I wanted to try a new lake so my neighbor Mike suggested Bucks Lake, in the northern top quarter of California, slightly southeast of Lassen National Park. So Mike took his
In early August we drove down to LA with our grandson Atticus to visit with Jamie and Angela for the weekend. As always, they had some great places
The dogs and I ventured to Loon Lake last week with big Bertha. I was apprehensive about the big Class A Winnebago fitting into my normal site #17. However, it turned out
Once again Jackson Meadows was cancelled so I found the last remaining campsite at Wrights Lake. One of our favorite spots
Due to the heavy snowfall this past winter, many of the campgrounds had delayed openings. My normal May start to the season was therefore put off all the way to July this year. That actually
In May, our good friends, Scott and Ann, stopped by on their two month vacation and spent nine days with us. What a great time we all had. Three days we spent in Mendocino at
After a break in the rains, we found a nice sunny day to hike the Stevens Trail hike here in Colfax. The trail goes all the way down
On January 29th we put together a long-awaited snow shoe trip with a bunch of friends. The month of January provided about 15 feet
My last campout in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for this year. Me, Charlie and Ben spent three days at Jackson Meadows. The company managing the campgrounds (Nevada Irrigation District – NID) decided to close early so they made me move to Pass Creek Campground on my last day. This did Read More
One of my favorite things is an empty campground, and this was the situation at Loon Lake this time. Mid week, September… perfect for camping. Weather was delightful and even got a little rain on the last morning. Kate went with me and Ben and Charlie this time. Not much Read More