frosty All the National Parks we’ve seen have been unique. This one, of course, because of the redwood groves that have been preserved. Also because it is a combination of the National Park and three California State Parks, all contiguous and all preserving old growth forest. This also means that it’s a park with no …
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On The Road – Albatrossity – The Bighorns – 1
We’re traveling all over this week; it should be fun! If you’ve been thinking of submitting some pictures, now would be a great time to do it. We’re filled up next week, but wide open after that, so this is your chance to have your stuff show up within a week or two. (click on …
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On The Road – frosty – 3rd Annual National Park/COVID Challenge Part 2 – Sue-Meg State Park
frosty This park was formerly named Patrick’s Point, but has been renamed for a Native American village used by the Yurok tribe. Sumeg village has been reconstructed in the park and is used by the Yuroks on ceremonial occasions. This was our base for seeing the Redwoods, but while we were here we took a …
On The Road – frosty – 3rd Annual National Park/COVID Challenge Part 2 – Lassen Volcanic National Park
frosty Here’s another visit where our travel schedule didn’t fit the National Park schedule. The scenic park road goes from 6,700 ft to 8,500 ft elevation and the park gets up to 30 ft of snow, so the road usually doesn’t open for traffic until June. There’s a loophole, though. Anything that’s plowed and passable …
On The Road – TKH – Sinai Trail Part 6
I am surprised (and delighted) by the enthusiastic response to the pictures from this trip. I guess that it is due to seeing pictures from a place that is so off the beaten track for one. Second, everybody knows of the Sinai from the Bible and probably has an image in their head of the …
On The Road – TKH – Sinai trail Pt. 5 Serabit El Khadem – Traces of the Ancients
TKH In Part 1 of this series while introducing the overall route of the hike, I had mentioned the ancient turquoise mine of Serabit El Khadem, one of our waypoints The explanatory information that follows is something that I have dug up on the internet post trip. I am a chemist by training and I …
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On The Road – Albatrossity – Westward 2019, installment 2
It’s Albatrossity Monday! We have two bonus OTR posts from the Sinai Trail, and finish up the week with two gorgeous parks. (click to see the larger, non-blurry version) Albatrossity After leaving the San Luis Valley of Colorado and heading west, I basically drove two days across a lot of gorgeous country, without stopping to …
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