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This Too Shall Pass
Last week was a bit tough. It didn’t start out that way, and so the eventual roller-coaster made for a rough ride. And I found that even when something is expected that doesn’t necessarily make it easy to deal with. We headed out of Sequoia National Park on Mother’s Day. There is no cell reception…
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We Camped at Sequoia National Park!
I left off the last post describing the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. I’m not done! I’ve loved all the National Parks we’ve visited, and Sequoia was no different. Picking back up – we went out to see the General Sherman tree in the fog. That was cool and all, but we had even…
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In The Land of Giant Sequoias
We headed out of San Luis Obispo on Tuesday, May 9th and headed east and north. Our first stop: Sequoia National Monument. We spent two days at this free little spot, and didn’t see another person. (Apparently the road that lead to it had only been open for a few days.) We did see two…
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Two weeks already?!?
It’s kind of hard to believe we arrived in San Luis Obispo on April 22nd. How has so much time passed already? I certainly can’t complain. It’s pretty awesome here. Jacques took us to the nearby town of Orcutt to play disc golf at Waller Pines Park. Waller Pines is actually 36 holes!…
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Life in the SLO Lane
We arrived in San Luis Obispo, California, on Saturday, April 22nd, to hang out for a bit with the California Drazsnzaks (aka Michael’s brother, Jacques, Jacques’ wife, Allison, and their two daughters, India and Phoebe). We’ve been here a couple of times before and enjoyed this area immensely. There’s always something fun to do –…
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All About Elvis
If you follow this blog, you know that we have two dogs, Bailey and Elvis. Both are rescues. Elvis came from a place called Second Chance Rescue in 2002. At the time his age was estimated at 1-2 years. (Doing the math… that makes him an old dog.) Bailey came from the Longmont Humane Society…
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Burgers and Bingo at the Country Club
I feel the need to start this post by assuring you that yes, this is a real thing. Once a month the San Luis Obispo Country Club hosts a fabulous evening of burgers and bingo. And it just so happens that the California Drazsnzaks live within walking distance of the San Luis Obispo Country Club.…
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Sedona and Beyond (aka Prescott)
After spending the night at Schnebly Hill, we headed up to Flagstaff to resupply. Dog food, groceries, and a new Luci Light from REI later, we headed back to Sedona via Oak Creek Canyon. It was a Friday afternoon – the Friday before Easter, so the drive down the Canyon, while beautiful, was pretty crowded.…
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Sedona: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We arrived in Sedona on Monday, April 10th, and promptly met up with our friend Wayne. He’s an old friend of Michael’s – they used to work together at the Fort Collins REI. Wayne now lives in Prescott and came out to show us the best of Sedona’s mountain biking. We headed over to Sedona’s…
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The Holding Pattern
Tucson turned out to be a pretty cool place. The people there were friendly and it was pretty diverse, thanks to the University of Arizona. Tucson is a good-sized city, so we had multiple oil-change places to pick from, as well as several Discount Tire shops. So we took a day to take care of…
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Greetings From Tucson
We moved on to the city of Tucson on April 1st. It wasn’t that far away from our last campsite in Coronado National Forest, so we had time to stop in the Tucson REI and spend some of our dividend. After that we looked up local bike shops, with Google telling us that the number…
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A Moveable Feast
When we meet people in our travels, and they ask what we do, Michael usually tells people he’s a “chef by trade.” And a lot of them then turn to me and say, “oooh, you must eat so well!” Sure I do. Now. When Michael was a working chef, he usually worked a minimum of…