A short vacation at Clear Lake

I thought Clear Lake might be an interesting short-stay vacation spot. I’ve been there a couple of times, but Karen never has. The last time I was there was on a bike tour, riding around the lake on a 100°+ day. March seemed like the temperature would be more comfortable.

I rented a “beachfront” two-bedroom […]

Mini-vacation in Monterey

We went to Monterey for two days. We had delicious dinners at the Red House Café and Passionfish. We did a bike ride from Asilomar State Beach almost to Marina along the paved bike path and we hiked at Garapata State Park and Point Lobos State Park.

Sand dollar at Fort Ord Dunes […]

Hiking and geocaching in Round Valley

We’ve been hiking with Chase (he is home-schooled) after he finishes his schoolwork. This gives his older siblings a quieter house in which to complete their studies. Today we went to Round Valley and I loaded up the GPSr with a bunch of geocaches to add some variety to our hiking. We completed the series […]