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7 Best California Road Trip Routes and How to Get There Safely

August 7, 2020 by Albert CooperLeave a Comment

You could just book a plane or a train ticket to your final destination and skip the road trip across California. However, California’s vast landscape is a true thing of beauty and deserves to be mindfully savored. But before you embark on this incredible journey, make sure your vehicle is in tip-top shape. After all, California is a sizable state with roadways that extend for hundreds of miles. You might even want to consider mechanical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mini Post · Tagged: Avocado, California, Carmel, Cruising, Desert, Journey, Los Angeles, Nevada, Road Trip, San Diego, Sierra Nevada, Travel Insurance, Ventura, Yosemite National Park

North Dome: A Spectacular Day Hike in Yosemite

October 26, 2019 by Kevin Nelson2 Comments

In all its moods, in all its seasons, Half Dome remains as young as it was ten thousand years ago. It never seems to age, unlike the rest of us ordinary mortals who gaze in open-eyed wonder at its grandeur and beauty. There are many ways to admire this most sublime of creations. One of the best is from the top of North Dome, a smaller sister dome on the rim of Yosemite Valley that provides a spectacular vantage point for Half Dome and other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Bus Travel, Canyon, Disneyland, Fashion, Mountain Climbing, National Park, Scuba Diving, Yosemite National Park

John Muir Slept Here

September 20, 2019 by Kevin NelsonLeave a Comment

The best place to walk in the footsteps of John Muir is Yosemite National Park, where the famed naturalist and conservationist hiked and climbed granite domes, lovingly surveyed plants and animals, studied with rapt eyes “cloud mountains” in the sky, and developed his passion for wild spaces. Another place that evokes feelings for one of the visionary creators of our national park system is his old home in Martinez, California, about an hour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Animal Rescue, California, Farming, Freeways, Kentucky, Mexico, Mountain Climbing, National Park, San Francisco, Shopping Mall, Spain, Traffic, Vineyards, Walking tour, Wildlife, Wisconsin, Yosemite National Park

How to Survive a Trip to the Top of Yosemite’s Half Dome

July 28, 2019 by Kevin Nelson5 Comments

The plastic water bottle skidded off the granite and disappeared. It wasn’t the sound the bottle made that disturbed me. It was the silence that followed its rapid disappearance. Along with twenty to twenty-five other people I was perched on the east face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, the world-famous granite slab that John Muir called “the most beautiful and most sublime of all the wonderful Yosemite rocks.” We were climbing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, Bridges, Cruising, Drinking, Everest, Glacier, Mountain Climbing, National Park, Nevada, Yosemite National Park

Visit Stockton, CA launches bold new marketing initiative

October 25, 2017 by DaveLeave a Comment

Stockton, California—Visit Stockton, the destination marketing organization for Stockton, California, has launched a bold and defiant brand campaign for the city and surrounding region. Themed #StocktonTrue, the campaign owns the city's adversity and lets people know, despite the negative perception of the city, Stockton is on the rise. Located along the California Delta, Stockton enjoys refreshing delta breezes, a vibrant waterfront, a rich … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: America, California, Culture, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park

Four Seasons in Two Days at Yosemite

May 15, 2017 by Fern Lee3 Comments

This was our first time in Yosemite. And we were told that Spring is an ideal time to visit - with the mighty waterfalls filled to the brim by the melting snow and the abundance of wildlife this time of year. We assumed the days would be filled with sunshine (warm at lower elevations) but cooler at higher elevations with the the tops of the mountains still covered with snow. However we soon discovered that the weather this time of year in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Bridges, California, Fashion, Hiking, Mountain Climbing, National Park, North America, Resort, San Francisco, Walking tour, Waterfall, Wildlife, Yosemite National Park

A Guide To California’s Top Natural Beauty Spots

November 19, 2014 by Robert D.Leave a Comment

California is pretty amazingly beautiful, so selecting the top 5 spots was pretty tough, but in the name of being succinct that's what I have done for this post. So here are my favourite few places in California - must see spots for any nature lover. 1. Redwood National Park I just love forests, so this was always going to be on my list. The national park is mostly made of dense forest and beautiful (and huge) redwood trees which are sure to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mini Post · Tagged: Beach, Bridges, California, Carmel, Hiking, Lake Tahoe, Mountain Climbing, National Park, Nevada, Redwoods, Sierra Nevada, Ski Trip, Trekking, Walking tour, Wildlife, Yosemite National Park

The Dry Tortugas Are Far Out, All Right—in So Many Ways

August 10, 2014 by Tom Bentley2 Comments

A conch, a parrot and a rooster walk into a bar. You don’t need a map to follow that joke: you know you’re in the Florida Keys. The Keys are one of the few places in the US where you might think, “What country am I in?” But wherever you are in the Keys, it’s all good—I’ve never been in an area that has more of a smiling “what the hell, why not?” attitude. It’s on a place’s edges where you see the more unusual sights, and for the southern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Drinking, Fashion, Florida, Garden, Key West, Mexico, Museum, National Park, Walking tour, Yosemite National Park

The New American Road Trip MixTape

February 15, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

The New American Road Trip Mixtape by Brendan Leonard Brendan Leonard lives in a van. Even though Brendan has never left the United States, the brave native Iowan has climbed most of the big peaks in the Western United States, including those at the Rockies, Yosemite, Grand Tetons, Canyonlands, Sawtooths, and elsewhere, and has written about his adventures for Climbing, Backpacker, Men’s Journal, Adventure Journal, Dirtbag Diaries, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Road Trip Books · Tagged: America, Canyon, Grand Canyon, Idaho, Mountain Climbing, Road Trip, Rocky Mountains, Yosemite National Park

Traveling in the North Country Fair… Part 1 Adirondacks & Catskills

January 15, 2013 by Richard BangsLeave a Comment

Part 1 Even though few therapists would agree, sometimes neglect paths to the best possible outcome. Such is the case with the Adirondacks, whose fierce geography, unproductive soil, and hard weather diverted early American settlers to more benign plots. As a result, a state of raw wilderness maintained into the 19th century. Some credit the turning point to William H. H. Murray’s book, Adventures in the Wilderness, extolling the freshness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Afghanistan, America, Canyon, Chocolate, Food and Wine, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Lodge, Mountain Climbing, Museum, New York City, Paradise, Restaurants, Romantic, Ski Trip, Vermont, Wildlife, Wine Tasting, Yosemite National Park

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