Pismo Beach redux

We love Pismo Beach. -It’s an easy drive from our apartment in the San Joaquin valley. -There’s a not horrible Motel 6 there which is often very cheap. -We can have a fire on the beach. It’s a nice, relaxing and much cooler place to be and this summer, in Bakersfield, the weather has bveen […]

Sonora Pass

In central Calfornia there are two roads that cross the Sierra known for their legendary beauty. They are the Tioga Pass (SR120) much of which passes directly through Yosemite and the Sonora pass (SR108). Sonora very roughly paralells Tioga but is located further north. Tioga is only open part of the year because it’s a […]

MPG update

I admit, as a long time Prius owner, MPG matters to me. So from time to time, I’ll the results here. Since the installation of the roof rack (post coming soon), I’ve had this feeling that the MPG has taken a hit. No surprise. I expected it. Today we did a 160 mile round trip. […]