
Spectacular Yosemite Yosemite was nothing short of spectacular. No suspense here — we loved it. And that’s even without most of the waterfalls running. This is the first place [...]
Lake Tahoe –Deep Blue Depths
Lake Tahoe: Deep Blue Depths After our good time in Bodega Bay, we headed over to stop 2 with the Duane/Carrico gang: Lake Tahoe. But first, the Jelly Belly [...]
Northern California Beaches
Northern California Beaches (Note: some people who know we’re traveling around California right now have asked if we are in any of the areas with wildfires. Thankfully we aren’t, [...]
Big, Big Trees
Living like the Ants Coming out of Crater Lake we had a looooong drive to the NorCal coast to meet friends at the Redwoods. Yay…friends were coming to visit! [...]
Oregon coast, part 2: Paula and Carolyn visit
Oregon Coast: Part 2, with Paula and Carolyn! After our thrill-ride morning on the dunes, we had more excitement in the afternoon: Paula and Carolyn were arriving to visit! [...]
The Oregon Coast is a Bit Dramatic
The Oregon Coast, part 1 We wonder, does a person ever get tired of looking at the ocean? And especially watching waves crash violently against huge rocks? I can’t [...]
Who cut the cheese?!?!
Tillamook: Where everyone cuts the cheese. Note: My kids (Dennis is included as “kid” in this instance) insisted we say “cut the cheese” We’ve learned to be more flexible, [...]
Mt. Rainier
We saw the mountain we almost missed We’ve always known that our initial trip route was “rough” and that we would want to edit it as we got on [...]
First 90 Days
The good, the bad and the “who knew????!!!” Our first 90 days on the road. We just passed the three month mark on our trip. It seems like [...]