Pining for the Fjords

Need to read Part 14 ? On the last blog, we closed out our week at the Coleville/Walker KOA in Coleville, CA, where we had the opportunity to visit both Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park ! You never forget your first time seeing the lights of the Strip When we planned our route for this trip, we knew we'd need to stay somewhere between Lake Tahoe and home for a week, and the road runs right through Las Vegas.  While it would be hot, there weren't a lot of "not hot" options along the way; we figured we might as well start reacclimating ourselves to the dry heat in a city where we knew we could board the girls for a night and enjoy an amazing dinner as well! The Saturday drive was a challenging one, but not for the same reasons as the "Bodega Bay to Lakeside" or "Lakeside to the Olympic Peninsula" stretches.  This jaunt was 430 miles, and we did it in just under 9 hours (versus the 12 or 13 those other drives took), and the roads were great - s...

Need the link to Part 13 ? In the last blog post, we made it to the Coleville/Walker KOA in Coleville, CA and had a chance to spend some time with our friends Jen and Bryan Spencer! Chris and I at Olmstead Point within the eastern side of Yosemite National Park . That's Half Dome behind us. When we initially made our reservations to stay in this area, we planned on being further north near Washoe Valley, Nevada; we knew the Lake Tahoe area was roughly an hour away, so we planned to visit there at some point during our week.  However, once we moved to Coleville and chatted with Bryan and Jen, we learned that while Tahoe was still about an hour away (we were now south of it), we were also within a reasonable driving distance of Yosemite.  The Tioga Pass marks the eastern entrance into the park, and it was just about an hour from our KOA; since we didn't originally think we'd make it to Yosemite on this trip, we were stoked to have it within reach! Tuesday was a normal work d...