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Yosemite Tour – Part 2
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This was a great group to travel with for the tour. We had lunch together and shared some of our reasons for being here as well as where our hometowns are located. Turns out we met a Lions fan on the first hike and there was a Vikings fam in…
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Yosemite Tour – Part 1
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Postings will be a bit sporadic since access to WiFi is not always available in Yosemite. As I learned from previous tours, this is an excellent way to see the park and leave the driving to someone else! When I booked the tour I was given the meeting place, which…
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Shout to Austin!
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On Friday, just as I was settling into bed and wanting to watch a Netfilx video, my I Pad slipped out of my hands and landed in this 1″ gap between the platform for the bed and the cabinets. I tried to retrieve it but to no avail – my…
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Bumpass Hell Trail
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This is an easy to moderate trail and I enjoyed sharing it with so many others – families with young children, babies carried by his/her parents and visitors from other countries The trail is named after Mr. Bumpass, an early settler who, in 1865, stepped in the wrong place and…
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
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This was a great day trip. The park was formed over hundreds of thousands of years by volcanic heat and plate tectonics. I enjoyed the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center when there is a film and wonderful displays. Through both there was given a “nod” to our native American brothers and…
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A Day in the Redwoods
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There is a saying … taking off like a herd of turtles! That describes the beginning of my day. I so enjoy the morning time. When I left today around 9:30 I was disappointed that it was cloudy – the first day where I didn’t have blue sky and sunshine.…
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The Redwoods
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The Redwoods National Park and the State Park are connected. Following the directions from the folks at the campground, I headed to the State Park. I found myself on Howland Hill Rd. As soon as I arrived on this gravel road, I realized the comment made by the Park Ranger…
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On the road again …
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It was good to be at the RCRI Board meeting and the presentation I did with Lynn Daly and Craig Abbott went well. That being said, it is so good to get back on the camper van and hit the road. I took almost 3 days from Bozeman, MT to…
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Close encounter ?
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You might think that I encountered these creatures on a hike – not so! Yesterday I went to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. These animals – for various reasons – faced euthanasia. For example, the grizzly and her sibling were taught by their mother to look for food around…
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A day in Yellowstone
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Today I took a full day tour of the lower loop in Yellowstone. What a gift not to be driving and also getting a wonderful overview of this beautiful park. Our guide, Ken, gave us an overview of the history of the park and also explained the various types of…