Family Adventures
Teepees that Rock at Indian Grinding Rock
In the Sierra Nevada foothills, eight miles east of Jackson, rests evidence of the peaceful life of the Miwok Indians. It is a valley with large open meadows and tall valley oaks that once provided the native Americans of this area with ample supplies of acorns. The attraction of this state park, the grinding rock, is an outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mortar holes — the largest collection...
Sands of Sanibel
A while back I got some information from my friend Sylvia at Seaside Properties about how kid-friendly Sanibel, Florida is. This Florida island is two-thirds nature preserve. There are shells all over the beach, and wildlife a plenty. It sounds like an incredible vacation spot with kids, and one I had never heard of before. But, since it is clear across the U.S. from me, and four transcontinental flight...
Caverns of Northern California
If you want a caving experience with a guide, there are plenty to choose from in northern California. The Gold Country area, east of Highway 99 and west of the Sierras, has several popular caves. Each is a unique experience, so I will attempt to lay out some distinguising characteristics.
California Cavern (9565 Cave City Road. Nine miles east of San Andreas.)
This is the oldest publicly toured cave system in...
Mondays are for Dreaming… of Caves
I love adventures that are inspired from reading an adventure book. I was lucky to get turned on to a book series for kids by Lisa McCottrell-Bentley called “Wright on Time“. Each book follows a the Wright family as they travel from state to state exploring something different particular to that state. Currently we are reading the book, Arizona. Our principal characters, the Wright family,...
You want fun… we got fun!
I recently sent out a holler for fun places to go to learn about farming. Following my recent post on farm camps, I asked and found out… there’s a whole lot more farming fun to be had! I really want to share as many as I can so that you have some nearby choices no matter where you live. In the interest of space, though, any comments or summaries were kept quite brief. You can click on the name,...
