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See Park Video See Grand Canyon in Depth It felt good to get out of the traffic and head out of town. We enjoyed seeing Hoover Dam but this time we didn't take the tour. We arrived at Grand Canyon in the middle of the afternoon and headed for the Visitor's Center to...
See Park Video Ranger Talk #1 Ranger Talk #2 After early morning Mass in Bishop CA we headed south on US-395 to Death Valley National Park. We're awfully glad we did this in October and not in the middle of summer. Not only were we hot but the car's radiator got...
National Park Video It was an absolutely beautiful autumn Saturday in Yosemite. We thought it was crowded but staff talked about how quiet the park was. We enjoyed the scenery, a walk to the Lower Yosemite Falls - dry this time of year, and watching some deer enjoy...
Today we visited Yosemite. It had been one of the highlights of our Honeymoon. Just as we had done 35 years ago, we rode the tram tour of the Mariposa Grove of sequoias. Among our favorites in the grove is The Faithful Couple, two trees of about the same age that have...
See Park Video On the way into Kings Canyon National Park we stopped at Grant's Grove and visited the General Grant tree as well as many other giant sequoias. The General Grant is the third largest tree in the world but it is the largest in diameter at 40.5 feet! Then...
Secrets of a Nat Park Video Said good bye to the Pacific Ocean this morning then began driving east through California's green and gold hills. Saw all sorts of agriculture: lots of vineyards, cattle operations, cotton fields, lemon groves, peaches, walnuts, and lots...
Driving down US 101 we were awed by the Coastal Redwoods. These giant trees boggle the mind. We stopped to see one known just as Big Tree. It is 304 feet tall, 21.5 feet in diameter, and 1500 years old. We hiked in Stout's Grove, visited a tree hollowed by fire that...
See Park Video It's blue. It's incredibly blue. It's unbelievably blue. Crater Lake formed about 6700 years ago, within human memory, when a great volcano erupted so forcibly that it emptied it's magma chamber then collapsed upon itself leaving a great empty crater....
Woke up in Nevada but then crossed the border into California and headed for Lassen Volcanic Park. Here volcanic history has occurred within the last 100 years and photos document the 1914-15 eruptions. Geothermal features such as mudpots, geysers, and fumaroles dot...
See Park Video After a delightful weekend with Aunt Flo and Uncle Jack, we left Salt Lake City and drove west across the vast flat land that was once the floor of Lake Bonneville to Great Basin National Park. Discovered that the road to the Bristlecone Pine Forest was...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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In October we decided to make Medina our new hometown and have been embracing its charms while setting into our new apartment
America’s Largest Indoor Year Round Christmas Entertainment Attraction in Medina, Ohio is a fantastical trip into childhood.
Little Fox Cafe and Bakery, great for coffee, croissants, and conversation When we first posted that we were updating our website we were in Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter we headed west to Medina. With the trailer safely ensconced in our son's driveway, we settled...