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Category: California

Fall in the Sierras

On October 8, 2020November 7, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Last week we spent a couple of days recharging in the Sierras and accidentally stepped into Rivendell. The aspens are just about to enter their prime fall state and their yellows and oranges were stunning to look at against a beautiful blue sky. It's sad how I will never take a blue sky for granted …

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Winter In Yosemite Vlog

On May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Outdoors, Vlogs, YosemiteLeave a comment

Winter in yosemite is so beautiful and peaceful. We spotted a playful river otter and a hungry looking bear. The scenery is breathtaking with misty air and swirling clouds around the granite cliffs. We enjoyed some snowy hikes in the almost empty Valley and explored the base of El Capitan, making foggy breath clouds and …

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One Fine Spring Day

On April 5, 2020April 29, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, OutdoorsLeave a comment

We are blessed with a decent rain season this year and we've been equally enjoying the new grass carpeting all our hills and the amazing powder at Tahoe (pre-quarantine). Spring Festival

A Joshua Tree Xmas

On April 5, 2020December 15, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Film photography, OutdoorsLeave a comment

We spent actual Christmas day on the road.  Photo diary of our RV road trip in Joshua Tree and Death Valley, December 2019.

White Yosemite

On April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Film photography, Outdoors, YosemiteLeave a comment

The corona virus has brought a new normal to our lives and given me the gift of time to brush off the blog I've neglected for six months or more. Let's begin with memories of a happier time last year, when after a whirlwind few months of starting a new job and traveling, we took …

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Summer in Lake Tahoe

On August 8, 2019April 26, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Film photography, OutdoorsLeave a comment

One of our goals of this trip was to do a few short day hikes on the PCT.  After hiking all these years in the Sierras, I've come to the conclusion that the most scenic trail is by far the Pacific Crest Trail.  Every time we've hiked a segment of it, I get blown away …

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Cloudy Day Hike with Loup

On May 25, 2019April 4, 2020 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Motherhood, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Ellie's class has a honorary student named Loup or "Wolf".  Every week Loup gets to go home with one of the kids in the class for the weekend and come back with pictures of his (or her?) adventures.  We were so excited to have Loup visit our house.  He played with us, ate with us, …

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Snow Days

On March 30, 2019July 24, 2019 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Motherhood, Oregon, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Last weekend, we packed up our skis and headed to Tahoe for our second trip of the year.  Unlike the first time back in February where we were met with epic snow storms and epic traffic, this past weekend was filled with glorious sunshine and we stayed through Monday to avoid the crowds. We had …

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Bear Valley

On September 13, 2018March 30, 2019 By milkywaypicnicIn California, OutdoorsLeave a comment

Right before school started, we escaped to the Sierras to savor the last carefree days of summer.  Ellie is in that weird in-between stage where she is almost too big and heavy to be carried in the hiking backpack yet too little to walk many miles by herself.  The longest she's hiked on her own …

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The PCT

On May 27, 2018January 22, 2019 By milkywaypicnicIn California, Outdoors, VlogsLeave a comment

This year the snow made our trip to the Sierras both challenging and fun. We got to go sledding and have snow ball fights, but the deep snow made following the trail difficult. We had to do some tracking using the GPS on our phone and had to backtrack often, soaking our socks and pants …

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