If you can do one trail near Mammoth Lakes, CA, Duck Pass certainly should rank high on your list of possibilities. The trail passes by several lakes between mountains before ascending to an 10,800ft. pass overlooking the valley you just…
How to Sleep 10 People in a Full Size Van
Or, how to transport 10 people in a full size van and still sleep in the van at night It was spring of the year 2001, and we had just upgraded from a 1989 Chevy Caprice Station Wagon to…
Echo Bay: In Search of a Dream
I’ve gotten a bit serious over the past few weeks on Jesus Sees the Wilderness, so here’s a story that’s hopefully a little lighter – if also a bit longer. When the sun shines in the desert, it becomes…
The Top 15 Pages on Anne’s Travels in 2017
It’s that time of year again, when we get to look at the most popular pages on Anne’s Travels in the past year! The top performing pages are pretty consistent every year, though there are a few new favorites –…
Rustic Trail North from Glass Beach – Beautiful!
If you want a rustic, realistic coastal trail experience near Fort Bragg (or want a more natural, realistic walk from Glass Beach), I highly recommend the near-social trail that extends north from Glass Beach along the bluff tops to the…
The “Hard” Trail from Glass Beach
Two sections of trail currently strike off from Glass Beach in the town of Fort Bragg, California. After you’ve seen the glass on the beach, you might as well take the “Hard Trail” south along the top of the headlands…
Visiting Sea Glass at Glass Beach
A couple years ago, I saw a picture of beautiful sea glass with the ocean behind. The caption explained that this was Glass Beach, in Fort Bragg, California. I was disappointed to find Fort Bragg so far south, my intent…
Mono Pass: Totally Beautiful!
There are two Mono Passes in California, and they happen to be only about 40 miles apart. I’m sure the one on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park is very nice, but I’m also sure it can’t compare with…
Beautiful Keuka Outlet Trail!
I posted a few weeks back about biking the rails to trails Ontario Pathways between Goose Street and Phelps, NY. After we’d loaded up all the bikes in Phelps (not to mention chowed down on the delicious lunch one of…
Biking the Ontario Pathways
Every year I like to take a bike ride on a rails-to-trails or canal path in celebration of my birthday. It’s a nice time of year and everyone is ready to get out and enjoy the nice weather. Well, this…