Tag: California

Posted in 2014-15 USA - Camping with Kids North American Critters Personal Blog

The Mountain Lion

When we were camping in Joseph D. Grant Santa Clara County Park the camp host told us that we were in mountain lion country. The…

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Yosemite National Park – Photo Blog

There is so much to see in Yosemite, we didn’t spend nearly enough time there, even with Mirror Lake and most of the falls being…

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Posted in 2014-15 USA - Camping with Kids Personal Blog

Camping in America

Camping with Kids, Day 9: Stanislaus National Forest – Lost Claim Campground This is more my memory of camping in America, even though I only came…

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Reflections, Camping Day 8, Lake McSwain

Early morning at Lake McSwain. First time I’ve managed to be up before the kids. Torn between sitting & writing, taking a wander around the…

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Posted in 2014-15 USA - Camping with Kids Personal Blog

Is This Trip Jinxed or Something?

Camping Day 7. Third campground, Lake McSwain, California. Got out the stove to cook dinner after setting up camp. We borrowed this stove from some…

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Posted in 2014-15 USA - Camping with Kids Personal Blog

How Not to Start a 4 Month Road Trip

The scariest part about our first day of camping was when I thought my daughter was dying in my arms.

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Posted in 2011 Round the World Personal Blog

Snow by the Side of the Road

On the way back from Portland, heading over the mountains into California, there was a lot of snow which had fallen in the few days…

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San Francisco with Kids – Golden Gate Park

We picked a fabulous day to visit the city, with blue skies and a warm sun. Although San Francisco is famed for being warmer in…

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Posted in 2011 Round the World Personal Blog

Monterey Daze

(Actually, we’re staying in Seaside, not Monterey, but it all runs together…) One of the great things about visiting with good friends is that even…

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San Francisco, California, US

San Francisco by Night; Photo credit Franco Folini

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