Tag: California
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The Adventures Continue (Hwy 395 Edition)
I woke up on Tuesday morning to find the sun on the truck and the super glue on my cut finger holding fast. A good sign! Taking my time packing up, I enjoyed coffee and a light breakfast. Of course, “packing up” didn’t take very long. All I needed to do was put the computer…
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The Coolest Museum Nobody’s Heard Of
Hi, friends! I know, it’s been a while. Kinda time for me to figure out if I should start a new blog for my new adventure. I mean, GoGoTacoNegro is really for adventures in the truck. And while those aren’t over… they are on hold for the time being. Michael and I have relocated to…
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Adjusting
It’s been easy to adjust to sleeping indoors. The real bed is nice – although honestly, I do miss my sleeping bag – but really, it’s been most noticeable if I have to pee in the middle of the night. I never thought I’d so appreciate the ability to just walk, barefoot, the dozen or…
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The Long Drive
We spent a total of 10 days in Colorado, and let me tell you, those days were a whirlwind. Michael and I joked that we were somehow more popular now then when we actually lived there. We went to so many bluegrass picks – and I was happily surprised that I hadn’t lost all my dobro skills…
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Leaving California
After spending the morning of June 26th looking for abalone shells in King Range NCA, and the afternoon finding out all the interesting nuances of Eureka, California (read my last post for that story), we were both tired and a little cranky as we approached Trinidad and our (possibly illegal) rest stop campsite. The sun…
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Adventures along the Northern California Coast
After spending our first day at King Range NCA at Black Sand Beach, we wanted to see more of shelter cove. So the next day when we headed down the hill, we went straight instead of turning right, and ended up at Mal Coombs Park. Next to the parking lot sat a lighthouse and a…
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The Isolated Lost Coast of California
In my last post I said that we went back to our squatter’s site in Jackson State Forest, just east of Fort Bragg, CA. We were smarter about our second night of “guerrilla camping.” We still got up early and packed up before anything else, but this time we drove straight to the Fort Bragg…
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Adventures in Roof Top Tents
When we left our nameless little campsite next to Mono Lake, Highway 395 immediately began to climb. And up at the top of the climb we found a little pulloff. With this view: Wow! Of course, I was also intrigued by something else: bumper stickers. They were all over the barrier of this parking lot.…
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Sunset at Mono Lake
In my last post, I explained how the wind died down for a day at the Buttermilk Boulders, and Michael was able to make some delicious Cholaca Camp Chili. It turned out to be a good thing we made the chili that day. Because that night – it was as if, just after dark, someone…
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Recipe: Grass Fed Beef & Cholaca Camp Chili
I would not have thought it possible when I started this project. But this is blog post number 101! We caught a lucky break on Saturday, June 10th. In spite of what the Weather Channel predicted, the wind died off overnight and stayed that way throughout the day. After coffee and a wonderful oatmeal breakfast,…
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There And Back Again
The views at our Coyote Trail campsite were pretty nice. It’s too bad that there weren’t any hiking trails or anything to do along this road – we were fully stocked and would have stayed for a few days. But after a nice, leisurely morning we packed up and headed in to Bishop. Since it…
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The Eastern Sierras
So, I mentioned in my last post that we got Elvis’s ashes back. Here’s what we carry with us: This lovely oak box is completely sealed and has Elvis’s name on the bottom. Pretty cool, huh? Although – it’s actually been a little tough to find a spot for Elvis. I don’t want him to…