Joshua Tree National Park (California)

Today was a big travel day from Phoenix to Sequoia National Park. Along the way we took a detour to Joshua National Park and drove through the park. It wasn't really our favorite but we did see theRead more
Today was a big travel day from Phoenix to Sequoia National Park. Along the way we took a detour to Joshua National Park and drove through the park. It wasn't really our favorite but we did see theRead more
Today we visited King's Canyon National Park which is a part of Sequoia. Because Sequoia Park doesn't allow RVs they rerouted us to the King's Canyon. We were able to see the second largest SequoiaRead more
Robert had us up at 5 am so we could get to Yosemite early. It took longer than we expected and I did not like the steep winding road but we didn't have any trouble getting through the gate or findingRead more
Today it was back to Yosemite for more hiking and exploring. Robert hiked the 7 mile loop to the Yosemite upper falls and I did a shorter 2 mile loop around Yosemite village to the view point of theRead more
After a much needed car wash to wash the camper, we had an easy drive to our campground in Marin just north of San Francisco today. They really pack them in here but we are able to walk to the ferryRead more
Today was an exploring San Francisco day. Kristen, Robert and I took the ferry into the city and walked the wharf area to pier 39 where we caught a bus tour around the city. We were lucky to get aRead more
Connecting with family and close friends has been very special to us on this trip. Today Patrick Paul, who lives in southern California, met us at the Marin campground and spent the day with us. HeRead more
Experiencing the massive size of California's Redwood trees was the focus of today. After leaving a small campground that was actually a part of a fairground, we traveled along the Avenue of theRead more
We spent last night at a campground in Cresent City which is a fishing town in northern California. The majority of the people were fisherman who stayed there because we were right on the harbor. WeRead more
Crater Lake in Oregon has is the bluest lake we've ever seen. It also still has snow! We stopped at a pull off, that had a lot of people, to see what everyone was looking at. It was the first view ofRead more
Joanne EllamWow so unique all the different shapes of cactus. Well if Yosemite is very busy look at it this way so far your trip has seemed like it has flowed very smoothly...enjoy.