We are just back from a week in Northern California. We split our days between Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lake Almanor. Both were new territory for us. We were in this area in 2021 but had to detour around the park and lake due to the Dixie Fire. We saw lots of devastation fromContinue reading “Lassen Volcanic National Park & Lake Almanor Trip”
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Fairhope, Alabama Trip
Not all travel goes according to plan. This trip planned, for 8 days, had to be shortened to 4 days due to illness of one of our travel group. Fortunately all are well now, and though short, the trip was good. We used VRBO to rent this wonderful country home, outside Fairhope. We arrived afterContinue reading “Fairhope, Alabama Trip”
Pre-Christmas Trip to Las Vegas
We haven’t been to Las Vegas I don’t think since 2013 so when Chris suggested a few days there I was all for it. We spent three nights at the Aria Hotel (which we loved, except for the lack of a coffee maker in the room), roamed through many fancy hotels, drove out of theContinue reading “Pre-Christmas Trip to Las Vegas”
A Long Weekend in the Bay Area
I am just back from a few days visiting Jan and Mark in Nor Cal. I flew up Friday morning; back Monday morning and in between we were, as Jan says, “girls on the go”. I immediatley introduced Jan to my new pastime of estate sale shopping. We went to three (!) sales. Our onlyContinue reading “A Long Weekend in the Bay Area”
A Week in Eastern Tennessee
Our week in Eastern Tennessee was a perfect vacation. We spent time with good friends, got a really good look at this new-to-us part of the U.S., hiked and biked and boated, heard good music, ate good food and had nice down time in a beautiful house on a lake. Tennessee is a world awayContinue reading “A Week in Eastern Tennessee”
Four Days on the Coast
We are just back from a short get-away up the coast; short, but sweet, and very restorative. We hit all the cool spots between LA and Big Sur, encountered a variety of weather, ate good food and came home very relaxed. Our first stop was Carpinteria. We ate breakfast at Worker Bee Cafe and thenContinue reading “Four Days on the Coast”
New York City
We are just back from our first “plane vacation” since early 2020. We spent a week in New York City. It is our fourth time here and we mostly just roamed around the city by foot and subway, with a few bus and ferry rides and one train trip along the way, and saw someContinue reading “New York City”
Death Valley Getaway
This is the view from Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. It is surreal. When we return we will hike these hills and valleys. It is the one place we wanted to explore but only walked to the peak and looked out and down. We did a lot on this weekend trip. First up was UbehebeContinue reading “Death Valley Getaway”