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We began “The Drive” from Crater Lake at 7:30am and finished at the Craters of the Moon KOA in Idaho at 7:30pm (with a 1-hour time change), thus opening and closing the longest drive of the trip with craters. The motion sickness and weariness that come with this kind of drive were amplified, in a way,Continue reading "Day 28 – The Longest Drive"

Another good day at Crater Lake National park first in the morning we did an awesome hike down too the actual Crater Lake and actually swam in the water that was cold and it felt awesome to feel the cold water and sit on the hot rocks afterward we also had a very nice dinnerContinue reading "Day 27 – Crater Lake"

Today day we went to mt. Shasta  and crater lake. Mt. Shasta is supposed to have the cleanest ground water of the region. The headwaters of the Sacramento River start here and you can fill your water bottle here. Then we went to Crater Lake. I can't even begin to describe how blue the water is.Continue reading "Day 26 – Mt. Shasta & Crater Lake pt 1"

After extending our stay in Tahoe by a day, we finally hit the road again - to Lassen Volcanic National Park. The drive took us once more through Nevada and past some strange sights: a shoe tree in the middle of nowhere, a completely white lake (aptly named "White Lake"), a slightly yellowish lake calledContinue reading "Day 25 – Lassen Volcanic"

We had a leisurely day today that involved a) no hiking and b) no driving. We've only had a few days like this since we left Asheville. They're a nice recharge. Today's reset involved renting a boat and doing some lake sightseeing from the water. We went for the cheapest option, which we regretted prettyContinue reading "Day 24 – Tahoe part 2"

Our first day at Lake Tahoe. it was a nice sunny day, where the skies are blue and the lake is fresh and the waters are clean. the first day of  Tahoe we went summer tubing in the epic discovery center and rode a gondola up the mountain and down the mountain and up theContinue reading "Day 23 – Lake Tahoe"

hello! today we went to Yosemite again but to a different part of it. with a couple of lakes a few snowcapped mountains and a big meadow , it looked like we were In the alps. the beauty of it is almost unwritable so that is why this is going to be short .there wasContinue reading "Day 22 – Yosemite pt 2"

Leo injured his shoulder and elbow yesterday after flipping his bike while riding at our campground in King's Canyon. He's ok but we thought we'd take it easy today—he was supposed to post about our otherwise awesome day in King's Canyon but he's off the hook until he feels ready. We saddled up this morningContinue reading "Day 20 – Mariposa"

Another great day at Kings Canyon National park. With the roaring river and the stunning view we drove down Kings Canyon and at the bottom there was a gift shop and a restaurant. And at the restaurant I tried to order a turkey and Swiss cheese and instead I got ham and cheddar. And myContinue reading "Day 19 – Kings Canyon"