On June 9th, we drove north up the Sea to Sky Highway from West Vancouver to Squamish to hike The Stawamus Chief, well known for its climbing and hiking trails. It was a beautiful sunny day with brilliant blue sky, affording spectacular views of the coast and Howe Sound. Arriving at Shannon Falls Provincial Park…
Category: 2014
Vancouver British Columbia
May 30, Friday, we drove across the border into Beautiful British Columbia, back home for awhile. Arrived at the Capilano River RV Park in West Vancouver and settled into our new home for a few weeks. We spent the weekend celebrating my birthday and visiting with family. Vancouver is an exciting city to explore on…
Oregon Coast-Yachats Oregon
May 26th, Monday, we left Trinidad to drive north along the Oregon Coast. The South Coast is mountainous and much of the coastline is made up of sea cliffs and miles of beaches. We drove along Hwy 101 which is known for its scenic overlooks of the Pacific Ocean and from the window of our…
Redwood National Park-Tall Trees Grove
May 25th, again we ventured north to explore the Redwood National Park and hike in the old forests. We drove past Lady Bird Johnson Grove along Bald Hills Road to the Tall Trees access road where we needed a permit to enter through the locked gate, with a secret combination. The difficulty of getting to…
Humbolt Redwoods State Park
May 24th, we drove north to the Humboldt Redwood State Park, to see the Avenue of the Giants, a world famous scenic drive, and the largest remaining stand of virgin redwoods in the world, 31 miles, along a portion of Hwy 101. The Avenue of the Giants was part of US Hwy 101 until a…
Redwood National Park and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
May 23rd, Friday, we set out to explore the Redwood National Park. Our first stop was the Kuchel Visitor Center on the coast, and they gave us maps and info on the best places to see and hike: a great start. After leaving the visitor center we drove thru Prairie Creek Redwood State Park where…
Redding CA to Trinidad CA
May 22nd, Thursday, we left Redding to head west to the Pacific Coast along California SR 299. Bob was ready to test his driving skills on a scenic, twisty, mountain road. SR 299 is called the Trinity Scenic Byway a National Forest Scenic Byway, and it was beautiful. It is one thing to drive a…
Mount Shasta- Shasta CA
On May 21, Wed, we drove north on Hwy 5 to visit the well known Mt Shasta. The highway was closed due to an oil spillage so we detoured through Dunsmuir just south of Mt Shasta. The city of Mount Shasta at 3,600 ft elevation is located at the flanks of Mount Shasta, about 9…
Sacramento River National Recreation Trail-Redding CA
May 19th, Monday we hit the road again in R SHRPA, and headed to Redding, CA. We stayed at a beautiful, well-maintained park, Premier RV Resorts, where they delivered the morning paper to your doorstep. On May 20th we rode our bikes on the Sacramento River National Recreation Trail, ranked the 7th best trail in…
Lake Tahoe
May 17th, Saturday, we hit the road for Carson City, Nevada and stayed at the Comstock Country RV Resort for two nights. The next day, May 18th we drove in the jeep, (R BEAST), only a 30 minute drive to Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, it’s depth is…