While our visits to both Humboldt Redwoods State Park and McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park were amazing, the main attraction of our 2012 Northern California road trip was our third and Northern-most stop: Lava Beds National Monument. We look pretty adventurous, no? I should preface this by pointing out that Lava Beds is a remote park, located in a … [Read more...]
Exploring McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park With Kids
Roughly 4 hours northeast of Humboldt Redwoods State Park was stop No. 2 on our 2012 Northern California road trip: McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park certainly isn’t easy to get to. It sits on the eastern edge of the Cascade Range, between Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. The park’s centerpiece is the 129-foot Burney Falls, … [Read more...]
Exploring Humboldt Redwoods State Park With Kids
If I was hoping to kick off our 2012 Northern California road trip on a high note, Humboldt Redwoods State Park couldn’t have been a more perfect choice. I loved our brief stay so much that I dare say it now occupies the top position on my list of favorite California State Parks. That's all of us on a fallen redwood tree I blame it on the trees. Humboldt … [Read more...]
We’re Back!
It has been an amazing week packed with all kinds of unforgettable adventures. I can’t wait to share them with you!Not a bad view in sightOur 1,700+ mile, 9-day “Great Northern California Road Trip of 2012” took us from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and beyond. We camped for three consecutive nights in three different cities. We hiked through a forest of redwoods, saw one of the … [Read more...]
On the Road Again
By the time you read this, the fam and I will be knee deep into our week-long “Great Northern California Road Trip of 2012.” This adventure is our last hurrah before The Big Explorer heads off into the land of third grade next week.It has been a short 7 weeks of summer for us, packed with travels to Yosemite and Las Vegas – plus an impromptu four-day getaway for The Big … [Read more...]