Traveling California: Summer in Lake Tahoe, California

When I think of camping I immediately think of the scent of pine trees, of crackling campfires, playing in lakes and streams, sticky roasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers, the thrill of trying to find the bathroom in the middle of the night in a forest lit only by the stars and the beam of your flashlight.

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The Laguna

  The Laguna de Santa Rosa and the vineyards near it are one of the most beautiful places I have ever laid my eyes on.  I mean, I haven’t really been to that many places in my short life, but I have traveled extensively in California and this one tops the list.  This whole area…

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Welcome 2012 – With Pictures from Bodega Bay, CA

I want to spend the next year the same way I spent the last week.  With good food, good friends and fun adventures.  A college friend of ours is visiting for the New Year and we spent the week showing him around this area.  This Thursday we took a quick drive to Bodega Bay.  My…

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Vineyard Trip 2011

I fought back tears as we drove away.  It was so much fun.  Tom is exhausted at night, but thanks his lucky stars every morning when he wakes up to this. I think I could live in his working trailer for a long time if I got to live somewhere as beautiful as this.  My…

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Cooking and Camping in the Rain

When we left for Big Basin Redwoods Campground we knew rain showers were in the forecast.  I thought.  Rain?  This late in June.  It’ll be nothing, it probably wont even rain. Boy was I wrong.  At about 2 pm, 30 minutes from camp it started raining, hard.  And it didn’t really stop until the next…

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