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In Kings Canyon National Park
By Polly Castor on July 17, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed Kings Canyon National Park. It is the deepest canyon in America (far deeper than the Grand Canyon)...
02Part 2 of the Bike Rack Debacle
By Polly Castor on July 16, 2015Read moreSo as we were driving between Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, we noticed that one of the two horizontal prongs...
Short Visit to Lake Tahoe
By Polly Castor on July 15, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed the Emerald Bay and had fun tooling through the galleries in South Lake Tahoe.
Northeast Route from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe
By Polly Castor on July 14, 2015Read moreWe had a lovely drive northeast through Yosemite to Lake Tahoe. Here are some of my photos along this...
Yosemite Streams
By Polly Castor on July 13, 2015Read moreI found the streams in Yosemite lovely, although low.
Epic Hike to the Top of Yosemite’s Nevada Falls
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2015Read moreThis awesome hike was epic for me. Labeled "strenuous" by the Parks Department, it earned that reputation with three...
Back to Yosemite: This Time the Valley
By Polly Castor on July 11, 2015Read moreThe valley is more populated than other areas of Yosemite, but for good reason. The towering cliffs jutting...
Best Tacos in California
By Polly Castor on July 10, 2015Read moreConnoisseurs of tacos say these are the best tacos in California. Chandos Tacos has a food truck that our...
Elk Photos
By Polly Castor on July 9, 2015Read moreWe were graced by a heard of elk by the side of the trail. These creatures, not long ago...
Fern Canyon
By Polly Castor on July 8, 2015Read moreWe enjoyed walking up Fern Canyon in Redwoods National Park where the Jurassic movie was filmed.
Coastal Biking Adventure
By Polly Castor on July 7, 2015Read moreThis was quite the biking adventure. Misrepresented to us as an old logging road, this trail was not at...
Daughters Frolic in the Coastal Redwoods
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2015Read moreWe had a wonderful time in the trees among the California Coastal Redwoods of Redwoods National Park. We stayed...