Wrapping Up Our Yosemite Camping Week
An early start to the day as we wrap up our week in Yosemite, and off to see some more massive trees before…
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Dog Lake and Lembert Dome: Two-For-One in Tuolumne Meadows
Lembert Dome was the whole reason we picked this hike – it’s the granite landmark you can’t miss from anywhere in Tuolumne Meadows….
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A Tale of 3 Lakes: Saddlebag Lake, Tioga Lake, and Mono Lake
The Saddlebag Lake loop trail sits just outside Yosemite at the top of Tioga Pass, an easy drive from our campsite at Tuolumne…
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Tuolumne River and Pothole Dome
The Tuolumne River carves through the high country of Yosemite National Park, and made the short list for our first day at elevation….
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Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley: Plan B Becomes Plan A
We rolled into Yosemite late last night and camped at Bridalveil Creek Campground with morning plans to visit Glacier Point and a hike…
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Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon National Park doesn’t get the postcards that Yosemite gets or the General Sherman selfie line that Sequoia National Park gets. Few…
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Sequoia National Park – The Giant Forest
Giant Forest is the primary area that draws the largest tourist crowds within the giant forest that is Sequoia National Park. The name…
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Sail Channel Islands
Sail Channel Islands is the yacht charter we used for our extended visit to the Channel Islands National Park. There are many ways…
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National Parks: Channel Islands National Park Wrap Up
An early morning sunrise is the perfect way to start our last day here in the Channel Islands National Park. This also is…
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Channel Islands Anchorage Hopping
There are many options for choosing a good Channel Islands Anchorage depending on winds, current, and other marine traffic. Wind and waves are…
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Sailing to Santa Cruz Island
It’s still dumping buckets, but we are finally anchored off of Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park. We know that…
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Rainy Oxnard Down Day
Our first full day of our Channel Islands trip isn’t exactly going to plan, and we’re stuck in Oxnard due to the massive…
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Cailfornia: A Day In Malibu and Ventura
Just a rainy day spent poking around Malibu and Ventura exploring the piers and beaches while dodging the raindrops. First there’s the government…
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Mammoth Lakes, California: Mountain Adventures and Scenic Lakes
We had visited Mammoth Lakes in 2012 on our way to visit Devil’s Postpile National Monument, and thought it was worth a return…
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Mono Lake: California’s Salty, Otherworldly Basin
We spent quite a bit of time boondocking here at Mono Lake in 2012, exploring the tufa towers and living on the cheap…
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Crowley Lake Stone Columns: Mysterious Geologic Formations in California
The Crowley Lake Stone Columns are a geological oddity located along the shores of Crowley Lake in eastern California. These columns are formed…
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Hiking Lembert Dome: Panoramic Views in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows
A trip back up Lembert Dome, the last time we hiked up here was in 2012 when we did our Tioga Road/Tuolomne Meadows…
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Bennettville Ghost Town: Mining History in California’s High Sierra
Bennettville Ghost Town is a very cool former mining camp just outside the Tioga Road entrance to Yosemite National Park. We stumbled upon…
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Lassen Volcanic National Park Wrap-Up: Geysers, Peaks, and Scenic Trails
Lassen Volcanic National Park started as two separate National Monuments – Cinder Cone National Monument and Lassen Peak National Monument. In 1916 these…
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Climbing Lassen Peak: California’s Active Volcano Adventure
Lassen Peak is the highest point within Lassen Volcanic National Park, and one of the largest plug dome volcanoes in the world. At…
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Bumpass Hell Hike: Geothermal Wonders from Cold Boiling Lake
Bumpass Hell is the largest geothermal area within Lassen Volcanic National Park, and arguably the most popular area and hike. The easy three-mile…
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