Sequoia Spring Break–Part One
We set out for Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Park for our Spring Break trip. Just a little too far for a weekend trip, but still an easy day’s drive, these parks were on our Must Visit list for the Read more…
Quail Snail Blog
Perfect Weekend Camping
Do you have a favorite local campsite? Somewhere close to home, where you return to again and again when you just want to spend a weekend outdoors? Somewhere familiar, where you’ve hiked nearby trails, and know the beaches? A place Read more…
Pescadero Marsh
As part of our “twenty four hikes this year” project, I’ve been keeping an eye on the POST Hiking Calendar. Pescadero Marsh was the easiest option for January, and I thought the boys would like an easy hike to start Read more…
Plans for 2021
Yes, it’s bold to make plans for travel, camping, and exploration in the middle of a pandemic, but we’re in the mood to look forward. Last year certainly taught us that plans are always changing, hard to predict, and likely Read more…
Our first weekend trip
We are not full time RVers. We have two kids in school and two grown ups working 40 hours a week. Even with the (potential) added flexibility of remote learning and reasonable amounts of vacation time, most of our camping Read more…
We Picked Up Our Trailer!
It all began in the Summer of 2018. We took a long, glorious road trip through the Pacific Northwest. For two weeks, we camped in our gigantic tent, sleeping on air mattresses, and not exactly roughing it. We loved it. Read more…
Point Reyes National Seashore
We were inspired to make this trip to Point Reyes by a video Nathan found, from The Adventure Archives. They had quail! And elk! And beaches! And at about 2.5 hours away, this would be the furthest we’d been from Read more…
California on Fire
August was a tough month. On August 18th, in the early morning hours, we woke to the sounds of thunder. Like many Bay Area residents we sat by our windows and watched lightning and counted seconds until thunder claps. Summer Read more…
Pelican Nesting View
Have you picked up any new hobbies since the COVID closed the world? Me? I’ve become a birdwatcher. Pre-March, I could sort out a jay from an egret, but not much more than that. While we were sheltering, I downloaded Read more…
Fall Creek
Fall Creek, a unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, CA, is a place I consider “my park.” Having spent almost a decade living in the San Lorenzo Valley, I have hiked these trails many, many times, though Read more…
