2017 — Family Trips


Yaquina Head

The main thing about the Yaquina Head is the Lighthouse, but it has the followings: Tidepools Trails Interpretive center History Yaquina head is a narrow coastal headland formed by ancient lava flows. It has a mile-long pathway into the open sea and a mile-long pathway into the open sea for 4,000 years.  […]


Avenue of the Giants

This is a scenic highway in northern California running thru the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is part of the old alignment of the U.S. Route 101. It is a two lane highway Founder’s Grove This consists of a ½ mile tour of the grove where you will see the […]


Clear Lake, California

According to Wikipedia, this is Clear Lake: This is a natural freshwater lake located in Northern California. It has 68 square miles of surface area. It is known as the Bass Capital of the West.  The warm water of Clear Lake makes it popular for watersports Swimming water skiing Wakeboarding […]


Oregon Trip, Day 3, July 1, 2017

Saturday, July 1 we left Eureka and I didn’t find Sheriff Carter. On our way out of town, we stopped by the Fort Humboldt Visitor Center which was built to make railroad ties from the redwoods. Trinidad Lighthouse After that, we headed over to Trinidad lighthouse and it was smaller […]


Oregon Trip Day 1, June 29, 2017

Let’s just stay it started off early this morning and it ended late at night.  The drive-thru Nevada was boring as it could be.  I have never in my life been this far on I-80, I have flown but never have driven. It was a long 8-hour drive.  We decided […]