Hiking in Southern California - December
Dec 29, 2015Top Photo: Hot air balloon on the horizon on this chilly morning.
The December Hikes with JoJoba Hills Hikers were: Wild Horse Trail, Kelly Ditch Trail, & Lake Hodges Trail.
Wild Horse Trail, December 29th
This week's Jojoba Hills hike started at the Dripping Springs Campground on Hwy 79 South...
Season's Greetings 2015
Dec 25, 2015We’re sending holiday greetings from sunny southern California. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ~ Rob't & Diana
Christmas 2015
Dec 25, 2015Our chili pepper lights continue their Christmas tradition while we're at Jojoba Hills in Southern California. We're hoping everyone has a wonderful day with family & friends!
Jojoba Hills SKP RV Resort, California (2015)
Dec 03, 2015"We arrived at our lot in Jojoba Hills to find a Bird of Paradise welcoming us along with an orange and a lemon tree. How cool is that?"
Mountain Valley RV Park, California (2015)
Dec 02, 2015"It's like déjà vu all over again." We pulled into the same RV park in Tehachapi, on the same day exactly one year later, and got the same site. How about that?
Jessies Grove Winery, California
Nov 30, 2015Top Photo: The wine at night tanks as viewed from our coach.
Aurora RV Park & Marina, California
Nov 29, 2015We found a delightful RV Park on Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake in CA & one of the oldest natural freshwater lakes in North America.
Farewell Toast to Steve Anderson
Nov 28, 2015Marfa Light Imperial Stout courtesy of Steve and Big Bend Brewing Company
Lost Coast, California
Nov 27, 2015Auto Touring the Lost Coast
Humboldt County Fairgrounds RV Park, California
Nov 26, 2015We moved over to the Humboldt County Fairgrounds and will be spending Thanksgiving with a couple of RV friends, John & Sue that we met in northern Washington a few years ago. Life is good!
Eel River Brewing Taproom & Grill, California
Nov 25, 2015We found a Harvest Hosts member that was actually a brewpub, and we tucked our coach in nicely on the large lot behind the pub. Good beers and dinner, just a short walk away.
Cher-Ae Heights Casino, California
Nov 23, 2015Our first casino stop! We decide to check out Cher-Ae Heights Casino to see what overnight parking is like at a casino. Twenty dollars for three nights with potable water. Not bad.
Jedediah Smith Campground, California
Nov 19, 2015This park is the most northern in a string of redwood parks that stretch up Northern California's coast. It contains seven percent of all the old-growth redwoods left in the world.
Craft Breweries in Brookings, Oregon
Nov 14, 2015We discovered two excellent craft breweries in Brookings and a pizza restaurant where their beers are brewed at another location Oregon.
Our first stop was at Chetco Brewing Company, right on Hwy 101 in downtown Brookings. The tasting room shared the building with a Thai restaurant and Radio Sha...
Harris Beach State Park, Oregon
Nov 12, 2015Well, this turned out to be our lucky day. We pulled into Harris Beach SP scored the last site available overlooking the ocean. We're already enjoying the amazing view!
Chanterelle Mushrooms
Nov 11, 2015One of the things we like about the Oregon coast is chanterelle mushrooms. We were introduced to them last fall, and upon our arrival this year, we immediately started looking for them. As we moved down the coast from Newport, then Florence, followed by the Coos Bay area and then Cape Blanco/Port Or...
Day Trip to Bandon, Oregon, Area
Nov 09, 2015Porcupine leading the way on New River Trail.
This trail is an easy 3.2-mile loop trail that runs through several habitat types. Two short sections of the trail go along the road. Actually, the loop is a collection of 6 short trails: Ocean View Trail, Huckleberry Hill Trail, Ridge Trail, North ...
Blue Whale on the Beach
Nov 07, 2015Top Photo: The whale not long after he washed up on the beach. (This pic is courtesy of our park host)
While visiting the food co-op in Port Orford, we were told that a dead Blue Whale had washed up on the beach this past Monday, about fifteen miles south of town. Volunteers were currently in the...
Cape Blanco State Park, Oregon – 2015
Nov 05, 2015Cape Blanco is the most southern Oregon lighthouses and is the most western point in OR. It was the 1st lighthouse in the state outfitted with a first-order Fresnel lens in 1870.
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Oct 28, 2015We decided to do some exploring on Seven Devils Road and, as we were driving, saw the sign for South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. So we pulled in to see what this was about. After visiting the Interpretive Center, we decided to check out a few of the trails to see what South Slough ha...