{"id":2102,"date":"2018-12-31T13:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/?page_id=2102"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T00:44:11","slug":"northeast-california-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/trips\/northeast-california-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast California 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 1, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/8\/12 2:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>This year&#8217;s trip was to Northeast California to visit a few national parks. This was a driving trip. We put on about 2500 miles. There were a couple of long driving days where we got saddle sore. We should have added a few more stops to break up the long driving stretches.<\/p>\n<p>In California there are a bunch of national parks that are (relatively) close together. But, they are in the middle of nowhere, and California is quite large. When planning this trip, we were looking at the map and just kept saying &#8220;we&#8217;re already that far, might as well keep going&#8221;. Eventually, we ran out of time and had to turn back.<\/p>\n<p>We criss-crossed the mountains many times, changing elevations a lot, up and down and up and down, from 5000 ft. to 7000 to 6000 to 8000 to 5000 to&#8230;. The Yosemite park east entrance is at 9945 ft.<\/p>\n<p>On the maps page, you can see the route we took. Driving south from Seattle, we took the back roads out of Portland, OR towards Bend, OR, with day 1&#8217;s final destination of Klamath Falls, OR.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Portland is Mount Hood.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/mthood.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/mthood.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Just south of Bend is Newberry National Volcanic Monument. We did not explore the whole park. There are 3 main parts to this park. Lava Lands (adjacent to route 97), the Lava Cast Forest (after 9 miles of unpaved road), and Paulina Lake (12.5 miles off rt. 97). We just stopped at the Lava Lands visitor center to see old lava flows. There are some easy, paved trails here.<\/p>\n<p>A dead twisted tree. There is so little soil available that the tree twists as it grows.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/newberry4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Dinner was a Wubba&#8217;s BBQ Shack. We had a half slab of baby back ribs and a half slab of St. Louis style spare ribs. It was half good and the stomach was half churning afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>At the hotel, we could not get into our room after check-in. You know that little bar that flips over the peg on the door for security when you are inside the room? That was caught on the door, even though no one was in the room, so we couldn&#8217;t open the door. The woman at the front desk came up to the room with a piece of plastic, opens the door a little and inserts the plastic where the bar is, closes the door, reopens the door and presto, we are in the room. So next time you are in your hotel room and have that bar enabled and you feel all safe, keep in mind that you&#8217;re not really safe. All it takes is a piece of plastic (and the key of course).<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 2, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/8\/12 2:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>Day 2 started with a short drive over the Oregon\/California border to Tulelake and Newell. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/tule\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tule Lake Segregation Center<\/a> was the largest of the Japanese relocation\/concentration camps in the US during World War II. This was made a national monument in 2008. I expected there to be some remnants of the camp. There is nothing here. There are some new buildings and people live here, but we did not see anything left from the old WWII camp. In the town of Tulelake, there are artifacts at the museum, which unfortunately was closed when we arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Below are pictures of items outside the museum. (This area was behind a chain link fence).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tulelake1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tulelake1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tulelake2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tulelake2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Next stop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/labe\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lava Beds National Monument<\/a>. We did not spend enough time researching this stop. This is a place for serious cavers (to explore the lava tubes). Hard hats, gloves, knee pads and flashlights are needed. Serious flashlights. I brought a pen-light. It seemed to light up our kitchen OK, but it was no match for the darkness of the cave.<\/p>\n<p>There was one lava tube that was accessible to city-folk like us.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lavabeds7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A short (3 hour) drive later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/lavo\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/a>. Lassen <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/fs\/1998\/fs173-98\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">erupted in 1915<\/a>, and was the last eruption in the Cascades prior to Mount St. Helens in 1980. It threw big rocks great distances.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This road was closed by a forest fire up until a few days before we arrived.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The park has active hydrothermal areas. Pictures below are from the Bumpass Hell Trail. While not as impressive as Yellowstone, just as smelly.