Category archives: Personal
Sunset on Mount Tamalpais | California
- I went to Mount Tamalpais by recommendation of our friends Meg and Matt. We briefly looked up some photos online before our visit, but had no idea it would be this beautiful. The drive up the mountain is quite the adventure! The road winds round and around, along steep cliffs and overlooks. Al [...]
Nicasio Reservoir with Meg + Matt | California
- As I mentioned in my last blog post, Meg and Matt were our very first overnight guests! They stayed in a tent next to our camper, and it was fun staying up late by the fire together. When we woke up the next morning, we decided to go for another hike. I had been wanting to explore the Nicasio [...]
Hiking and Camping with Meg + Matt | California
- I can’t tell you how good it feels to catch up with old friends on the road. Our friends Meg and Matt just moved to San Francisco from North Carolina. They’ve lived here for about four months now, so I knew we had to meet up with them if we headed down their way. Lucky for us, el Ni [...]
Hiking the Estero Trail in Point Reyes | California
- As I’m sure you can tell from the photos, the Point Reyes National Seashore is really gorgeous. But I’m sure you are also surprised - as was I - to see so many cows along the coast. What I had envisioned was rocky cliffs and jagged landscapes. It was such a pleasant surprise to see so [...]
Sunset in Point Reyes National Seashore | California
- Ahhhhh California. How wonderful it was to see the sun and feel warmth in the air again. We forgot how much we missed it! I really lucked out with the campground we chose. Olema Campground is located about an hour outside of San Francisco, which is where we had originally anticipated spending all of our [...]
Camping in Olema | California
- Heading down the California coast has been a real treat. After weeks and weeks of rain, we are so happy to feel the warm sunshine. Don’t get me wrong- we’ve really enjoyed the misty, moody Pacific Northwest. But we’re from North Carolina. And Carolinians are just used to a lot more sun! :) Looking [...]
Bicycling the Avenue of Giants | California
- While exploring the Redwoods of Humboldt county, I chose to stay in a campground right off the Avenue of the Giants. With a name like that, we knew we would love it here. The Avenue of the Giants is a stretch of two lane road that winds through the enormous redwood trees. The road i [...]
Hiking in the Humboldt Redwoods | California
- During our time in the Humboldt Redwoods, we decided to take it easy for a day or two and do some of the more touristy trails. We drove along the Avenue of Giants and hiked at a pull over to a view of the Eel River. We also hiked around and saw the Dyerville Giant - a humongous fallen red [...]
Hiking in Jedediah Smith Redwood Forest | California
- I had no idea there were so many Redwood parks on the west coast. For some reason, growing up in the midwest, I just imagined that the Redwoods were just in one big park somewhere in California. In reality, there are dozens -if not hundreds- of smaller state and national parks. I am so happy to [...]
Camping in the Humboldt Redwoods | California
- As you can imagine, camping in the redwoods is a really special experience. Our tiny camper looks even tinier amongst these trees. When looking for an RV park in the Redwoods, we really were going for the most scenic experience we could find. Sometimes I search for parks based on the best w [...]
Biking Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park | California
- During our stay in Crescent City, I used the Outbound app to help us plan our activities in the redwoods. The Scout Trail in Jedediah State Park sounded amazing on the site’s description, so we figured we would try that. When we looked up the directions, we realized that the park was less than f [...]
Camping Along Highway 101 - Crescent City | California
- Our stop at Crescent City was a short one, but our experience there was magical. Driving down Highway 101 was as stunning as I had hoped it would be. Though our drive out of Cannon Beach got a later start than we had hoped, the sunset we watched along the California coast made it seem li [...]