Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Yosemite to Napa via Stage Coach: encounter with Calamity Karen
27 June 2025 It was time to say good bye to Yosemite. One last time down the winding Henness Ridge Road we stopped for just one more look at Tunnel View. Salute to El Capitan, a wave to Half Dome and a kiss to Yosemite Falls. Even after seeing it so many times, it still doesn’t look real. Up and up on Big Oak Flat Road, we passed a sign saying Priest Station. I understand needing a priest after traveling over these mountains! A former stage coach station, it’s now a very run down cafe. Our route took us through… Read more
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Farewell to Yosemite: Do’s and Don’ts for your own trip
27 June 2025 It took us thirty three years to get back here. There were several attempts that failed for various reasons. But now that we have been here, we are looking forward to returning. Yosemite really is all it is hyped to be. I mean, where else can you see, from one spot, the likes of El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall, all accented with perfectly straight, tall green trees and granite in colors that change with the light? Nestled amongst all of those wonders are several wide waterfalls of impossible heights, rock formations such as The Royal… Read more
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