Every year Nate join us for either his February or April vacation. This year we got April. We hadn’t expected to be on the west coast by that time, but here we are. His arrival is always a big deal. Think ‘Paul McCartney’ big. I mean, Scott and I look forward to it, of course. But Evie...
The goal with mom was to see as much as possible in the final 2 weeks of her time with us. This is her first visit to northern California so we have to see: all of San Fran, do a traditional wine tasting, stroll through Redwoods, say hello to the Pacific (not the bay, but the...
Mom didn’t realize it at the time, but our overnight at Harris Ranch was the last night she spent in the Chief. It turns out…. despite not being able to shower daily and wash her hair every Tues and Fri (Monday and Thursday simply will not do) and managing with only an accordion door on...
We burned rubber out of Quartzsite. Kidding. Just kidding. The tires are too good right now to do something so mean to them. I wasn’t blow away by Joshua Tree the last time, so I hadn’t planned to spend time there again. However, there’s easy boondocking in the area and it’s a national park… one...
Here’s my question…. You’re on a roadtrip. You’ve done the first 2/3’s of it. You’re rounding 3rd base, heading back to home. That’s a good thing because you have to be back at the start point for a VVIP high school graduation. You’re thinking… hit a few more highlights and take it easy… coast on...