Anacortes, Washington 2014

Last year we spent a few days in Anacortes, WA, but still had many things on our to do list for the area so returned for a couple of weeks. It’s a long drive, so I decided to take two days, and go up through central Oregon and Washington. It added two or three hours, […]

Short hike in Las Trampas

We wanted to get away for a day hike and had considered Woods Lake to Winnemucca Lake (too long of a drive), Pt. Reyes (hikes were too long), and Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz (our choice last night). This morning I felt poorly enough that I didn’t want to drive very far from home, so […]

Hiking in the Eastern Sierra, June 2014

Popping over Tioga Pass for a few days of hiking has been a favorite of ours for several years. Given the drought we’re in, it seemed best to go now. We found we needed to curtail the length of some of our hikes due to age related health issues. I wish it weren’t so, but […]