My Honda Element can do this!  I had to force myself to relax as we began the climb over 9,300 ft Kaiser Pass.  It helped considerably that we began to…

California Central Coast Weekend The husband and I have not had the opportunity to get out of town a lot together in the recent past, but we took advantage of…

Fall Photo Trip – Bishop, CA I’ve decided to take U.S. Highway 395 a lot more seriously.  It was, for quite some time, my quickest route from home to Tioga…

When I was in college one of my friends dated older guys with money.  Me, an electrician, a mechanic, a finish carpenter  . . . I just seemed inclined to…

The Poppy Apocalypse – Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, CA I continue to be amazed by nature and her ability to create such vastness of beauty.  And I often think about,…

May Lake High Sierra Camp is just one of the Yosemite High Sierra camps that comprise a glorious loop of 7 tent cabin compounds situated within the bounds of Yosemite…

Soaking Up Life – Wild Willy’s Hot Springs (Crowley Hot Springs) Texas may have been my first hot spring experience.  Perhaps it was a regular spring – minus the hot. …