Most Breathtaking – Munro Point in Yosemite • Runner-up – All of Yosemite Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Santa Barbara and driving down the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) Most Surprising –The trees at Sequoia are GIANT, I mean really Giant! Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Camp Nelson, CA National Parks Visited – Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia Most Uncomfortable Moment – A man swerved all the…
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A Day to Wander
First off, mosquitos are the worst! For those of you that just read that sentence and thought, “Oh they don’t like me,” with a grin that screams “neener, neener,” please, I will give you $5 million dollars for your superpower! I have five bites just on my face! What a day [Yesterday]! We left Yosemite around…
Yosemite is Amazing
Yosemite is amazing! If you haven’t been, pull out your calendar and schedule a time. We have all seen the same pictures, in fact you can see my pictures here, but you have to see this stuff in real life, it is majestic. I know that word sounds cheesy but there really isn’t a better…
Time With Friends
This week was my first friend stay, a short break from the road. I arrived in Pleasanton, California to the open arms of some of my very favorite people. A taste of the all american family in suburban California. A week full of baseball games, softball practices, birthday parties, school, naps, and movies, a stark contrast to the…
A Look Back – Week 2
Most Breathtaking – Lake Tahoe • Runner-up – The Ridge Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Hwy 89 through Truckee Most Surprising -Whiskeytown/Shasta Nat’l Forest Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Graeagle, CA National Parks Visited – Lassen Volcanic National Park Most Uncomfortable Moment – The Park Ranger at the Campground in Tahoe approached me one morning and said, “Have you seen any bears yet?…Well they are out…
We Slept In!
I thought this was deserving of it’s own post because those of you that know me, know how much I value my sleep. After a few bad nights, I think our system is finally dialed in…proof: we slept till 9:30!!! Get Rid of the Unnecessary: By this I mean threw away some over-the-top methods of…
From the Mountains to the Coast
I’m not going to lie, waking up in a bed this morning was nice although there was a small part of me that missed the coziness of our car (ok very small part). Franklin was so excited for the day to start that he woke me up at 6:00am. We went on a little jog…
Where Are We?
I woke up this morning, popped up the hatchback and for a moment forgot where we were. It opened to reveal the Alvord desert where we camped but to me it looked like the aftermath of a post-apocalyptic Oregon and I was waiting for a zombie to come slow-walking towards me. The vastness and emptiness…
A GOLDEN ROAD 