The first trip we had to cancel in March 2020 was our spring break camping trip to Pinnacles National Park. We had another reservation and cancellation later that year, and I think even one more round of reserving and cancelling in 2021. So when we finally loaded up the camper Read more…
Last summer, while we were camping at Lemolo Lake, the boys and I rented a pedal boat for a two hour adventure. The pedaling went much better than I expected, and when I was looking at our photos a month or so later, Noah saw himself in the pedal boat Read more…
After Redwood National Park, we continued south, back towards the Bay Area, for the fifth and final camp spot of our Epic Summer Road Trip. Point Reyes National Seashore is another spot we’d been before, but we’d never had a chance to camp nearby. Also, Point Reyes is one of Read more…
We headed south, and crossed back into California for stop number four on our Epic Summer Road Trip. This was our second visit to Redwood National and State Park as a family, and Noah consistently lists it as his favorite national park. I’d booked us five nights at the Elk Read more…
Our third stop on our Epic Summer Road Trip was the central Oregon Coast, for a visit with our grandparents. We normally visit once or twice a year, but hadn’t been able to visit since before, well, 2020. This was the first time we’d taken our Alto to the coast, Read more…
Our second destination on our Epic Summer Road Trip was Crater Lake National Park. We had been to Crater Lake in 2018, during a summer of intense wildfire ativity in California and Oregon (much like this summer, and last summer.) When we arrived at Crater Lake, there was so much Read more…
This summer we embarked on an Epic Summer Road Trip, traversing two states, four national parks (and seashores), and visiting several new campgrounds. After just one successful camp weekend with our cats, we decided they were definitely ready to tackle twenty nights in the Alto and away from home. This Read more…
Two years ago, we adopted two cats from a local shelter, and since that day, Cloud and Solar have been integral members of our family. Spending time with them makes us happy and being away from them is tough. The only thing the boys dislike about camping (well, aside from Read more…
Part Three of our Spring Break Series Our last day in Sequoia National Park turned out nothing like we planned. This spring, we were navigating two kinds of closures. Parts of the park were closed because there was still snow to be navigated. Parts of the park were closed because Read more…
Part Two of our Sequoia Spring Break Trip I remember lots of amazing moments hiking with my family. Epic waterfalls in Olympic National Park. The elk we saw in Fern Canyon in Redwood National Park. So many hikes to beaches, where the guys would dig and dig and dig. A Read more…