Año Nuevo Elephant Seals
What’s this? Another day off? No, we aren’t dreaming. Since we’ve spent a lot of time in the SF Bay area this year, and years past, we decided to take a drive to an area never explored. After a very twisty-turny road over mountain roads, the Pacific Coast Highway lead south. Año Nuevo State Reserve […]
Destination USA: Anacortes, Washington
Since our last update, we visited family on Cape Cod for our second week off during our year-long mobile marketing tour. As expected, it seemed to fly by, and before we knew it we were back in the Zero vehicles going down the road (and up the road, and around back to the same road). […]
Ansel Adams Wilderness and Devils Postpile
Devil’s Postpile National Monument lies within the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near the Mammoth Recreation area south of Yosemite and north of the John Muir Wilderness area. A seasonal, mandatory shuttle brings visitors into the area of the monument, keeping traffic to a minimum and protecting this fragile area. There are countless hiking trails to explore […]
Yosemite via Tioga Pass
The Highlands Entrance to Yosemite Just south of the Mono Lake, there is an approach into Yosemite National Park‘s highlands from the Eastern Sierras via Tioga Road (originally used by Native Americans for travel and trade, and later as a wagon trail and mining road). This route is the highest route across the Sierras in […]
Vasquez Rocks!
Vasquez Rocks History As you drive the Antelope Valley Freeway from Santa Clarita Valley, north of LA the other-worldly Vasquez Rocks loom suddenly out of the landscape. The angles at which these mammoth rocks were forced up and out of the earth show the power that lies beneath the San Andreas Fault. You can see […]
Comic Con
The 41st Comic Con was held in San Diego July 22-25, drawing over 120,000 people to the city’s Convention Center and downtown Gaslamp District. The conference is a gathering featuring the newest, latest and greatest in comics, sci-fi, anime and Hollywood films. There are panels with directors, producers and actors, exhibits, premieres, parades, costumes, promotions, […]
High Sierra Music Festival
Arriving from the ding-ding-dinging of Reno to the quiet, sleepy Quincy was a great change of pace. We checked into The Sporting Inn located on Main Street. The B&B is located on the second floor of a storefront, in a building that looks to have been there since the town’s early days. It was like […]
Alternate Route
It had been once too many times up and down The 5, so a change seemed like a great idea for the return to LA from Seattle. The first day’s drive ended in Center Pointe, OR, near the Rogue Valley, caves, and river recreation. From there, a windy, mountainous road (state road 199) lead through […]
Deception Pass State Park
Yeah for cancelled events! A surprise day off allowed us to sneak away and completely disconnect. We took advantage, and drove up toward our next event in Burlington, WA. From there, it was an easy decision to head directly out to Deception Pass. Its dramatic vistas, quiet beaches and deep green forests kept us enthralled […]
Seattle
Blessed with beautiful weather, Seattle was a great stop! It was brief, but we were able to do some downtown tourist stuff one day, including Pike Place Market. After our event at the University of Washington, we had the chance to meet up with my middle school/high school friend, Colleen. We caught up at a […]