Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area camp
2018年10月22日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A travel day to Bakersfield, California area. After arriving, we did laundry and went to local brew pub.
We will rest here one day before driving to Yosemite.
Yosemite Giant Sequoias
2018年10月24日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Travel day to Yosemite. We stopped at the Meraposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. These trees can be 2000 years old and are huge.
Afterwards, we drove to our campsite in Yosemite Valley and setup camp justもっと詳しく
Exploring Yosemite Valley
2018年10月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we explored Yosemite Valley.
We went on a ranger tour at the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, formally known as the Ahwahnee Hotel, which is on the historic registry.
Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls hike
2018年10月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We first hiked to Vernal Falls, then continued on to Nevada Falls. It was a hardy hike with great views for a reward.
We also saw a bobcat on our way back. It was walking beside the trail, but Iもっと詳しく
Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome
2018年10月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We drove an hour from the Yosemite Valley campground to Glacier Point, where we could look directly down on the valley. An amazing view!!!!
We could also see Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls, which weもっと詳しく
Drive to Napa valley
2018年10月28日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Drove to Napa and stopped at the visitors center, then continued on to Bothe state park campground to setup camp. We went out for dinner that was over-priced. Then went to Ana's Cantina for a beer andもっと詳しく
Greystone and Pride Mountain winery
2018年10月29日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Visited Greystone in the morning, which use to the Christian Brothers winery and is now owned by CIA (Culinary Institute of America). We did the tour and learned how earthquakes damaged tunnels andもっと詳しく
Schramsberg Vineyard wine tasting tour
2018年10月30日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We toured the caves of Schramsberg Vineyard and tasted some very good sparkling wines (champagne).
The wines were too pricey for our budget, so we didn't buy any. The tour was pricey too, but weもっと詳しく
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
2018年10月31日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Drove to Burlington campground in Humboldt State Park, which is located on the Avenue of the Giants highway. The visitors center is also located here, which contains the restored "Travel Log" motorもっと詳しく
Founders Grove and Bull Creek
2018年11月1日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We did the short walk around Founders Grove and saw the big Founders tree.
We then went to two places along Bull Creek. At Roosevelt Loop, we tried to find the trail that lead along the river to theもっと詳しく
Drury-Chaney Loop Trail by Pepperwood
2018年11月2日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We hiked the Drury-Chaney Loop Trail near Pepperwood, which use to be a town before it was wiped out by a flood, along with many other towns, roads, and bridges.
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
2018年11月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We travelled to Jedediah Smith state park and setup camp next to the nice couple that was also across from us in the Burlington campground. Since we were only staying 1 night, we didn't setup the tentもっと詳しく
Oregon Caves National Monument
2018年11月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We drove to the Oregon Caves and was able to get on an 11am tour, instead of the 3pm tour I reserved. It was rainy and the lodge was closed, so there wasn't much to do if we had to wait.
There was anもっと詳しく
Home again for Intel retiree diner
2018年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Drove home from Grants Pass and attended the Intel retiree dinner that night at Pumpkin Ridge golf course.