James Irvine Trail, Redwood National and State Parks – Day 1 Our Stay in Trinidad, CA The James Irvine Trail Gives A Captivating Journey Through A Green Wonderland. We were excited for a long day of hiking the James Irvine Trail, a 10.4-mile out-and-back trail in the Redwood National and State Parks. The path winds […]
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Saying Goodbye to Westwood, CA! Our Stay in Westwood, CA Westwood, A Former Logger’s Town From July 27th to August 3rd, we stayed in a former logger’s town, Westwood, CA. We loved our private, spacious Airbnb with a little backyard where Hemmes could roam. And while the heatwave seemed everywhere, we enjoyed the cooler temperatures
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Lassen Volcanic National Park – Day 3 Our Stay in Westwood, CA Sulphur Works & Ridge Lakes We couldn’t get enough and visited Lassen for a third time! Just one more post about this amazing park. On our last day in this magnificent park, we walked to Viewpoint Sulphur Works, an area with bubbling mud
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Lassen Volcanic National Park – Day 2 Our Stay in Westwood, CA Cinder Cone Trail We were on our way early to the northeastern part of Lassen Volcanic National Park. We wanted to hike the 4.7-mile Cinder Cone Trail, which was described as “challenging,” “hard,” “exposed,” and “only for the avid hiker.” We, therefore, came
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Bizz Johnson Trail @Susanville Depot Trailhead Our Stay in Westwood, CA Bizz Johnson Trail @Susanville Railroad Depot Trailhead We took a short drive to Susanville to hike another part of the Bizz Johnson Trail, now the first three miles. We parked at the Susanville Trailhead near the historic Susanville Railroad Depot, built in 1927. Unfortunately,
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Lassen Volcanic National Park – Day 1 Our Stay in Westwood, CA Lassen Volcanic National Park – Day 1 We added a new national park to our bucket list: Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen is an off-the-beaten-path national park that has yet to be discovered. Thus, it is a perfect place for us to explore
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Bizz Johnson Trail @Mason Station Trailhead Our Stay in Westwood, CA Bizz Johnson Trail @Mason Station Trailhead We walked in the area because, the day before, we had been driving all day from Princeton, OR to Westwood, California. We drove seven miles to the nearest trailhead, The Mason Station Trailhead, where we entered the Bizz
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The Narrows, Princeton, OR Our Stay in Princeton, OR Our Airbnb At The Narrows, Princeton, OR We learned that Oregon has even more outside sceneries to offer other than the Pacific Ocean, dense forests, impressive volcanoes, beautiful mountains, and calderas. We can also add Oregon’s southeastern, unexpected, rough “high desert” nature in the middle of
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Steens Mountain Wilderness Our Stay in Princeton, OR Steens Mountain Wilderness We went up Steens Mountain, the highest point in Oregon in the middle of Oregon’s rugged wilderness. The mountain rises to 9,773 feet and is about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide. We drove a well-maintained gravel road, part of the Steens Mountain
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Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Our Stay in Princeton, OR Oregon’s High Desert We accidentally made a road trip in Oregon’s high desert. We started in Burns after filling the car with gas. We wanted to visit the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, so we took Oregon Route 78, which looked promising on the paper map. However,
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