My time in Northern California is quickly coming to an end. After living in the East Bay for 18 years (longer than I've lived anywhere) my husband and I are packing up our entire lives and heading out in a 32-foot Winnebago RV to travel the country indefinitely. We leave in seven weeks.
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"The Mutiny" at Folsom State Park |
Short-term-itis has set in and so seven weeks feels like forever while we plug away at our 'day jobs' counting down the days until we launch. However, we recently started preparations it's now becoming apparent that this time will fly by and we may not be ready if we aren't careful. Lots of lists and appointments and sticky notes of 'things to do' litter our living space so we don't forget the small details, like updated rabies vaccinations for the furbabies.
In a previous post I had mentioned
all of the things I still wanted to do before we leave. Norcal is a wonderful place with so many things to do and experience that one could literally spend a lifetime trying to see it all. We live just 2 hours from Lake Tahoe and some of the best skiing in the world...as a matter of fact, we were just married this past Christmas at Squaw Valley Ski Resort which was home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. Go the other direction and in about an hour we can be in the heart of San Francisco enjoying noodles in China Town. Just outside of The City there are Redwood forests, beaches, more mountains, national monuments and a million places that will take your breath away...and did I mention Napa Valley (aka Wine Country) is 30 minutes from us?
In a mad rush to experience every thing I can {because that's what I do} I've enlisted the help of the best running partner in the world, Coleen. Inspired by
Weekend Sherpa's Adventure Challenge (to complete three of their adventures and post pictures of us doing them on to their Facebook Page to earn a Weekend Sherpa t-shirt) we've accomplished
six so far.
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North Peak of Mt. Diablo
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Dang there's a lot of uphill on this hike! |
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The North Park of Mt. Diablo...we just came from there and were on our way to the Summit. |
2-
The Grand Loop to Mt. Diablo summit
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We made it!! |
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Part of the 360 degree view from the top. |
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Mt. Diablo Grand Loop |
3-
Sutro Baths
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The Sutro Baths... |
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Sutro Baths with the Cliff House in the background... |
4-
Land's End Labyrinth
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The Labyrinth at Mile Rock Beach |
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In the Labyrinth... |
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Coastal Sweet Peas |
5-
China Beach
Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteUhm hello!!! How much do I love the new header!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across this post while searching for your Amazon link - what a fantastic trip this looks like. Such great memories in your life, and so many more to come. Hard to believe this was over a year ago!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh...reading this again brings back some great memories. Actually I wish Coleen could travel with ud because she's the best hiking companion in the world (not to mention a great friend). Oh...i have my Amazon link through the other blog http://talesfromthemutiny.blogspot.com
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