Travel

Seeking number 50.

March 18, 2012

Create your own visited map of The United States It was at least ten years ago that Joel and I got to talking about which states we had visited, and I realized that I’d been to about half of the states in the U.S.A. So I decided to try and visit the rest of them. [...]

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Lake Tahoe.

March 4, 2012

If you have never been to Lake Tahoe, put it on your bucket list. Mountains for days, green pine forest, and in the middle of it all, a deep, cold, clear, reflective lake. It straddles the California/Nevada state line, so a drive around the lake is a fun way to pop in and out of [...]

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A pit stop to remember.

January 22, 2012

On our way home from Yosemite, Meret needed a break right as we were driving through LA. We pulled off, and as luck would have it, we ended up at the Griffith Park Observatory in time for the sunset. And even better, we were then treated to dinner by my friend Alex (we haven’t seen [...]

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The big blue house.

January 21, 2012

For our Yosemite vacation, we stayed in a rambling old farmhouse; a former bed and breakfast, full of antiques. We stockpiled a huge amount of food and took full advantage of the lovely kitchen. I kind of didn’t want to leave. Here are some scenes from around the house.

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Yosemite adventures.

January 20, 2012

We just spent a week in Midpines (near Yosemite National Park) with my family. Meret and I sailed through our first solo plane ride (it was mercifully short) and she had such a great time playing with her cousins and being spoiled by her grandparents. We visited Yosemite this past summer when the rivers and [...]

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California road trip, part 3.

December 13, 2011

Remember that road trip we went on, way back in September? I got a little side-tracked sorting out all the photos, but I’m going to pick it back up now and will attempt to finish my little travelogue posthaste. And in case you (like me) need a refresher, the beginning of the trip is here and [...]

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Thanksgiving in Mexico.

December 2, 2011

We returned on Monday from our sixth annual Baja Thankgiving camping trip. My idea of a holiday: camping in our van on the Sea of Cortez. No electricity, no phone, no internet. Rudimentary running water and a tiny kitchen so we can shower and eat well (my aunt and uncle have a small travel trailer [...]

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California road trip, part 2.

November 4, 2011

On the second morning of our trip, we packed up and headed north. We barely made to Santa Barbara before the baby melted down. After stopping to calm her down, change a diaper blowout, and pick up a few supplies, we started over again. We wanted to check out a remote surfer’s beach and campground [...]

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California road trip, part 1.

October 28, 2011

OK, remember when I promised to write about our big road trip “soon”? Well, soon = now. Ha. Anyway, we decided to take some extra time off (Joel had some family leave he could use) to visit family in northern California, and see a few sights along the way. And just to make it challenging, [...]

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Flying with the baby.

August 18, 2011

The idea of flying with a baby made me nervous. There are so many things that could go terribly wrong! But with some planning and a little luck, we made it through our first trip without any permanent scars. There is no direct flight from San Diego to Spokane, so we had a layover both [...]

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