Lavender Farm
A few years ago when pursuing the internet for places of interest to visit I came across the Keys Creek Lavender Farm. According to the information it is nestled in a beautiful, serene valley[…] Continue reading →
Author: Loren
Hiking Among Giant Sequoias in Mariposa Grove
Located near the southernmost entrance of Yosemite National Park is the Mariposa Grove which is home to more than 500 sequoia trees. The grove contains sequoia trees over 200 feet tall and 90 feet[…] Continue reading →
Matchstick Marvels Museum
What can one do with a bunch of matchsticks? When we visited the Matchstick Marvels Museum in the small town of Gladbrook, Iowa we found that with lots and lots of matchsticks some pretty[…] Continue reading →
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a prominent landmark near the south-west end of Big Bear Lake in California. From the top of the rocks there are great views of the lake and surrounding valley. Hiking Castle[…] Continue reading →
Bodie Gold Mines and Mill
Northeast of Yosemite National Park in a remote valley at an elevation of 8,375 feet is the historic gold mining town of Bodie. The mines near Bodie were once the highest producing gold mines[…] Continue reading →
Boating Around Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake is a reservoir located in the San Bernardino Mountains in California. The lake is at an elevation of 6,750 feet and is sided by mountains making it quite scenic. There are[…] Continue reading →
The Champion Lodgepole Pine and Bluff Lake
In the forest not too far from Big Bear Lake, California is a tree called the Champion Lodgepole Pine. So why does the pine tree have this designation? Well follow along a hike we[…] Continue reading →
Springtime in Japan part 2
The tour of my visit to Japan when the cherry trees were in bloom continues in this post. The next location visited is the seaside city of Kamakura which is just a little over[…] Continue reading →
Springtime in Japan part 1
When I was working for Hewlett-Packard Company I had a number of business trips to Japan. One of them was in April 2000 and happened to hit the cherry trees in bloom. While work[…] Continue reading →
Hot Air Balloon Launch at Albany, Oregon
I have always been fascinated by hot air balloons and back when I lived in Oregon I decided to attend a balloon launch which took place in the town of Albany. There I was[…] Continue reading →
