Coastal fog interlude
Crescent City is only 1.5 hours away, so I spent most of the day with the family, left Eureka about 3:30. Through the redwoods, past the inlets and estuaries and beaches and rocky cliffs, it’s a pretty darned fine drive. … Continued
Eureka first time
I will visit the family twice on this trip. I will drive more or less straight there (four days and three nights).When planning, it seemed important to go directly there for house planning, but in retrospect wasn’t necessary at all, … Continued
Memorial Day #3
I leave 9:30-ish, which is early for me. I couldn’t really relax because if some ranger drove up and hassled be about not registering at this point I would be annoyed for not having left, so … I left! I … Continued
Memorial Day #2
On the road again for one night of camping before I hook up with the family. Now that I am at my campground, I realize that a smart traveller would have gotten on the road last night rather than tonight. Because … Continued
Extended Memorial Day
The proximate cause of this particular adventure is to meet up with Martha in San Rafael for the Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department Memorial Day Picnic (MBVFDMDP :) on Sunday May 25, with me doing a little bit of regional camping … 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
Pacific Coast and the family
Ah, a lazy Sunday on the coast in the off-season! It alternated between very gloomy and flat-out raining all morning. I decamped and drove 12 miles to coffee and wifi at the annoying place coffee hop in Yachats (still annoying, … Continued
Snake again, the Columbia
The same road I was too stressed enjoy at the end of yesterday was wonderfully pretty and interesting this morning. I am in the Palouse – a really odd landscape if you’re never experienced it. Dramatic rolling dried-out hills, but … Continued
The Salmon
Way before the town of Challis I happen to notice that the next road is the turnoff to Challis Hot Springs, so off I go. That saved me about 30 miles of driving – woo! I really lucked out on this … Continued
