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Historic Plumas Eureka State Park
What does one do when your motorhome is in the shop for repairs and the outdoors is calling your name? You take the tent and head for the mountains. This is the situation Linda and I found ourselves...
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Photography in Death Valley
Have you ever thought of going to Death Valley for a photography adventure? Perhaps you have not given it much thought. Perhaps you have but consider it too hot? Or maybe your perception of it that...
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Bad Water Basin – Death Valley’s Lowest Point
The salt crusted Bad Water Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in the US. It is also the hottest with the record standing at 134F (which is 56.7C for my European friends). It is an awesome...
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Heading West – Mt Whitney
Heading West after a visit to Death Valley.This is Hwy 136 going towards Lone pine. That high peak on the left is Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States (and of course the Sierra...
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Bowling Ball Beach Sunset
This is a fun place, but a little hard to get to. It is affectionally known as Bowling Ball Beach and if you look at the pictures you can tell why. The beach features this rocky formation that includes...
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Crater Lake Sunset
We decided to go to Southern Oregon for a long weekend. We almost did not go because of all the fires in California, Oregon and Washington. The sky is filled with smoke, you can smell it and the...
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Wild Horses of Nevada
Did you know that there are wild horses that roam the hill sides near Virginia City, just east of Reno? I didn’t, but stumbled upon them when visiting that area some time ago. Linda and I wandered the...
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A trip into Sego Canyon
Despite every intention to get up early today, it wasn’t until eight-ish before we surfaced. Looking outside and seeing no clouds what so ever, made us re-think our plans. Instead of going into Arches...
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Yosemite in the snow
Well, it happened. After trying for about 4 years, we finally got the timing right and were in Yosemite the morning after a severe snow storm. And let me tell you . . . IT WAS AWESOME! Snow laden...
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McArthur-Burney Falls State Park — A well kept secret
I have visited this area multiple times, but had never heard of the Burney Falls. After seeing a small picture in a “things to do around here” flyer, we decided to check it out. About a 45 minute drive...
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