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Spooner Lake, Nevada State Park
Happy Halloween! Yesterday, we decided to take a drive around Lake Tahoe and visit Spooner Lake Park which is part of the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. We have had unseasonably warm weather for late October so we decided to enjoy the freedom to drive around Lake Tahoe without any snow restrictions. Our hope had…
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Carmel, Monterey & Big Sur-Sunny Days-Part 2
This is part 2 and the final part of this trip, read part 1 here. On our way back to Carmel from Big Sur we stopped at Point Lobos State Park. We only had an hour but I wanted to get the layout for sites, parking and hiking trails for when we came back the…
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Carmel, Monterey & Big Sur-Sunny Days-Part 1
Before our world was turned upside down by the COVID-19 Pandemic a friend, Rachel, and I took off for a few days road trip to Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur and Moss Landing, California. Our husband’s decided to go skiing at Mammoth Mountain so we decided on a road trip. We didn’t have any idea that…
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A few wintry days in Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne (Luzern) in Winter! After skiing in Davos for two weeks we took the train back to Zurich and then to Lucerne to visit another good friend. We arrived to cold, damp weather but still enjoyed our visit! We stayed at Ameron Hotel Flora Luzern, we booked through Booking.com and the hotel was perfect! Beautiful…
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Switzerland in Winter! Beautiful!
Winter came very late to Truckee/Lake Tahoe area. We had very little snow during January and February. Luckily due to snow making, the ski season was not a bust. In March, we had made plans to go to Davos, Switzerland to ski with dear, longtime friends. Of course, it started snowing in Truckee/Lake Tahoe area…
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Idaho, a quick trip
We have good friends that moved to Burley, Idaho a few years ago. Life seemed to keep getting in the way and delayed our visit. Finally, the timing was right.
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Autumn, goes so fast!
Fall slips up on us just when we think Summer is perfect. Soon the warm days and evenings turn to the chilly mornings and cool evenings. The colors and lack of crowds are nice, so here’s to October and great escapes! Pacific Crest Trail near Sugar Bowl and Truckee Our friends suggested that we try…
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Updated link for The Bibbulmun
Here is the link that didn’t seem to work on the last post. https://thebibbulmunblog.wordpress.com
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Australia’s Bibbulmum Trail
Here is the link to this blog https://thebibbulmunblog.wordpress.com The Bibbulmun Blog by Ian K. Brown is a beautiful and informative blog about hiking the Bibbulmun Trail in Australia. I’m a day hiker so I really appreciate this perspective of someone willing to backpack a trail like this! We are on the trail. The two of us…
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Things To Do in The Yucatan Peninsula Mexico – To Travel Too
If you have any plans to visit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico this is a great post by To Travel Too blog. Check this out!