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Exploring Del Norte Coast
Today was spent exploring the Del Norte coastal area with a forest hike, beach walk, and dining out. Saddler Skyline and Hobb’s Wall Trails There is a nice long trail available right from our campground that we hiked today. Long, gentle climbs took us out of the valley and up towards the 101 through an…
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Entering Redwood National and State Parks
Lady Bird Johnson Grove We got an early start this morning to ensure that we could get a parking space at the Lady Bird Johnson Grove trailhead, a popular hike in the Redwoods National and State Parks. We were held up by road construction up Bald Hills Road, a narrow, windy road, but still managed…
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We’ve been dreamin’ ’bout the West Coast
We went as far west today as we can go in Usain. We left the Pinewood Cove RV Resort midmorning and made the 2-hour drive over the very winding roads with moderate elevation changes through northern California on CA-299. This is a very scenic drive – highly recommend! During the previous night one of the…
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Pinewood Cove Resort on Trinity Lake
We are now a week into our latest adventure, so you know what that means…laundry day! Cascade Express Laundry in Redding, California was our destination today to take care of this pesky chore. Once that was completed, we headed over to the Sacramento River to visit the world-famous Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay. It’s the…
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Northern Nevada
Our journey to the west coast continued today. This was the furthest west we have traveled on I-80 in Usain. Wildlife Crossings The only really unique thing observed on our journey through northern Nevada were grass-covered, tunnel-like overpasses, that at first glance, didn’t seem to serve any purpose. Lisa guessed that they might be wildlife…
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Park City, Utah
The end of our third day on the road took us to Park City, Utah. We were here in September 2024 when we toured the Utah Olympic Park and spent a couple of nights on Wasatch Mountain. This time we stayed at a lower altitude and had a nice hike below the Olympic ski jump…
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Better Late Than Never
We had planned to start our next adventure on Sunday, May 31, but a checkup visit to Lisa’s oncologist the week before threw a monkey wrench into our plans. A potential issue was discovered but after an MRI, ultrasound, and finally a biopsy, we didn’t get away until Thursday, June 11. Hoping for the best,…
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2026 Snowbird Trip Recap
12/18/2025 – 03/21/2026 Our snowbird trip to the Southwest was an overwhelming success. While we missed the beaches of Texas this winter, we didn’t miss the humidity. The weather couldn’t have been better, and the unusually warmer months of February and March allowed us to venture further north in Arizona than we had originally planned.…
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Champions Landing Stop then Home
For our final stay of our epic 2026 Snow Bird Trip, we had intended to overnight at the Strataca Salt Mine in Hutchison, Kansas after our tour there, since they are a Harvest Host. However, it was still in the upper 90’s and after running the AC in the van during our mine visit we…
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Two State Park Overnighters
As this year’s snowbird trip is ending, we have found ourselves in the midst of record breaking high temperatures across the southwest and far up into the central states. We left Moriarty, New Mexico on Wednesday with the goal of reaching central Kansas by Friday and then home on Saturday. Ute Lake State Park We…