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lassen6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After another 3-4 hours of driving, we arrived in Carson City, NV for the night. We drove through Reno at night, didn&#8217;t stop, and we did not see Lake Tahoe at all. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 3, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/8\/12 3:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>Day 3 finds us leaving Carson City, Nevada. Why did we stop in Nevada? It was on the way to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bodie, CA<\/a>, an old mining ghost town, maintained in a state of &#8216;arrested decay&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>This was a highlight of the trip. Most ghost towns we see are usually one or two buildings, or aren&#8217;t really &#8216;ghost&#8217;, as people are currently living in them. Getting here was a challenge as the last 3 miles are unpaved, bumpy and dusty. And the elevation is over 8000 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>Only about 5% of the buildings remain from the 1880&#8217;s when the town thrived with a population of about 10,000 people. Gold was discovered here in 1859, and a mill operated here until 1938 (although I also saw a reference to 1941). This was one of the first places in the world to use a hydroelectric plant to generate power, in 1892. Of course the town burned down a couple of times, in 1892 and 1932, and the mill burned in 1898. Winters are brutal here with snow 20 feet deep and temperatures to -30F.<\/p>\n<p>If you ever go here, drop the extra $2 for the booklet. It&#8217;s very informative.<\/p>\n<p>When you click the picture to open this window, click the image to expand it to its full size, then scroll around to see it all.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3736\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Some buildings are better maintained than others.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Most buildings you cannot enter. Some have windows that you can look into allowing you to see layers of dust that could be 70 years old.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This is what&#8217;s left of the bank.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie18.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/bodie18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 3, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/8\/12 4:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>Day 3 continues from Bodie to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mono Lake<\/a>. The pictures I saw on various websites made the place look way more interesting than it does in real life. But it was a nice enough place to stop for a picnic lunch. These stone structures were formed underwater, when the water level was higher.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/monolake.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/monolake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>From Mono Lake, we entered Yosemite National Park from the east. It took about 3 hours to drive from the east entrance to the west side of the park, where you enter Yosemite Valley. When driving through the valley, we saw a guy sitting by the river playing a full sized harp. There was no place to pull out afterwards, and I didn&#8217;t see it soon enough, so there is no picture.<\/p>\n<p>When you click the picture to open this window, click the image to expand it to its full size, then scroll around to see it all.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3336\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Yosemite<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A co-worker of mine recommended hiking to the top of Sentinel Dome (8122 ft). This was an excellent hike, with 360 degree views above Yosemite Valley; a little above El Capitan (7569 ft) and a little below Half Dome (8836 ft). The trailhead starts at around 7600 ft. and the last portion of the trail is pretty steep.<\/p>\n<p>In front of Sentinel Dome, before the last big push to the top.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When you click the picture to open this window, click the image to expand it to its full size, then scroll around to see it all.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3648\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Proof we were at the top.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Half Dome<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>El Capitan<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A brave soul near the edge<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>More pictures from the top of Sentinel Dome<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-23' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/yosemite15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We saw a bear in a tree, but did not get a good picture. The bear was way up there and hard to see. From Yosemite, we drove south for a little over an hour to Fresno, CA. Dinner was at Wahoo&#8217;s Fish Tacos. We had eaten at one of these restaurants in LA a few years ago. Tasty fish tacos. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 4, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/8\/12 9:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>Day 4 takes us to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. We first drove into Kings Canyon. I thought we&#8217;d have great views into the canyon, but it turns out the road is at the bottom of the canyon, not the top. It was a very nice drive, but no spectacular views.