Category: California Dreamin
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Vacation Day 7 – Rock Creek and the Upper Hilton Lakes
Read more: Vacation Day 7 – Rock Creek and the Upper Hilton LakesWe awoke to another beautifully sunny day. We are glad we didn’t let the weather forecast stop us from exploring this area. Our original plan for the day was to go on a hike from our campsite. I was going to do part of the hike and then turn back when I felt I had…
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Vacation Day 6 – The Methuselah Walk
Read more: Vacation Day 6 – The Methuselah WalkWe awoke to a beautiful morning. The weather up here is much warmer than it was at our last couple of campsites. If we didn’t desperately need showers and were not low on water, I’d suggest that we stay a second night! After breakfast, we packed up and headed back up to the Schulman Grove…
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Vacation Day 5 – Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest – Part 1
Read more: Vacation Day 5 – Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest – Part 1Before leaving the area south of Mono Lake, we decided to drive in a little further and take a hike. We found a dead end road that was not appropriate for Vance and hiked up it to see some great vistas (3.62 km, max elevation 2842m or 8324 feet). Dirt road that we hiked along:…
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Vacation Day 4 – Mono Lake Basin
Read more: Vacation Day 4 – Mono Lake BasinAfter a cold wet night, we awoke to a nice sunny day. Since we both slept in Vance last night neither of us slept particularly well. We each kept waking each other up. Although it was sunny and I had a chance to start enjoying my morning cup of coffee, that was soon disrupted by screaming…
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Vacation Day 3 – Calaveras South Grove Trail
Read more: Vacation Day 3 – Calaveras South Grove TrailMornings at a quiet campground are one of my favorite places. It is just the first week of the “high” season, so really it is a shoulder season here. It isn’t exactly warm, which means my fingers freeze as I write, and my warm coffee tastes just that much better as it warms my whole…
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Vacation Day 2 – Calaveras North Grove Trail
Read more: Vacation Day 2 – Calaveras North Grove TrailSince we awoke to a stove the did not work, and we didn’t want to use our pots on an open fire, I had to get creative with breakfast. Fortunately, I had purchased some fuel tablets to use as fire starter: they could also be used to heat a pot of water. The process was slow, but we…
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Vacation Day 1 – A comedy of errors
Read more: Vacation Day 1 – A comedy of errorsJune 3, 2015 I found myself sitting at the campsite, slightly drunk after enjoying a glass of wine, thinking what else could go wrong? When we were packing, I figured we didn’t need the old matches that were in our camping kit. We had a nice lighter; however, I didn’t realize that the lighter was…
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Sailing
Read more: SailingSailing is something that both Scott and I enjoy. Back in Ottawa, we spent several years racing sailboats. It is in part how we learned to communicate effectively early on in our relationship. It takes a lot to of communication to effectively race together! Last summer, we decided to try out sailing with the America’s…