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Sequoia National Park Wow! This is a must! We got to walk among giants!!! I mean HUGE trees, in a magical forest. Be prepared for a long, windy road up and down. I don’t know why I was expecting to find giant trees in a valley, but, no no, they won’t grow in a valley.Continue reading “Day 55”

I thought this whole day would be just a wash with nothing to blog about since we were in the car for 7 hours. But, once again, it’s not just the destination that is noteworthy, it is the JOURNEY! This was my first time ever seeing Napa Valley. We drove through the southernmost part ofContinue reading “Burning Breaks and Napa Valley”

Big Bear Lake, CA This is certainly a place to come for skiing, but we didn’t have time this trip. Will save skiing in Big Bear for another year. We did find an awesome trail that has great views of the lake. Castle Rock Trail After a nice, hearty breakfast at the Grizzly Manor cafe.Continue reading “Day 53-54”

Stranded at the ranch. For the last 1000 miles, my car steering has felt more and more out of control. I have been sweating while driving in 16 lane San Diego traffic just trying to stay in my own lane. It began affecting my psyche. I was beginning to think my traffic anxiety was causingContinue reading “Day 50-52”

We finally reached the West Coast! Seeing the ocean and the California sunset each night was amazing. What was super cool is that while me and three of our kids were on the west coast, David and two kids were on the east coast! He took Cameron and Katherine to the beach for spring break.Continue reading “Day 47-49”

Y’all, we have been off-grid a few days living farm life. There is no way I can catch up on all that we have seen, heard, felt, smelled, eaten, drank, done, and learned these last few days. I’ll try to remember a few highlights to catch up a little. Some of you thought we feltContinue reading “Day 44-46”

A day in Palm Springs, CA First time staying right next to a golf hole. Felt like a ball could drop in my coffee at any time. The reality of eating out every meal on this trip on our wallet and my waistline set in today and we decided to go to Trader Joe’s andContinue reading “Day 43”

This was one of those days that taught me much about my strength, tolerance, and character. No hiking. No fun activities. No exploration. Lots of yucky traffic, wasted time, and gps taking us places that were temporarily or permanently closed when we got there. I got very few pictures, even of the few things weContinue reading “Day 42”

For our last day in Indio, CA we spent the day in Joshua Tree National Park. Nina says this was the best day of our trip. It really was amazing. The girls think the tiny print in the sole of my show is adorable. They follow my tracks in the sand on our desert hikes.Continue reading “Day 41”

Trying a new format to save a little time blogging. It takes me about 2 hours to write a blog every night and last night, I told Nina (sleeping with me) to turn out her lamp. She said, but you need it on to do your blog. “Your” blog made my heart sink. This isContinue reading “Day 40”