<\/p>\n<p>Kings Canyon National Park<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-24' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/kingscanyon3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Giant Sequoias only grow on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. They are shorter than the Giant Redwoods on the California coast, but are more massive and are considered to be the largest trees in the world in terms of volume. I like the coastal redwoods better.<\/p>\n<p>Sequoia National Park<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-25' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The sequoias have branches that are the size of normal trees.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-26' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The General Sherman Tree is the most massive living organism on Earth at 275 ft high, 36.5 feet in diameter. Look for people at the bottom of the picture on the left.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-27' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sequoia10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We got stuck in some road construction in the park. It&#8217;s hard to fix roads that hang off the side of a mountain. So they close the whole road and only let cars through the construction zone every hour. Of course we just missed the travel window, so we were stuck for almost an hour. It got very hot in the sun. Temperatures were in the upper-80&#8217;s. Eventually we made it back to Fresno, where temperatures were over 100.<\/p>\n<p>Dinner was at Dog House Grill in Fresno, near the California State University. Big portions, reasonable prices. This place was very good. They were so busy they had two parking lot attendants. This was not valet, just two guys pointing you to open spaces. And we&#8217;re not talking a Walmart sized parking lot either, just a McDonald&#8217;s sized parking lot.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"trip-date\">Sep 5 &amp; 6, 2012\r\nLast updated: 9\/9\/12 1:00pm PT<\/pre>\n<p>Day 5 was a day of endless driving. We drove for about 11 hours, from Fresno, CA to Springfield, OR. The speed limit was 70 through most of California, 65 through Oregon. We only stopped for lunch (Carl&#8217;s Jr.) and gas. In Springfield\/Eugene, we had dinner at Hop Valley Brewing, only because we were hungry and it was walking distance from the hotel. We had stayed here before and eaten in this same building in 2007, but back then it was a German restaurant. We also went for ice cream (again) at Prince P\u00fccklers.<\/p>\n<p>Day 6 was more driving, from Springfield, OR to home, with a stop in Portland to visit Powell&#8217;s bookstore and have lunch. Both were disappointing. Powell&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t seem to have the bargains it once had. Lunch was at Big-Ass Sandwiches, which we saw on the Food Network. It was OK, but not worth the wait in line.<\/p>\n<p>We bought the Ford Fiesta at the end of 2011 because Denise&#8217;s 12 year old Oldsmobile became unreliable. The Fiesta is great. It rides like a bigger car (unless you are trying to pass someone while going up the mountain). We did almost 2500 miles and averaged 42.84 miles per gallon over the whole trip (no need for a hybrid here). The best mileage we got was 47.32 and the worst we got was 40.09. We hit 47 twice, 40 twice and had a few 42-44 fill-ups. I was getting so spoiled by fill-ups over 40 mpg that when we &#8216;only&#8217; got 40, I was disappointed. This great mileage was achieved even with a lot of mountain driving and running the A\/C pretty much the whole time.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the car, with lots of dead bugs stuck to the front.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-28' class='gallery galleryid-2102 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/car.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/car.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=seattle,+wa&amp;daddr=Newberry+National+Volcanic+Monument,+Southwest+Emkay+Drive,+Bend,+OR+to:Klamath+Falls,+OR+to:Newell,+CA+to:41.4741109,-120.9425921+to:Lassen+Volcanic+National+Park,+Mineral,+CA+to:40.3768637,-121.5296984+to:Carson+City,+NV+to:bodie,+ca+to:38.15006,-119.18573+to:mono+lake,+ca+to:Yosemite+National+Park,+Mariposa,+CA+to:37.74034,-119.57933+to:37.71833,-119.57886+to:CA-41+S+to:Kings+Canyon+National+Park,+CA+to:Sierra+Dr+to:CA-180+W+to:Springfield,+OR+to:Portland,+OR+to:Seattle,+WA&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=FcJp1gIdWVy1-ClVM-iTLBCQVDGa1URpRmUlEA%3BFfoOoAIdg7HE-CFd0QgHhSNgGimnXzpGno-4VDFd0QgHhSNgGg%3BFeNMhAIdWsK9-CnjDvJoWdTIVDEml7ko9X-N9A%3BFdUpfwIdzAHE-Cn9y01tBa7OVDFCObgIIY8evQ%3BFQoxfAIdTmHB-A%3BFT7YeAIdAJDK-CmjIYaIvXXMVDF4OV7NWRoocw%3BFVPTaQIdkPvB-CFCZ2Z6p9g0jym_OEHBB1adgDFCZ2Z6p9g0jw%3BFR8aaAIdnprB-Ck97cSTpVadgDETi9EXCvlsEQ%3BFZaXVQIdlX7c-ClxtN74oQqZgDEoOOK9gmyc9w%3BFQUaRwIdRyLo-CnLwGj6K8qXgDGfQa5e9OgNFA%3BFawfRgIdvl7l-CnTHNW-LbKXgDG-dbTQyDBqvA%3BFRPxQwIdXQTo-CkFerhIrjeWgDE4RjTLv7_JoQ%3BFWRVQAIdDWng-CH-A4DtLJwkLSnF7Ir1nfCWgDH-A4DtLJwkLQ%3BFTTfPwIdPl3f-CnDkVfAGfKWgDESHlX2C2QQTA%3BFTqJPwIdFF_f-CkVIKfCYPKWgDGAZqLkrH48Yg%3BFXJaMQIdRDzc-A%3BFfCIMQIdbNrs-CFMD0Nwt4Nkgil7p_Ff7tW_gDFMD0Nwt4Nkgg%3BFfqJLAIdhm_q-A%3BFXjSMAIdUE7c-A%3BFZwXoAIdM9Wq-Cm_AnAuR97AVDHWP0qc6ds2BQ%3BFfyhtgIdERyw-CkndKl9CwuVVDGRhdH25rk2HA%3BFcJp1gIdWVy1-ClVM-iTLBCQVDGa1URpRmUlEA&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=seattl&amp;sll=36.698154,-118.881683&amp;sspn=0.924918,0.730591&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrsp=17&amp;sz=10&amp;via=5,7,10,13,14&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=44.668653,-122.991943&amp;spn=0.924918,0.730591&amp;t=m&amp;output=embed\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 1, 2012 Last updated: 9\/8\/12 2:00pm PT This year&#8217;s trip was to Northeast California to visit a few national parks. 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