Our last stop of our trip was a particularly sentimental one for Steve – Pismo Beach. Steve had camped here numerous times in Boy Scouts when he was a kid, as well as exploring the area during college from nearby Cal Poly. We camped at the campground the Scouts always camped at and even ate […]
Author: Andrea
Loves adventures with Steven, family & friends. If not adventuring with loved ones, I am usually running half marathons, reading books, trying new food, cuddling with Sparky, Brady or Tachy, hiking, playing ice hockey, or rooting for a local bay area sports team.
“...when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Disney’s California Adventure, California
…Continued from Disneyland. Disney’s California Adventure “To all who believe in the power of dreams, welcome. Disney’s California Adventure opens its golden gates to you. Here we pay tribute to the dreamers of the past: the native people, explorers, immigrants, aviators, entrepreneurs and entertainers who built the Golden State. And we salute a new […]
Disneyland, California
We continued with our mission to travel to all the Disney parks, which ended in California visiting both Disneyland and California Adventure! To end it where it all began felt right. Disneyland opened in 1955 and California Adventure (known as DCA to us Disney fanatics) opened in 2001. You cannot call yourself a Disney Theme […]
Joshua Tree National Park, California
We didn’t have enough desert, so we thought – why not one more? Sadly, our time at Joshua Tree was less than 24 hours. Like other National Parks, Joshua Tree is not really dog friendly, and quite small to do more than one day’s worth of scenic driving. We made it a stop because it […]
Mojave National Preserve, California
The Mojave Desert is a quiet, peaceful setting with more going on than what appears. The Mojave National Preserve has dunes, canyons, rock formations, wild life and an abundant amount of cactus. We spent two days here exploring, and loved it. Where We Stayed We camped at the FREE campground near the Kelso Dunes. […]