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Family Adventure Climbing and Camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park with Kids
Family Adventure Climbing and Camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park with Kids

Family Adventure Climbing and Camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park with Kids

Visiting Lassen Volcanic National Park and climbing the peak in summer represents a very achievable adventure for families with kids. Here’s a family adventure we took in August 2020 with our then 6 and 9 year olds and several other…

Flattop Mountain Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
Flattop Mountain Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park

Flattop Mountain Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park

Flattop Mountain is an excellent introduction to Rocky Mountain National Park.  The 8.8 mile out and back trail passes a bit of everything including alpine lakes, forest, treeline, and tundra.  The trail starts at the Bear Lake Trailhead at 9475…

Cycling & Hiking Big Sur along CA 1 without Cars
Cycling & Hiking Big Sur along CA 1 without Cars

Cycling & Hiking Big Sur along CA 1 without Cars

Visiting the Big Sur delivers a unique experience due to limited access.  Landslides, fires, and floods buffeted the region over the last 12 months.  CA 1 Northern auto access is closed to a bridge outage at Big Sur.  Southern access…

Visiting Chinese National Parks in Sichuan and Yunnan
Visiting Chinese National Parks in Sichuan and Yunnan

Visiting Chinese National Parks in Sichuan and Yunnan

I recently returned from an outstanding family trip to Southwest China.  We visited the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.  Both provinces border Tibet and are traditional crossroads.  Yunnan is further south and borders Burma and Laos.  Sichuan had many important…

Big Basin State Park Packrafting on Waddell Creek
Big Basin State Park Packrafting on Waddell Creek

Big Basin State Park Packrafting on Waddell Creek

Not all adventures turn out as planned.  I recently hiked and packrafted Waddell Creek in Big Basin State Park.  Big Basin is California’s oldest State Park.  The 30+ mile Skyline to the Sea trail bisects Big Basin as it descends…

Why live a life that’s perceived as mad – #questionmadness
Why live a life that’s perceived as mad – #questionmadness

Why live a life that’s perceived as mad – #questionmadness

Why live a life that’s perceived as mad? This summer I stood at over 15,000 feet in a thunderstorm on a Mexican volcano. Twelve hours previously, I slept soundly in my Bay Area home at sea level. With thunder cascading…