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1. Exploring Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 23 Aug 2011 USA California Popup

   After our own big 'day of discovery' with the Grove of Titans, the next day we moved on to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, home of some of the tallest Coast Redwoods. My hopes were not very high as the location of this grove is even more secret than the Grove of Titans. In...READ MORE

   
   
2. Grove of Titans 22 Aug 2011 USA California Popup coastal-redwoods grove-of-titans jedediah-smith-redwoods-state-park

   Two of our favorite authors are Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. You may have seen the movie 'The Relic' which was based on some of their books. Douglas Preston has also written several non-fiction books which we love. Back in May of 2007 I stumbled across a book written by...READ MORE

   
   
3. A Special Whale 19 Aug 2011 USA California Popup

   On August the 2nd, after bidding a fond farewell to the Ancient Redwoods RV Park, we headed north along the coast to our next destination. We had reservations at the Golden Bear RV Park near Klamath, California. We were also hoping to see a whale which had been hanging out in the...READ MORE

   
   
4. The Lost Coast 13 Aug 2011 USA California Popup

   On August the first we took a recommended road to see some scenery. A fellow Escapee recommended it to us. It follows the same road that one takes to get to the Tall and Giant trees in the park, then continues on out to the coast. We already knew that the section through the park...READ MORE

   
   
5. Humboldt Redwoods 08 Aug 2011 USA California Popup humboldt-redwoods-state-park

   On July 29th we left Napa Valley and drove up to the redwoods of Humboldt County.  Once you get near Humboldt Redwoods State Park you can take the scenic route dubbed Avenue of the Giants.  It is a two-lane road which winds through the edge of the forest, dodging giant redwoods...READ MORE

   
   
6. Napa Valley 01 Aug 2011 USA California Popup napa-valley

   Our trip to Napa Valley didn't start as we had planned. After leaving the wonderful Escapee's SKP Park Sierra north of Fresno we made the long haul drive out of the San Joaquin valley and then north on I-5. We made the usual pit stops for gas and snacks and bathroom visits, and...READ MORE

   
   
7. Tales from the Tiki Bar: Napa Valley, baby! 29 Jul 2011 USA California Popup napa-valley

   Highway 29 from Napa to Calistoga will take you through a river of wine.  If each winery is a boulder, it's a rapid run of gargantuan proportions. The term "highway" is kind of a misnomer too.  It's a two-lane road winding through gorgeous wineries at about 35 mph....READ MORE

   
   
8. Tales from the Tiki Bar: Awesome People 10 Jul 2011 USA California Popup

   We've had an interesting couple of days with our rig.  I say rig.  It's a rig to us.  But I digress.  Already.  Anyway, we discovered a leak under the kitchen sink.  Not a big one, but big enough to do damage if we didn't get it fixed right away.  We were getting ready to pack up...READ MORE

   
   
9. Tales from the Tiki Bar: The Universe Speaks! 03 Jul 2011 USA California Popup

   We should have listened!  We should have accepted the help offered after we had asked for help!  Duh! It was an awesome adventure that we missed out on, and it led to a low-level disaster.  There's an important lesson in serendipity here:  Don't swim against the tide -- just go...READ MORE

   
   

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