Ft. Ross Anniversary Trip
Trip Date: August 29, 2018
Haley and Brett had stayed at the Fort Ross Lodge and had raved about it, so we thought we would give it a try. We almost always come to the coast for our anniversary, having rented places in Gualala, Anchor Bay, Jenner, Bodega, etc. over the years. Fort Ross was a good distance away, not…
Berkeley Hills Day Trip
Trip Date: May 7, 2019
This was certainly no camping trip, but a fun day trip to Berkeley to deliver a mattress to my daughter Haley. She had thought about moving back home with us in Carmichael, commuting a couple days a week, and staying overnight in El Cerrito with friends a couple nights a week, but she just never…
Oregon Coast II
Trip Date: October 7, 2018
This was our second year working our way up the Oregon Coast, however, it technically was the first time we actually were on the Oregon coast. Last year, maybe because of nostalgia or just because you can never get enough California coast, or just to extend the whole process, we never left California, seeing Trinidad…
Berkeley Marina (Mike’s boat)
Trip Date: July 19, 2018
This was a huge and exciting day for Mike and his then partner Gregg to bring the boat into the Marina for some major attention. Mike fulfilled a lifelong dream of boat ownership by buying this 1947 Monterey Clipper which were renowned fishing boats up and down the California Coast. It is the quintessential boat…
Oregon Coast I, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Trip Date: September 17, 2017
I was at the Smith River once before, having come up to camp while I was going the Humboldt State back in the early 1980’s. It is an incredibly beautiful place with massive old-growth Redwoods and the Smith River. They filmed the speeder bike scenes on Endor, home of the Ewoks in 1983’s Return of…