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Europe – Why Do We Love It So 1977, Part One
As we begin to return to traveling at the rate we managed since I started this blog back in 2013, there will still be some gaps between trips that I will need to fill from time to time. So, much like I did with the Why Do We Love Yosemite series I recently posted, I’ll […]
Buellton Bike Weekend Spring 2021, Part Two
We met Tony over at Ellen’s Pancake House again for breakfast and although the oatmeal the day before was really good (with plenty of raisins, brown sugar, and walnuts to mix in) I went for two slices of French Toast and Joanna attempted to finish the Monte Cristo, a special of the day. Her sandwich […]
Buellton Bike Weekend Spring 2021, Part One
April 16 – 19 As the pandemic begins to subside (as of this writing both Joanna and I are fully vaccinated) we can begin to pursue a more aggressive travel agenda, one that will fill the second half of 2021 much as we did in 2019 after our move back to Los Angeles. We did […]
Yosemite – Why Do We Love It So? – Part Four
A year later starting in the summer, of 1998 we’d visit twice as we celebrated my graduation from grad school at Loyola Marymount University. We camped with Irene, Ric, Debra and others at a campground just off Tioga Road over the 4th of July weekend. We’d L.A. late in the day and it being pre-cell […]
Yosemite – Why Do We Love It So? – Part Three
As reported in the last post, a couple of years would pass before we would return to Yosemite, but once we started again our visits would become a habit, a good one to have. In 1985 Rendy and I would backpack from Tuolumne Meadows to the Valley floor, hiking the 27 miles in four days, […]
Yosemite – Why Do We Love It So? – Part Two
My next encounter with Yosemite would come in June 1975 just after my graduation from Cal State Northridge. I accompanied three woman I knew at the time (Sue, Coach Paula, and Julie) to Camp 4, the legendary walk-in campground known as the home for many of the world class rock climbers at that time. We […]
Yosemite – Why Do We Love It So? – Part One
The latest two posts featured our most recent trip to Yosemite, a place we return to time after time. What is it about the park that has such a strong hold on us? The next couple of posts will attempt to shed a little light on the enduring attraction this magical place has for us. […]
Yosemite 2021, Part Three
February 25 – March 5, 2021 Breakfast in our rooms took us into the later morning and the four of us then took off in the Highlander to drive over to the Equestrian center where we parked and began a short hike to Mirror Lake. During the winter months the extensive shuttle system that operates […]
Yosemite 2021, Part Two
February 25 – March 5, 2021 On Tuesday Kim, Marty, Joanna and I took off for Yosemite, but with a check in time of 5pm there was no hurry to get out of Oakland. The drive would take us roughly four hours as we decided to try out a new route this time, taking Highway […]
Yosemite 2021, Part One
February 25 – March 5, 2021 A couple of weeks later we took off for Oakland to spend five nights with Jessica, Kris and Gemma, to be followed by three nights in Yosemite. Kim and Marty joined us on Friday and on Saturday we hosted a BBQ on the roof of the apartment. James joined […]
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