This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 After leaving Lava Beds National Monument, we needed an intermediate stop on our way to Devil’s Postpile and I had actually never seen Lake Tahoe before — or any of the other famous places like Squaw Valley. It seemed like a natural. A…
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This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 As we headed south from Newberry, the smoke became thicker in nearly all directions. At one point, Deb asked if we were driving into a fire. I suggested that they would have closed the road if that were the case. Having said that,…
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This is part of a series called 40th Anniversary Roadtrip Since we were celebrating our 40th in a rather leisurely manner, we thought “why not go to Disneyland?!” They are all about celebration and fun! So off we went, leaving Joshua Tree as the clouds thickened and the rains began. By the time we hit…
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This is part of a series called 40th Anniversary Roadtrip The side trip to Manzanar ended up costing us a day at Joshua Tree, but we felt it was worth it. The drive from Manzanar to Twenty Nine Palms was long and grueling, especially in the dark (and I’m talking seriously dark!) with lots…
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This is part of a series called 40th Anniversary Roadtrip We decided to take a little detour on our drive from Death Valley to Joshua Tree to visit Manzanar. This was one of the ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated during WWII — starting in 1942, following Roosevelt’s signing…
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This is part of a series called 40th Anniversary Roadtrip While we had a great night in Las Vegas, we were anxious to get on with the main part of our trip — visiting Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks. It’s actually only about a 2 hour drive to Death Valley, so even leaving…
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When I was still working, I had an office in Santa Maria, CA — in the heart of the Central Coast California wine region. I used to time trips to arrive on Friday night for a Monday morning meeting, allowing Deb and I to spend weekends wine tasting around the region. We hadn’t been for…
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