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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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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Obsidian at Glass Mountain: Volcanic Treasures in California’s Backcountry
Glass Mountain is part of the Medicine Lake Glass Flow Geologic Area, roughly a square mile of unnavigable terrain within the Modoc National…
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Lava Beds National Monument: Caves, History, and Volcanic Landscapes
Lava Beds National Monument in northeastern California has the highest concentration of lava tubes within the United States. Twenty-seven of these lava tubes…
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Trinidad Coastline
The sun is finally breaking through in the tropical rain forest of Northern California. With scenery like this, we’re excited to hit the…
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World Traveler
Ah, they grow up so quickly! It’s been a fun couple weeks with Shelby – from trekking through Yosemite to Bodega Bay to…
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Symphony Bound
Rock star ready to go to the symphony! Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Tired Tourists
Another long day – hiking at Lands End, the Sutro Baths, cable car rides, Pier 39, Ghirardelli Square… I’m glad we’re only in…
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Pooped Myself
Well I guess I’ll double-post since we’re the lucky bunch today! Colette won a Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy hat, Shelby won a…
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Presidio Pickers
Berry picking time! After a long volunteer day helping to clean up trails in the Presidio Park on National Trails day, nothing better…
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Cable Car Rider
And what’s a day in San Francisco without a walk up to Coit Tower to see the city lights twinkling, followed by gelato…
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Blow Your Horn
After a long day wandering around San Francisco and Alcatraz, it’s a sad feeling to realize that while most out of the 100+…
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All Washed Up
Woke up this morning to this sailboat beached in the harbor in front of our RV. Judging by the tattered mainsail, either he…
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Redwood Relaxing
Taking time to relax in the serenity of the Cathedral Redwoods stand in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. No cars, no screaming children,…
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