Leoni Meadows Family Camp 2025

Our good friends from Returning to Paradise invited us to come to family camp with them in July. We had such an incredible time at family camp! me & LR We did So many fun activities. Family Camp is like a summer camp for families so instead of sending the kids off for a week, … Continue reading Leoni Meadows Family Camp 2025

Plasse’s Resort at Silver Lake, California

This was one of those “one thing after another” camping trips. The propane regulator was leaking as we were loading the trailer. We stopped at Ace Hardware on the way to buy replacement parts and my hubs spent an hour fixing it in the parking lot. The back-in site was kinda hairy and it took … Continue reading Plasse’s Resort at Silver Lake, California

MacKerricher State Park, California 2023

The northern California coastline is stunning. The weather is more temperate than some other locations, only changing about 10 degrees from the low temperature to the high temperature. Our November visit had temps in the 50s. We were a group of two families and we stayed at sites 93 & 94. The spaces to fit … Continue reading MacKerricher State Park, California 2023

Wild Blackberries

Imagine our delight upon discovering ripe wild blackberries while we were visiting Mount Shasta City, CA. What a wonderful unexpected surprise! I love picking fresh fruit, and it’s been awhile since we’ve had the opportunity. blackberry blossoms We ate a lot of blackberries, and we put about a cup and a half in a bag. … Continue reading Wild Blackberries

Lake Siskiyou, California 2023

We took the Lance for its maiden voyage to Lake Siskiyou, California in September 2023. This is one of our favorite places on the planet. I unintentionally paired this trip with the book A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel) by Rosanne Parry. I didn’t know that the book was partially set … Continue reading Lake Siskiyou, California 2023