Category Travel

Midwest Trip 2019

The cool thing about owning a camper van is that ordinary trips can turn into epic road trips. So when I found myself needing to go to Michigan for work last summer, we decided to take a month-long road trip…

Hawaii Trip

In October, we went to Hawaii! I’d never been before. We went to the Big Island and stayed for a week at a lovely resort. I couldn’t get over the sunsets. Nature there doesn’t disappoint. For one thing, there are…

Joshua Tree National Park

Way back in February, we took our RV to Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. It’s one of the most surreal places I’ve ever been, like walking inside a Roadrunner cartoon. At one point we were walking down a…

Greece Trip 2018

This October, we went to Greece! It was a sensational trip. (Good word, sensational.) Here are pictures. If you want more, Follow Me On Instagram. We visited the Acropolis in Athens: And saw where the Oracle of Delphi used to…

Everywhere We Went In Our Camper Van

Oh hello. It has been awhile. Well, we’ve been busy. For one thing, we’ve been driving around the country in our camper van. Here are the places we went: Yosemite Bryce Canyon Dinosaur National Monument in Utah The Rocky Mountains…

Cabin In Mt Tamalpais

A couple of weeks, friends invited us to spend the night in a cabin in Mt Tamalpais. Can you believe the view off the balcony? We had a great time: lots of hiking, board games, listening to people playing music,…

Disneyland, Othello, and Hikes

Here are some things we’ve been doing lately: Disneyland Even though I’ve lived in California all my life, I’ve never been to Disneyland. So we took Gideon down there, and had a great time. They do what they do well.…

Germany and Austria Trip 2017 Part 4: Hallstatt

Hallstatt is a tiny town in Austria. It sits by a lake and is surrounded by mountains. I’m not kidding when I say it may be the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. Here’s a picture of the town from…

Germany and Austria Trip 2017 Part 3: Salzburg

I liked Germany, but I loved Austria. We spent several days in Salzburg, where they filmed The Sound of Music and where Mozart lived. I liked everything about the place. Like this view. This is the glorious church where Mozart…

Sequoia National Park

This has been a busy year so far. I planted a garden, went on many hikes, watched Laura Marling perform, saw a parade, and attended a lobster and rose tasting, where I eavesdropped on rich people arguing about servicing their…

Yellowstone National Park Part 2

Here’s more from our trip to Yellowstone National Park. See Part 1 Here. Yellowstone is the Earth’s largest active geyser field. We’ve all heard of Old Faithful Geyser, but it is one of hundreds of geysers in Yellowstone. There are…

Yellowstone National Park Part 1

In October, Kyle, Gideon, and I went on an RV trip. We rented a Cruise America RV and drove over 3,000 miles through Nevada, Idaho, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Glacier National Park in Montana, Seattle, Vancouver BC, and Portland,…