Weekend Travel

Time to go camping again … and this weekend we’re headed to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park, just under 2 hours from home, 1 hour from the Silicon Valley and truly a place of its own! After having navigated the one-lane road into the park with no other traffic in sight (phewww!), we set up camp at site 51 in the Huckleberry Campground on Friday night, ready to get some relax & enjoy time this weekend! With no hook … Read More

Another holiday weekend, another trailer fun trip! For this year’s 4th of July weekend, it was all about getting away … and although only about 2 1/2 hours from home, Salt Point State Park feels far, far away! Next town: 30 miles. Next cell phone signal: unheard of. But on the other hand … the Pacific Ocean: 0.8 miles. One of the first underwater parks in California, Gerste Cove Marine Reserve: 0.9 miles. Pygmy  forest: 1.2 miles. Fort Ross: 6 … Read More

It’s the end of May 2011, in sunny California. Months and months ago we booked our sites at Pinecrest Campground for the Memorial Day weekend, looking for a great spring getaway. But as the dates drew closer, the weather report was not playing along, putting the holiday weekend back on a winter schedule! But with the heater inside the trailer working, batteries and propane filled up, and gloves, hats & firewood packed, we are ready to tackle the 5,000+ ft elevation … Read More

Not quite yet, but: Spring officially starts today (well, the weather would like to make us believe otherwise … snow on Mt. Diablo!), Summertime started a week ago (so, the clocks are all set…), but one thing is still missing to get the season started: the covers need to come off! No worries though … we’ve already got weekend trips lined up and campsites booked, and are looking forward to getting our little trailer out for some exciting trips this … Read More

Also the 2nd (and already last!) day of the 2010/11 skiing season took place at Heavenly @ Lake Tahoe. While the morning started out sunny, the day surely got a wee bit windy as Clae & I were flying down the slopes of Nevada side, then the California side, and back to the Nevada side of the Heavenly mountain! 18,500 vertical feet and about 6 hours later, we called it a day, after the chair lifts had to be slowed … Read More

Day #1 of the 2010/11 ski season had to wait for late January to come around, but then the conditions were perfect: a great room at Timber Lodge, great weather & snow, and great firends to enjoy the mountain with! Breaking up our busy skiing-boarding day for lunch, Kristina & Kody came up to the new Tamarack Lodge, at the top of the Gondola. And then, Kody wanted nothing more than to join Clae (on the board), me (on skis, … Read More

It’s been 2 weeks already! Or maybe: only!? in any way, we’re off camping again. Yep, the little Fun Finder does not get much of a break these days! Long planned this time around, the camping website “Camp California” was promoting a great deal for the October 1-3 weekend: stay at a select campground, and get a full hook up site for 2 nights for only $50 all inclusive. No doubt that between Kristina and I, we had the website … Read More