California Posts

Three Weeks on 395

US 395 runs north south along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Bodie Ghost Town

100 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe lies Bodie State Historic Park. Once a booming gold rush town, it is now a national historic site and a popular stop for visitors traveling along US Highway 395 in Eastern California.

Yosemite & Sequoia National Parks: Big Rocks, Fast Rapids, and Enormous Trees

Yosemite National Park is one of the most famous parks in the U.S., but when I went looking for travel advice about it from some of my go-to RV blogs, I found very few articles.

California’s Central Coast Part II: The Pacific Coast Highway

When I initially booked our visit to Morro Bay, one of my goals was to use it as a jumping off point to drive a particularly scenic portion of the Pacific Coast Highway.

California’s Central Coast, Part I: The Towns

In a continuation of our strategy this past pandemic year of staying longer term in places that feature nice weather and plenty of things to do outside, we decided to head to the Central Coast of California.

Death Valley National Park

Unlike so many other national parks we've sworn we'll return to, we were happy to check this one off the list and admit: we're not going back.

Pandemic Winter in San Diego

This year, we spent the entire winter in San Diego.

Grumpy Old Men Know Nothing About Photography

Recently, Kevin, Thor, and I took a drive to Borrego Springs, a small town located about two hours east of San Diego in the Southern California desert.

Oktoberfest and the Oregon Coast

Upon escaping the Portland traffic vortex, we headed first for a quick two night stop in a tiny town that does Oktoberfest right, before heading for the coast, where we combined some sightseeing, hiking, and the devouring of cheese.

A Day in L.A.

On a warm sunny Southern California morning, we jumped in the car and headed north for a day of sightseeing in the nation's second most populous city.