100831 – Sardine Lake
The plan was a little two-day getaway, and as plans go, it went well. My neighbor Peter had mentioned Sardine Lake as a pretty place to visit, so I drove up there with the idea of checking it out, staying … Continued
100901 – the Lake Country
I love the name – “the Lake Country”. It conjures up images of touring in a four-horse carriage in a Jane Austen novel. Anyway, I decamp from my pleasant campsite with the idea of taking the long way around back … Continued
June 2012 – Sardine Lake again
Someday I will actually internalize the lesson to pay attention to myself! A couple of years ago I did a little two-day quickie trip – first night Sardine Lake, second night Sierra Hot Springs(SHS). I actually blogged about it, sigh… … Continued
On the road, with appreciation
When I last slept in the van in early November, I would have been very sad to know that I wouldn’t do it again for five months! I did visit family around Christmas, but actually scored the couch in the … Continued
Car fixin, Move helpin, Bird watchin, Parking lot sleepin
Alternate title for this trip could be: “Parking Lots of the Central Valley“. Partly because it gets dark before 5, and partly just the this trip, worked out I spent every one of my eight nights sleeping in a parking … Continued
Birthday in Chico
The plan for this one is: join Martha in Chico for her birthday follow them home to Eureka for a while do something for the remaining week-ish to get home by Thursday October 1. Yes, First Thursday will be the first … Continued
Frigid family trip
I am squeezing in one more trip with a functioning water system before I drain it for the winter. The idea is to get out of Reno before it got too cold and head over the mountains to balmy California. This plan … Continued
Christmas Trip
I have been planning to visit the family for the holidays. As that time approached I started monitoring the extended weather forecasts for the mountains, and it did not look good. Every day from Sunday 12/20 through Christmas showed a high likelihood of snow in … Continued
February Family
I got moving early in the day for me (11am), I ate badly at the McD’s in Susanville (I wanted their wifi), and I enjoyed a long drive through beautiful snow on a sunny day in the high country. The snow … Continued
Post-election visit to the family
When I got home in the last week of September, I was in the grip of a really nasty respiratory virus that left me breathless from the simplest of exertions. So my first week back I did none of the things I … Continued