Tag Archives: misadventures
“Ikon-ic” Winter – Side Trips (California)
April 11-12, 2019 As we were unable to pay for our site at Yosemite National Park’s Wawona Campground the night before, we waited for the park aide to open the entrance station. Seeing as Ethan (our #VanLife friend) is a medically … Continue reading
“Ikon-ic” Winter – Side Trips (Oregon)
April 8-9, 2019 After leaving Crystal Mountain we weaved our way en route to Crater Lake, Oregon with hopes of visiting for a day or two, and hiking a portion of the rim in snow shoes. Knowing that we wouldn’t … Continue reading
An “Ikonic” Winter – Part III
April 3 – April 5, 2019 Upon leaving Utah, we pushed toward Washington and the Columbia River Gorge to visit with our friends Brian and Jody (aka “sidekick”) who had recently moved to Salmon River Washington. We exited Utah and … Continue reading
An “Ikon-ic” Winter – Part II
March 26 – April 4, 2019 We left home early enough in the morning (which required a nap on my part) to make it to the Park City Home Depot and pick up our aluminum diamond plated Lund storage … Continue reading
Posted in Car camping, Exploring Utah, Mini Adventures, Road Trips, Ski adventure, Snow Camping, Uncategorized, Utah
Tagged Big Cottonwood Canyon, Heber City, Heber Valley, Ikon Base Pass, Jordanelle State Park, Lund storage boxes, misadventures, Mountain Valley RV, Salt Lake City KOA, ski-coffin, Solitude Mountain Resort
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An “Ikon-ic” Winter – Part I
As summer begins to wain, and Fall and Winter will be soon upon us, I realized that I have failed to post this past Winter’s excursion(s). So before next winter sets upon us and we do a “re-boot” on our … Continue reading
Posted in Car camping, Ikon Pass, Mammoth Mountain, Mini Adventures, Ski adventure, Snow Camping, Uncategorized
Tagged Alpine Meadows, Ikon Base Pass, June Lake Brewing Company, June Mountain skiing, Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth RV Park, misadventures, The Great Outdoors, Truckee River RV Park
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Weather much? (Final installment of November, Wyoming pheasant hunt)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Things got a little hectic and busy when we got back from our Wyoming trip, so here’s the last installment of that adventure. In fact, I have at least two others from last year to post, which … Continue reading
Too many waterfalls?…Never!
Seeing as Monday was 10.5 miles and Tuesday was 7.8, and we know that our final mileage from Glen Aulin to Tuolumne Meadows is 6.4, we should only be left with a scenic 6.5 miles in which to gain 2,320 … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Mini Adventures, Uncategorized, Wilderness Permits, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Backpacking, Bear sightings, Glen Aulin, John Muir, misadventures, Mountain House, National Parks, The Great Outdoors, Water Falls, Yosemite
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Whose calves are these!
A blissful and energy restoring night’s sleep, after getting up at 2 in the morning to see if we (Paul, myself, Katie and Scout) could catch the meteor shower (we didn’t) was replaced by the discovery that someone had replaced … Continue reading
Plan A
After a cheerful reunion, a BBQ, a pack shakedown, and a team meeting, it was time to hit the hay for an early rising and a road trip to the hopefully “clearish” skies of Yosemite. As we hit the northbound … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Mini Adventures, Tuolumne Meadows, Uncategorized, Wilderness Permits, Yosemite National Park
Tagged Alabama Hills Cafe, Backpacking, Looney Bean, Mammoth Brewing Company, misadventures, National Parks, The Great Outdoors, White Wolf Campground, Yosemite
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