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We loaded up the Explorer. 1st stop Joshua Tree National Park (48K)
Next Day Reyes Creek Nat Forest CG with a neat hide away restaurant! (49K)
Back to the camping routine early to bed and lots of reading! (52K)
Lunch and seal watching at Port San Luis (51K)
I finally got to see the Hearst Castle (65K)
Lunch on the run at Big Sur on Highway 1 (51K)
Fixing dinner as the sun sets at Bottcher Gap NF (50K)
Lunch at Pebble Beach Monterey (49K)
At Felton there is the best steam train!!
Which we got to ride! (50K)
It goes through virgin redwood forest (50K)
Using vertical pistons that allow low gearing for steep hills! (51K)
Of course we stopped at all lighthouses. This is Point Montara Light station and youth hostel (43K)
This is Pigeon Point. It is also used as a youth hostel! (51K)
Passing through San Francisco, we could not resist (52K)
Walking out half way across the Golden Gate Bridge (49K)
Breakfast at Fr. Ross State Park, Quiet and Peaceful (48K)
Point Arena Light House Steps go up 115 feet. (47K)
Windy at the top outside the light.(48K)
Humboldt State Park, LadyBird Johnson Trail (51K)
Very large tall trees! (48K)
Oregon Caves National Monument (54K)
The tour was fun although a bit chilly (37K)
At Corvallis we visited an Old Friend "Boots" Pierce (54K)
It's always fun visiting Boots. Here we discover the neighbor's chicken has laid a clutch of eggs in the backyard! (54K)
I helped turn them into dinner (52K)
Mary and her sister in law, Patti (51K)
Henry and friend, David Klawunder (51K)
Mary and grandson Nate (54K)
Nate and Nicole (50K)
Nicole, Shayla and Nate (49K)
Kale and Tye (51K)
Dinner out with Nate and family. Kyler is at far corner (53K)
Henry Mary and Nate at Canflex where Nate is the welding supervisor (50K)
A marine capable inflatable buoy. One of their many products (82K)
Gillian and Denys Meakin Old Friends on Bowen Island (49K)
From their house on the hill you can see the ferry coming. (50K)
When he is not gardening. You can often find Denys online. (49K)
Jill is a fantastic cook. And.. she enjoys cooking. (50K)
Here we are visting with their neighbors who also have a great view. (52K)
Mary and her friend Betts who was recovering from surgery (49K)
We didn't let a little surgery slow us down. We put the wheel chair on top of the Explorer and went to lunch! (xxK)
Heading south we had a real home cooked breakfast at the Tamrick Inn, Beaverdell BC (48K)
Lunch at the Kettle River Recreation Area (49K)
and finally dinner with relatives Donna and Bob Macpherson (49K)
Bob and Donna gave us the grand tour of Colville in this vintage 60s Cadillac! (49K)
Heading home we spent a really cold night at Chickahominy Reservior BLM Campground. (50K)
Running ahead of the weather we found time to visit Mono Lake. (52K)
These interesting formations are called Tufas Towers. Caused by mineral springs. (51K)
I never saw formations like these before! (52K)
That night we camped at Goodacre BLM Campground located in the foothills (50K)
of the mountains that contain Mt. Whitney, 14,497 feet, highest in the continental US (51K)
The storm was gaining on us! (51K)
The next day we drove through intermittent rain to Parker, Arizona and had dinner. The following day home to Phoenix (51K)
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