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Owl Canyon Campground, Barstow, CA

Our summer adventures brought us through Barstow for a one night stop. It was a 104 degrees that evening. We were grateful to spend the night in the canyon above […]

California

Day Trip: Kayaking on North Lake Tahoe

It was a beautifully warm day in Lake Tahoe. A perfect day to kayak for the first time. We contacted Tahoe City Kayaks to see if they could set our […]

California

Sugar Pine Point State Park Campground, CA

What a lovely state park and campground!! We arrived on Monday afternoon and stayed until Wednesday. The time was too short and we could have stayed for a few weeks […]

California

Wrights Beach Campground at Sonoma Coast SB, CA

We spent a fabulous and glorious weekend at Wrights Beach, […]

California

Day Trip: Santa Teresa County Park, CA

It was a beautiful Sunday. The perfect day to be unplugged and be outside. Where to go? We packed a picnic lunch and decided on a hike somewhere out in […]

California

Day Trip: Uvas Canyon County Park, CA

It was a four day weekend but we weren’t able to get away due to the children’s busy schedules. Each one had something to do that was important to them […]

California

Pinnacles National Park, CA

Have you ever had one of those gloriously perfect weekends where every moment just falls wonderfully into place and you are left breathlessly wondering how the next moment will go? […]

California

Valley View Campground at Mt. Madonna County Park, CA

At the end of last summer, hubby and I sat […]

California

Day trip: Apple Hill, CA

We spent the day on Apple Hill visiting local farms to apple pick, peruse crafty fairs and partake in devouring tasty treats. Apple Hill covers the towns of Camino, Cedar […]

California

Beals Point Campground at Folsom Lake SRA, CA

Our family getaway in the Airstream this month was to Beals Point at Folsom Lake. We chose this campground for a few reasons. We were looking for a destination that […]

Day trips

Day trip: Oregon Coast Aquarium, OR

The boys and I rode our bikes from South Beach SP where we were camping to the Oregon Coast Aquarium one afternoon. The ride was very easy and fairly short, […]

Campgrounds

South Beach SP, Oregon

After our stay at Jessie M. Honeyman SP and our time on Oregon’s Dunes we packed up and headed further North to Newport, plugging in at South Beach SP. South […]

Campgrounds

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial SP, OR

One of our favorite stops in Oregon was our time at the Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial Campground. This is the second largest campground in the state of Oregon with over […]

Day trips

Day trip: Battle Rock City Park, OR

We left Mills Creek Campground and made our way North up the coast into Oregon. We had reservations for Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park in Florence for the next […]

California

Day trip: Prairie Creek Redwoods SP

I have been wanting to visit Prairie Creek for a long time now, so you can imagine how excited I was to finally be in the park!! We saw Elk feeding […]

California

Day trip: Hiking Del Norte Redwoods SP

The kids and I took a trail walk on a few connecting loops that departed from the campground and ended up at the entrance gates to the park. Since dogs are […]

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