Location: Big Basin State Park, California Hike distance: 11 miles Elevation gain: ~2000 ft Hike Length: 5-6 hours Hike level: difficult/strenuous Date Hiked: June 2016 The Berry Creek Falls loop hike was our main reason for visiting Big Basin state park and I have to say it did live up to all the hype. It has been … More Berry Creek Falls Hike in Big Basin State Park
Location: Big Basin State Park, California Directions: Big Basin is located about 1.5 hrs (65 miles) south of San Francisco and about 40 minutes (25 miles) north of Santa Cruz via Highway 9 and 236. Campground: Huckleberry Campground Fee: $35/night Ever since I heard about the Berry Creek Falls loop hike at Big Basin State Park with … More Camping in California’s Oldest State Park
Since the name of this blog is called Weekend Campervanning, I thought I would periodically add a post about different aspects of campervanning. When we were camping last weekend a dad and his two kids came over to our site and started asking questions about our campervan. They were trying to figure out how they were … More Our campervan design/layout
Location: Dillon Beach, California (about 90 minutes north of San Francisco) Length of hike to secluded beach: 1 mile to secluded beach from end of Oceana Drive When I was about a year old my parents bought a beat up old station wagon and drove across the US from New York to California visiting as many … More Dillon Beach for Family Get Togethers
Location: Tahoe City to Squaw Valley, California Bike ride: Truckee River Bike Trail, popular multi-use path Length: easy 5 mile bike path from Tahoe City to Squaw Valley (10 mile round trip) Parking (if you are starting at Tahoe City): Free parking lot off of Hwy 89 on Cabin Creek Rd, next to the transit center … More Biking the Truckee River Bike Trail in Lake Tahoe
Last weekend we celebrated my friend’s birthday with a day trip in the redwoods of Memorial Park, hiking and enjoying a meal cooked outdoors (previous post). We had a wonderful day, but in my opinion, no birthday celebration could be complete without a birthday cake. After considering the logistics of bringing a double layer cake … More Birthday Carrot Cake
Location: Memorial County Park (San Mateo County, California) Directions: 9500 Pescadero Creek Rd., Loma Mar. From Hwy 1 drive 20 minutes east on Pescadero Creek Rd to Memorial Park. Fee: $6 entrance fee Hike: 4 mile hike through the various trails in the park including: Tan Oak Nature Trail, Mt Ellen Nature Trail, Mt Ellen … More Day Trip Among Coastal Redwoods
This banana bread recipe is one of my most requested recipes, but everyone has their own signature banana bread recipe, so I wasn’t sure about adding yet another banana bread recipe to the world. I finally decided to post this recipe because of the cream cheese filling. The filling recipe is from Aunt Lynda’s Cream Cheese … More Power Up Banana Bread
