Sharing photos and stories from my travels.
After leaving Redding and Lassen Volcanic National Park, we drove along Highway 299 to the historic town of Eureka. This 149 mile (235 km) highway, passes through the northern Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Modoc mountain ranges and offers glorious vistas. We took our time and made multiple stops along the way to enjoy the breathtaking... Continue Reading →
Lassen Volcanic National Park, located in Northeastern California, is one of the least visited national parks among California’s nine national parks, but is every bit as beautiful and interesting as the state’s more popular parks. Lassen receives about 450,000 visitors annually compared to Yosemite National Park which receives about 4 million. However, we noticed license... Continue Reading →
Life is like a volcano; we can rise from the ashes and create beauty. Kristen Reed Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Last year, I shared a post about a trip theTravelsketcher and I took in the late 1980s to the Yucatan Peninsula with a group of friends; a trip we still refer to as “the trip from hell”. Click here to read that post. We made the best of it though, and we did see some... Continue Reading →
Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road. Jack Kerouac Canyonlands National Park, Utah
On a beautiful, bright Sunday morning in May, 1980, I left my home in Yakima, Washington to drive to my job just a few miles away. It was 7:45 a.m. and I needed to clock in at 8 a.m. It truly was a gorgeous morning, with bright blue skies, chirping birds and the temperatures were... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in previous posts, Oregon has seven wonders which were determined by Travel Oregon in 2013. These natural beauties showcase the diversity of Oregon’s landscape including its breathtaking Pacific Coast, high deserts, beautiful mountain ranges, lush forests and more. We plan to visit, or re-visit in most cases, all of these treasures over the... Continue Reading →
Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the graces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota leader Spring in Yosemite National Park, CA
I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. Hilaire Belloc Death Valley National Park, CA
