Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
It’s 08:00 in the morning. We’re at 10,000 feet. 48 Degrees Fahrenheit. A cold breeze from the east. Colette questions her decision to…
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Time in Tahoe
As we’ve traveled across the country over the past couple years people often ask, “Where is your favorite destination?” From beach to desert,…
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Whirlwind Week
Cyclone, Typhoon, Hurricane, Whirlwind. I feel like I got run over by each of these right after the other. It’s a good thing…
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Girls’ day out: Incline Flume Trail
Jim had a series of conference calls and it was too nice of an afternoon for Shelby and I to stay inside. Neither…
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Shirley Canyon Trail
Considering she lives in an area where elevation is measured in numbers below sea level, we thought we’d start Shelby’s visit off with…
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Morning commute: National forest style
They always say the best camera is the one you have with you. So I did what I could fumbling with my phone…
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The road to Independence is not for the faint of heart
It was purely coincidental that we set out for Independence Lake just a couple days after Independence Day. When I plugged it into…
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Glacier Point
There’s only one place to get a sweeping view of the valley from the Yosemite Visitor’s Center to Half Dome to the Nevada…
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10 days in Sierra Nevada
So many superlatives describe scenes within Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks: tallest, deepest, largest, and oldest, just to name a few. Suffice…
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A message from Mother Nature: Rest
Yesterday we woke up to 37 degrees and watched the temperature hit 44 by late morning before beginning a downslide to about 26…
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Boondocking: The next stop
We’re in a new boondocking spot! Our goal is to be closer to the Sequoia National Park entrance and things we want to…
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Zumwalt Meadow, Kings Canyon National Park
I have stood in awe next to skyscrapers in New York and marveled at the expansive view at the top of Mount Audubon…
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Graveyard of the Giants
After a couple of false starts (including getting the Honda stuck in 14” of snow on the road to Fresno Dome and venturing…
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Nelder Grove of Giant Sequoia
Nelder Grove is lesser known than other groves in the Sierra National Forest, which made the afternoon a stark contrast to our hike…
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Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
We spent the day hiking around roughly 500 mature giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove near the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. The…
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Hiking the Lewis Creek National Recreation Trail
We left the warmth of Southern California for the Sierra Nevadas for a few reasons, one of them being hiking and general carousing…
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Moab, Utah
Dolphins to desert. Even though we travel frequently I don’t take for granted the marvel of our modern day modes of transportation. …
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Thank you Mr. Betasso!
Bike ride redemption. Last weekend’s bike ride kicked my butt! We didn’t finish enough of the trail to write about, so during the…
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Mt. Audubon–oh my!
Part of the reason I don’t get lonely being homeless and not living in a “community” is that we’re surrounded by our friends….
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Boulder Creek Path
Smartly (or sadistically) we decided to work a different muscle group from yesterday and bike along Boulder Creek Path. It’s seven miles of…
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Royal Arch
Before we set out on a hike, we’re learning to read reviews from places like ProTrails, and that we need to take into…
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