it has been a LONG time since our last visit from the grandlidboms. we spent christmas in san diego with them, so it had been over six months by the time our lake tahoe visit rolled around, and the kids could barely contain themselves. we arrived and set up a little before they were able […]
hiking
point reyes national seashore adventures.
while we were in manteca, california, the high temps were creeping up to 105° and maybe higher. it was hott. then, we hopped in the camper and car and drove towards the coast. and when we settled into our cute little shady campsite among the redwoods, just two hours away, at samuel p. taylor state […]
yosemite. part two.
our first four days of derek’s time off in yosemite had been packed pretty full. we learned a lesson that maybe we should scatter his time off, because we were all pretty exhausted from the long drive in and out every day, not to mention whatever adventures we partook in. for the last of his […]
yosemite. part one.
ok. so. yosemite. “the crown jewel of the national park service”. we were both excited to see it and a little bit dreading the crowds. our campground was about an hour out of the valley and had no cell signal, so derek took the first week off entirely to explore and adventure and we would […]
sequoia national park.tunnel log and moro rock.
we didn’t know it at the time, but the tuesday after labor day would be our last big adventure in sequoia and kings canyon. we did a lot and decided that instead of fighting the cell signal logistics problem, we would just head to fresno and regroup before our yosemite time. anyhow. for our last […]
sequoia and kings canyon.big baldy hike.
our third day in sequoia and kings canyon was memorial day. so, bonus, derek was off. not bonus, so was everyone else. :). we decided to find a less populated spot and had no trouble at all securing parking at the big baldy trailhead, just a few miles from our campsite. the hike was about […]
kings canyon. scenic drive and meadow hike.
on our second day in sequoia and kings canyon, the weather cleared up, making a perfect day to make the long, scenic drive into kings canyon and do a little bit of hiking when we got there. we decided to save the scenic overlooks and picture taking for the trip back up, so we could […]
mosaic canyon, death valley.
we knew that it would take derek much longer to drive the beastly rv up and out of death valley than it would take us, making it the perfect opportunity to squeeze in a little extra adventure before we left. so, as he hit the road, we hit the trail, into the same slot canyon […]
red rock canyon state park.(girls only camping trip)
finally! after a few months on the california coast, it was time to make our way inland. from oceano, we were heading to death valley national park, about 5 hours away. we decided to split the drive up, traveling a few hours to ridgecrest to spend the night at walmart and then go into death […]
tent camping on santa cruz island.part 2.
welcome to part two of the adventures of anna and sarah on santa cruz island. you can read about part one, here. anna and i had a pretty good night, you know, considering we were sleeping on a mat that took 12 breaths to blow up. it wasn’t too cold, which was my biggest worry […]