Once again, we went to Oregon for Danielle’s spring break. Using the Trendwest points we had, we’d organized a stay at their resort in Gleneden Beach. We flew this time, because past experience has taught us that it’s just too far to drive, even for a week’s vacation. We flew out of Burbank, and boy [...]

Last weekend Danielle and I went to visit the elephant seals in San Simeon. This is the time of year when the girls give birth, and the boys fight over the girls. On the way up we stopped at Pismo, which we usually ignored. It was cold, but nice to finally see the place. The [...]

Danielle’s spring break was rapidly approaching, and we hadn’t planned anything to do yet. After spending some time on Rip Off America we ended up with reservations for 4 nights of camping in and around Yosemite National Park. Monday, April 2nd was our departure date. Despite very little slacking off, it took us all morning [...]

Last weekend Danielle had Friday off, so I took it off as well. Not as early as we would have liked, Friday November 10, we drove off towards Sequoia National Park. Around Bakersfield we debated whether to follow the signs, which would have us take route 65, or our Google Maps directions, which recommended staying [...]

Sunday morning Danielle and I drove towards Carrizo Plain. We stopped at Cottonwood Canyon, 7 Mile Road, and finally Shell Creek. It was pretty rainy in all places. We camped at La Panza Campground. It’s a nice campground but it drizzled almost continuously from when we arrived until when we went to sleep, with occasional [...]

Danielle and I have been saying we want to go to the San Diego Zoo for several years now. This weekend that finally happened. The morning of Saturday April 8, 2006 we started driving south at around 11am. That’s a bit later than we planned, but it can be hard to get up early on [...]

There are a lot of traditions surrounding getting married, and I don’t care for most of them. The honeymoon is the best one of the lot, although it only barely edges out the first dance because it’s a lot more expensive. I think of our honeymoon as having started at the wedding itself. Wind back [...]

It was time for our annual summer vacation. Like last year we decided to drive
towards Portland, but unlike last year we decided we were going to make it.
The reason to go to Portland is that we’re thinking of moving there some day,
but neither of us have actually been there. So on Saturday August 7, 2004, [...]

I’ve been wanting to go up Telescope Peak for a while. On a clear day you can
see both the highest and the lowest point in the continental US from the top.
During the week I finally decided to just do it. Our trip began on Saturday,
July 31, 2004.
After a morning of fairly leisurely packing and pancake [...]

The annual trip to Catalina was organized by Morgan this year. The group consisted of Morgan, Ryan, Anton, James, Gwen, Danielle, and me. We left SB just a little after 4, and only barely made the ferry at 7:40. We stayed at the Hermosa Hotel again, which is still cheap, and still a good place [...]