Astrid and her family started to understand their mistake, when, on their way out of Mt. Rainier National Park for lunch, they passed car after car after car waiting in the line–at least a mile long–to get into the park. So they weren’t surprised after lunch, as they made their way back, to find theContinue reading “WA: A Most Cozy Place, and Mist into Rain”
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CA: Rain, Cars, Tar and Stars
“And it is at this point in my trip when I am aware of a strong desire to go home. Home–what would I do there? Deep clean something, a few somethings. Get my coldframe out, start seeds. And I would read and write and … long to be elsewhere. Sigh. The human condition is neverContinue reading “CA: Rain, Cars, Tar and Stars”
CA: Rules for Hiking, Rain in Death Valley, and Dune Walking
Mel’s Diner in Beatty, Nevada, an hour’s drive outside Death Valley National Park, is a cash-only restaurant, and offers a variety of hearty, well-prepared breakfasts; it’s a great place to fuel up for the day before hiking. That’s where the family ate after checking out of their adequate motel the morning before their longish hikeContinue reading “CA: Rules for Hiking, Rain in Death Valley, and Dune Walking”
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