From the overlook at Glacier Point, the falls and formations of Yosemite Valley appear before you as an exquisite panorama. All its most dramatic features are visible simultaneously, seemingly at eye level. The drive up to Glacier Point takes you… Read More »Yosemite National Park, Part Three
Our second day at Yosemite, I decided to go to the park alone. I figured I could cover more ground, more quickly, without Frank and Fiona, and it ended up being a wise idea, as the extreme heat created power… Read More »Yosemite National Park, Part Two
One of the oldest and most visited National Parks in the US, Yosemite has been on my bucket list for quite some time. I haven’t been yet, mostly because its difficult to find the ideal time to visit. If you… Read More »Yosemite National Park, Part One
Well, its that time of year once again; time to load up the RV and hit the road. This summer we’ll be staying in California, exploring the central part of the state from Yosemite to Monterey, with quite a few… Read More »Back on the Road Again: Summer 2024
Ventura was the final stop on our month long journey. Ventura is a lovely, lively, and slightly funky old beach town just north of Los Angeles and south of Santa Barbara. I’ve been there quite a few times and to… Read More »Ventura and Ojai
While visiting the Monterey Bay area, we stayed at an RV Park called Carmel by the River, which is a few miles east of Carmel-by-the-Sea (Carmel) on Carmel Valley Road. It is a small private RV park, owned and operated… Read More »Carmel-by-the-Sea
After our visit to the Oregon Dunes, we returned to California for an extended stay in the Monterey Bay area. We ended up spending most of our time in Carmel-by-the-Sea, which I will tell you about in the next post,… Read More »Pacific Grove and Monterey
About 90 minutes south of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast lies the Oregon Sand Dunes National Recreation Area. According to several sources, these are the largest coastal sand dunes in North America, stretching 40 miles north to south along… Read More »The Oregon Coast, Part 2
I can predict the weather in Coastal Oregon for any day in August, any year in the near future. It will be partly cloudy, with humidity in the 70 to 80 percent range and daytime temperatures in the mid 60s. … Read More »The Oregon Coast Part 1
As I mentioned in my first post, our ultimate destination on this trip was Seattle, Washington. We went to visit our son who lives there and to spend a few days in the Yakima Valley area, east of Seattle, which… Read More »Yakima Valley and Seattle Washington