Monthly Archives: July 2006

This hotel has an outdoor kitchen/common area.  An outdoor kitchen is pretty cool and we may have to have one at our place.  At least, an outdoor bar!  We’re expecting papers to be delivered on our property, but they won’t … Continue reading →

We got out of our hotel early and headed back into Fresno, CA for a trip to our favorite store, Trader Joe’s!  We loaded up on a case of Charles Shaw wine selling for $1.99 per bottle, fondly known as … Continue reading →

We left our campsite and headed to the south end of Yosemite to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Trees.  We got there with a few hundred others and took a short walk thru the big trees.  There are crowds on … Continue reading →

We had no bear problems last night, so we may use this site again tonight.  We won’t cook here, to keep it free from the smell of food.  Instead, we’ll go into the park and find a day use area … Continue reading →

We have a dilemma this morning… we didn’t go to the ATM before entering the park and now we have very little cash.  These campgrounds have a self-registration, you chose a site, put money in an envelope and put the … Continue reading →

We went back into Mammoth Mountain for the rest of the Energy Fair.  We got a lot of information on solar power, solar hot water, straw bale construction and lots more.  The fair was supposed to last until 2 pm, … Continue reading →

We got an early start this morning, we have a lot to do.  We did a 4 1/2 mile hike in the Methuselah Grove of Bristlecone Pines, the grove containing a three named “Methuselah” that has been tree ring dated … Continue reading →

We left our beautiful campsite in the trees with a creek and headed into thedesert again.  We stopped briefly in Tonopah, NV for groceries.  Wespent two unexpected days in Tonopah after we broke our rear shocks on the roadto the … Continue reading →

We watched the wildlife at our camp this morning… a hummingbird is sitting on a nest in a tree. It’s nest is only slightly larger than a quarter!  So tiny!A dark cloud on the horizon had us worried about the … Continue reading →

We found a nice BLM campsite by a stream… and it’s free!  Our favorite kind!We did a cave tour of Lehman’s Cave this morning.  I was impressed that they had an airlock in place around 1940, shortly after the cave … Continue reading →