Small Wanders

01 May 2024: Vernal Falls Trail

by JamesMay 1, 2024August 3, 2024

Gary and I spent most of our time in Yosemite Valley walking the easy trails to Lower Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Mirror

by JamesMay 1, 2024August 2, 2024

Yosemite National Park is a ‘dark skies’ area, which means there is little light pollution from nearby city lights. This makes it

by JamesApril 30, 2024August 3, 2024

Tuesday we drove to the Ahwahnee Lodge and had a wonderful breakfast in their historic dining room. Afterwards, we hiked to Yosemite

by JamesApril 29, 2024August 1, 2024

Gary and I broke out the bikes – his aluminum 28lb German folding conventional bike and my new Maui 40lb folding e-bike

by JamesApril 28, 2024August 1, 2024

Since we got into the park around noon and setup camp quickly. We took advantage of the great afternoon light and drove

by JamesApril 28, 2024August 1, 2024

I was fortunate enough to be invited to Yosemite National Park by Gary Wellwood, a friend from the UCSD Photography Interest Group.

by JamesApril 6, 2024July 30, 2024

We’ve dry-camped in Anza-Borrego State Park a few times and had a great experience. But we’ve always been interested in finding a

by JRWilkinsonMarch 15, 2024August 3, 2024

Another rainy day so we decided to try heading west towards Prescott. We have never travel through this part of Arizona and

by JRWilkinsonMarch 14, 2024July 22, 2024

We have friends who have lived in Phoenix for quite awhile and visit Sedona often. During Spring Training post-game dinner, we asked

by JRWilkinsonMarch 13, 2024July 21, 2024

Our second day in the Camp Verde area was rainy. We hoped the weather would improve as we drove north toward Sedona.

by JRWilkinsonMarch 12, 2024July 29, 2024

Wednesday was a great weather day – clear and cool – so we drove to Sedona, stopping at the Visitors Information Center.

by JRWilkinsonMarch 11, 2024July 21, 2024

When we take our travel trailer to Padres Spring Training, we like to extend our time away to explore Arizona or Utah.

by JRWilkinsonMarch 8, 2024July 21, 2024

It’s become a family tradition to travel to San Diego Padres Spring Training. Other than in 2020, during the Covid shutdown, we’ve

by JRWilkinsonMarch 7, 2024July 21, 2024

So far, we’ve stayed close to home most of 2024, with only a few short trips. Caring for our grandson has been

by JamesFebruary 19, 2024February 20, 2024

While camping at Cattail Cove State Park in Nov 2023, our Canadian neighbor had a compact, folding “Maui” e-bike. I was unfamiliar

by JamesNovember 25, 2023February 26, 2024

On our trip to Lake Havasu we brought our dog Bodhi and Ollie, my eldest son’s dog. We’ve traveled with Bodhi before