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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 […]

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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 […]

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Wrights Beach Campground at Sonoma Coast SB, CA

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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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? […]

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Valley View Campground at Mt. Madonna County Park, CA

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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Del Norte Coast Redwood SP Mill Creek Campground, CA

Mill Creek Campground was a lovely spot to camp. The […]

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Day Trip: Avenue of the Giants

“The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they […]

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Day Trip: Walking the Founder’s Trail in the Redwoods

This afternoon we hiked the Founder’s Trail, and completed our […]

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Day trip: The Visitor’s Center in Humboldt Redwoods SP

Today we stopped in at the Visitor’s center in Humboldt […]

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Day trip: Dyerville River Access

Running along the Avenue of the Giants is the Eel River. Its lovely waters snaking in and out of the cover of the forest seduced us to find access to […]

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