Back at the beginning of October, we took a short road trip through the San Gabriel Mountains along the Angeles Crest Highway. Our first stop along the way was to visit Mount Wilson. This is a great outing suitable for all ages, and would be a excellent place to bring out-of-town visitors. And best of…
Finally, I get to part 3 of our one-day Barstow road trip through the desert. Just to quickly review, we started from Barstow, first stopping at the abandoned Rock-a-Hoola water park, and then on out to Zzyzx Road, Soda Lake and the Mojave National Preserve. Looping back around to Barstow, we had time to briefly…
Sorry, I’m title-challenged today…. Over Labor Day, we took a long-planned camping trip to Convict Lake, just north of Bishop, in the Eastern Sierra. We had a great time here, and we’ll definitely return! So let me show you all that there is here at Convict Lake. Home page readers, click on the “Read the…
While in the process of labeling and cataloging my pictures, a task I am forever behind in, I came across the pictures that I took when TJ was kind enough to take me out there one rainy day while I was in Sacramento. It was March of 2011, and the river was raging, testing Sacramento’s…
Do you want to visit the high country, but want to eliminate the long hike to get to it? (Personally, if I am to hike to the top of a mountain, I prefer to be as close to the top as possible when I start!) Well, I believe I have found the most easily-accessible high…
A trip to Grandma’s house always includes an excursion to Lake Tahoe, one of my most favorite places on earth! This year, since we we’re traveling without the dog, we could return to one of the best family beaches at Lake Tahoe: Sand Harbor, which is located just south of Incline Village on the Nevada…
Another installment of the Mom’s Summer Adventure Series took us to the Santa Monica Pier, where we rode a roller coaster, ferris wheel and more, plus visited an aquarium, and spent some time on the beach. Afterwards, the kids declared it one of the best adventures so far! And unlike Venice Beach, this place is…
Further along the road to Grandma’s house is Mono Lake, another favorite place to stretch our legs. Each time we decide to stop here, I try and pick someplace different. This time, I turned in on the road just north of the Visitor’s Center.
Convict Lake – I’m not sure why it is called “Convict Lake” but it’s a beautiful place! We’re going to be camping here real soon, so on the way up to Grandma’s house, we stopped by to see our campsite and check out the lake. Afternoon is not prime time for photography here; the sun…
One of the hardest parts about summer vacation for my kids is that their friends tend to be out of town a lot, and they get bored. In the next couple of years, I am going to have to go get a real job, so this very well could be my last or second-to-last summer…