Road Trips

Don’t Wait! How to See Yosemite in 55 Hours

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I love Yosemite in the fall!  We left at 1pm on Friday and got back at 8pm on Sunday.  We felt like we really “got away from it all” and experienced a good portion of what Yosemite has to offer.  Of course, it would have been ideal leave early a.m. on Friday and enjoy more [...]

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Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho Apple Farm Trip: Celebrating Fall with Family

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Apple picking in Oak Glen is a U-Pick family tradition for many in Southern California. I’d never heard of Oak Glen or Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho apple farm (not to be confused with Riley’s Farm right down the street). You could come to this area every year and have a different experience at a [...]

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Road Trip: Tomol Interpretive Play Area and Carpinteria State Beach

The Tomol Interpretive Play Area and Carpinteria State Beach give us two more reasons to love this little beachy town between Ventura and Santa Barbara.  We’ve been visiting here for years, but it’s fun to get touristy and try to see it from a new perspective.  The new playground opened in June 2011. Directions: From [...]

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Road Trip: Malibu Legacy Park for a True Coastal Treat

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Malibu Legacy Park is one of my favorite new parks in Southern California. My parents live in Ventura County, so I make the drive between Orange County and Ventura often.  I love to take the coast route along Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). For years, that meant viewing a big vacant lot smack in the center [...]

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Loews Lake Las Vegas: Go Play in this Desert Oasis

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I cried on the first “vacation” I took with my newborn son. I remember declaring to my sympathetic husband that “Vacation will never be vacation again.” Between the extra packing, juggling the diapers and the bottles, messing with the car seat, providing road trip entertainment, and fighting new sleep routines – I was convinced I’d [...]

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