Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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Thanksgiving in the desert
Read more: Thanksgiving in the desertAfter weeks of smoke, we wanted to get away from the bay area for Thanksgiving. We had planned on going to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon, however, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving it snowed 8-10 inches. With a forecast of more snow, we decided to head somewhere in California where it was not raining –…
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NorCal Springer Meetup 2018
Read more: NorCal Springer Meetup 2018On the weekend of October 19th, we decided to head up to Lake Concow Campground in Northern California for a meet up of people who are doing van builds. This was specifically a Sprinter van meet up, but they invited “similar” vehicles to join the crow. I’m glad they did, as it was a great…
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Happy New Year – Santa Clara County Parks
Read more: Happy New Year – Santa Clara County ParksThis year, we spend the New Year’s Eve camping at Mount Madonna County Park – a nice small campground surrounded by ‘young’ redwoods. It was our first night using our new van. First order of business was to check out how comfortable the chairs are: And getting the bed and table setup: Scott goes outside…
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Washington and the Oregon Coast – Aug 25-29, 2017
Read more: Washington and the Oregon Coast – Aug 25-29, 2017We popped over to Washington State to check out a state park – Cape Disappointment. It being the weekend, we figured we would take a look then go find a place to camp someplace off-grid. As we drove through the park, we decided to pop into the campground and see if by chance there were…
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Oregon Part 1 – Aug 22-24, 2017
Read more: Oregon Part 1 – Aug 22-24, 2017Wishing to avoid traffic, we hung around Ochoco National Forest for an additional night. Scott enjoyed sleeping in the hammock, with an elaborate setup to ensure he didn’t become dinner for any mosquitoes. Since we were close by, we stopped by the painted hills. Originally, we had hoped to spend more time in central Oregon…
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Eclipses
Read more: EclipsesThey say that seeing a partial solar eclipse is nothing like seeing totality. xkcd sums it up nicely in this image: This was the start of our vacation. We had a crazy rush drive north to ensure we made it into the path of totality. We took a few pictures before totality, but when it…
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Bay area hikes – Mount Madonna – Tie camp loop
Read more: Bay area hikes – Mount Madonna – Tie camp loopIn order to keep myself motivated and to get out hiking more, I purchased a Santa Clara County annual pass. When I mentioned that I wanted to hike in all of the Santa Clara County parks where hiking makes sense, she mentioned to me the PixInParks challenge. That was enough to keep me moving. Hiking…
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Christmas in the deserts
Read more: Christmas in the desertsOn our vacation adventure in the California deserts, we keep finding parallels to our bicycle travels through the Middle East. In part it is being travelers over the holidays – this is the first year since our bike trip we’re away from family over Christmas. We are also still in the Northern Hemisphere, so traveling…