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Alabama Hills! And a near mishap with the Airstream!

After Yosemite we headed to the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, CA! We had reservations at the Whitney Portal Campground. Well, that’s all I am going to say about that…you will have to watch the video for the full story!  The Alabama Hills is located near Lone Pine, CA and sits at the base of Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the lower 48.  The Alabama Hills is BLM land and made up of interesting boulders and rock formations.  There are also arches of every size and shape!  We found about 15!  Another fact about the Alabama Hills there were…

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Yosemite in the spring! And a water rescue!

To beat the crowds we visited Yosemite National Park this spring. We were pleasantly surprised to see rushing waterfalls, spring flowers and very pleasant temperatures!There were some roads closed from winter and the Mariposa Grove was closed due to an unexpected storm in January that produced 70-100mph winds. With that storm, the park lost 25 mature giant sequoias! The storm damaged trails, boardwalks and other facilities in the Mariposa Grove area. The park is still cleaning up from that wind event.El Capitan draws rock climbers so bold to climb a 3000’ granite wall and many even sleep in climbing tents…

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Two Days in Sequoia National Park!

After leaving the California Coast we headed East to Sequoia National Park. The park suffered last year from the KNP Complex Fire and many areas were closed for months. The firefighters actually wrapped General Sherman and many other sequoias with aluminum fire resistant blankets to protect them from the fires. As many as 2,300 giant sequoias burned to death or are expected to die as a result from the fire. This fire was caused by a severe lightning storm. Unfortunately many roads were closed from the fire or from a recent snow storm. There was still some snow and there…

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Read more about the article Morro Bay, Wineries and California Highway 1!

Morro Bay, Wineries and California Highway 1!

We left Malibu and drove 2 hours North to Morro Bay known for Morro Rock an ancient Volcanic plug at the entrance of the harbor. Morro Rock is one of nine in a line of similar plugs called the nine sisters.   The town is a very cute fishing town with many restaurants and shops along the harbor.  We stayed at Morro Beach State Park located on the South end of the harbor.   Our first day we met Brent and Krista in Paso Robles to visit 3 wineries…we met Brent and Krista in Borrego Springs. We had a blast…

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