Vagabond's Compass

I now sit in seat 19A looking out the window at partially cloudy skies. Earlier we spent a tense fifteen minutes using the Wii balance boar...

This afternoon Sara and I attended Lisa and Andy's wedding, which was the inspiration for us to drive out from Yellowstone in the first ...

After a late night drive across the desert last night, we all rested for most of today. Emily being an awesome host ran to the grocery stor...

Today we headed into Sequoia National Park. Having already visited the Mariposa and Grants groves at Yosemite and Kings Canyon we have alre...

This evening we returned to the cabin and stumbled across the guest journal. It was filled with sketches and stories (some colorful) from p...

At one of the visitor centers we visited today, we were pleased to find an exhibit that provided a rational explanation for the "monkey...

We woke this morning in a not so ominous place, but a cozy cabin nestled into a lovely hillside. Of course to continue our adventure we had...

I'm not sure where to start this blog...with the monkey sighting on the side of a mountain in CA or hearing opera reminiscent of Silence...

We awoke to a beautiful morning at the Yosemite Springs Bed and Breakfast. We were treated to a wonderful and breakfast by our hosts, which...

Today we entered Yosemite National Park via Mono Lake. Mono Lake is a hypersaline lake which is 3 time saltier than the ocean. We took a f...

After a (very) uneventful drive through Nevada, we made it to Reno. Well there was that brief dust/rain storm we drove through that had the...