Category: California
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Good times at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has a special place in Steve’s heart. This is where his parents used to boondock in their RV every winter for years, and he visited them several times during their stays. Our last visit here was a decade ago when we flew down to spread his parent’s ashes in the desert that had been their…
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California’s remarkable rocks part 3 – Joshua Tree National Park
This is our final segment about California’s remarkable rocks, as we continued through the southern part of the state. After climbing around the pinnacles and craggy spires at Pinnacles National Park and gaping at the dramatic and vivid formations at Red Rock Canyon State Park, we arrived at yet another geologic wonder. If you’re tired of looking at photos of rocks,…
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California’s remarkable rocks part 2 – Red Rock Canyon State Park
This is the second in our 3-part series about California’s rocks that we explored last January. The first one is here. Usually when we visit a state park our expectations are a bit lower than when visiting a national park. Then along comes a small state park tucked away in the arid Mojave desert that surprised us with absolutely…
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California’s remarkable rocks, part 1 – Pinnacles National Park
This is the first in a series of three posts about California’s remarkable rocks that we explored in January as we headed south to Arizona. After checking out this amazing parks we realized these rocks are as spectacular in their own way as the “mighty five” National Parks in southern Utah that we visited last year. Below is the map of…
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After a long break, a reveal of our 2017 travel plans
Well, it’s about time I wake up from my blog slumber. Several people have asked why it’s been so long since I last posted. I just felt like I needed a break after posting summaries and fun facts following completion of our major retirement goal. It felt good to just explore, enjoy and not think about tapping on my computer during…
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Travel trials, tribulations and tidbits
This is the final segment to wrap up the first chapter of our RV travels. The previous segment with our statistics is here. As we reviewed the 422 posts that we published along the way, we recalled many fond memories and also came up with some fun tidbits that we thought were unforgettable, surprising, scary, stressful or fascinating experiences. Compiling this collection…
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Coming full circle – Pleasanton, CA
Although I’ve been quiet in the blogosphere lately, we’ve been very busy since arriving here in November. As you may recall, we cut short our stay in Ashland, Oregon and hightailed it to California due to sad news about our friends. Nevertheless, our excitement and anticipation built as we approached Pleasanton, California, where our adventure began in March…
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Our Top 7 Favorite Biking Trails – 1st Anniversary Post Part 2
Why 7? Because we just couldn’t fit all of our favorites in a Top 5! When we’re at an RV park or near a place with good biking trails, we try to take advantage of them as much as we can (weather permitting). As Steve keeps reminding me, If we have to lug these bikes…
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Our Top 10 Favorite Hikes – 1st Anniversary Post
A year ago today (March 1st, 2012), Steve and I made the final move into our RV and began our adventures on the road. Wow, how time flies! One of our goals is to continue to be active and exercise whenever we can. As you might guess, in this lifestyle it can be easy to…
