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Lassen Volcanic NP - Perseid Meteor Shower
I drove up to Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California to join Maria, her son Francis, Paul, Lisa and her friends Elliot and Aleece for a weekend of camping, hiking, swimming and star gazing. I arrived late at the Summit North Campground, just before Maria and Francis were going to bed. I quietly pitched [...]
Road Trip — Diana’s Punch Bowl and Belmont, Nevada
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We woke up to a fresh snowfall (brrrr) and Paul thankfully got the fire going quickly! We had breakfast, broke camp and headed south on a dirt road through Monitor Valley. We passed the one lone ranch that could be seen for miles and headed towards Diana’s Punch Bowl, a [...]
Road Trip — Toquima Caves, Nevada
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I joined Paul for a roadtrip through Nevada. Paul has traveled this road before, but this was my first trip into Nevada beyond the slot machines of Reno and Las Vegas and it is still the wild west out there! We traveled east on Highway 50. First we came to [...]
Yosemite Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls
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Bright and early Sunday morning, the group met up again to tackle Vernal Falls (317 ft) and Nevada Falls (594 ft). Up the Mist Trail we went and this time I know why it’s called the “Mist” trail–you get very wet! Last autumn, when we used this trail on the [...]
Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point
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On Saturday morning Lisa, Paul and I met up with Michael, Richard, Brian, Jason and Howard for a trek up to the top of Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Falls (2,425 ft), the world’s fifth tallest, is actually made up of three separate falls: Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 ft), the middle cascades [...]
