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Hell To Find Lake

Knowlesville Posted on May 26, 2017 by MattJune 7, 2019
Camping with Blake

Blake came up for what is becoming my Memorial Day tradition, KLRing with him around the boonies. This year I had several destinations planned for us. We started our journey up in Arcata for the start of the Kinetic Sculpture …  

Posted in Friends, Motorcycles, Travels | Tagged KLR650, Route 1

Bothe Napa State Park

Knowlesville Posted on May 23, 2009 by MattMay 23, 2009

So here it is, 7:52 in the morning at our campsite, and I’m logged on to the Internet. Trying to get this posted before my laptop runs out of juice because we used it to watch Long Way Down last …  

Posted in Travels | Tagged Blake, camping, motorcycles

Chinese Cookies and Pincushions

Knowlesville Posted on April 6, 2009 by MattApril 7, 2009

We came down to San Jose for Lori’s pre-op meeting on Friday, which went well except that a computer mixup meant that she missed getting a bunch of needed tests. So we had to go back to Stanford today so …  

Posted in Travels | Tagged San Francisco

One More from Fort Bragg

Knowlesville Posted on June 4, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Mendocino Coast Sunset

This shot was taken after sunset from a viewpoint along Hwy. 101. It was shot with a 30 second exposure which is why the water looks the way it does. I was hoping for a more dramatic sunset that evening, …  

Posted in Photography, Travels | Tagged Sunset

It’s a bird…

Knowlesville Posted on June 2, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Seagull

One of the owners of the Fort Bragg Super 8 Motel wants seagulls on the web site so I was trying to get photos of seagulls. This one did a nice fly-by for me. I wish I had had a …  

Posted in Fauna, Travels | Tagged Birds

We Stopped and Smelled the Flowers

Knowlesville Posted on June 1, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Cactus blooming

Both Lori and I fondly remember getting the little variety packs of cereals when our families vacationed. For my family that was about the only time we got to enjoy sugared cereals like Trix and Cocoa Puffs. So while we …  

Posted in Travels

Building a Bridge

Knowlesville Posted on May 31, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Confusion Hill bypass

We’re going down to Fort Bragg for the weekend to take pictures for the Super 8 Motel down there. CalTrans has been working on building a bypass around Confusion Hill the last year and the bridge is starting to take …  

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Not a Road Runner

Knowlesville Posted on January 2, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Songbird at Pinnacles

While we were resting at the reservoir at the Pinnacles, this bird joined us for awhile. We were planning to stay in the Bay Area to have our anniversary dinner at the Shadowbrook Restaurant, but we got homesick for Ferndale …  

Posted in Fauna, Photography, Travels | Tagged Birds

Road Runner Country

Knowlesville Posted on January 1, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Pinnacles

Today we just slept in and then lazed around Carol and John’s so we’re showing a photo from yesterday’s trip to the Pinnacles. On the drive out there we saw a road runner, and true to form, he was running …  

Posted in Friends, Photography, Travels

Elephant Seals

Knowlesville Posted on December 31, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Elephant Seals

After our tour yesterday, we drove up Highway 1. We stopped just north of San Simeon to watch the elephant seals for awhile. I was surprised what a great viewing area this was. You are able to get fairly close …  

Posted in Friends, Travels | Tagged Carol, John

The Return of Hearst Castle

Knowlesville Posted on December 30, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Hearst Castle

After a totally forgetable breakfast, we made our way back to Hearst Castle, to take tour number 3. One thing I noticed since our last trip down there in the 80s, was that digital photography has made it much easier …  

Posted in Friends, Travels

Hearst Castle

Knowlesville Posted on December 29, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Hearst Castle

After spending several days helping out Mom and visiting with Grandma, Lori and I traveled down to Hollister to stay with Carol and John. We all took an over-night trip to San Simeon to visit Hearst Castle. We took tour …  

Posted in Friends, Travels

Mr. Hartford Stikes the Pose

Knowlesville Posted on November 14, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Elk Bull

Back to our trip last Sunday. The reason I took Lori out to Sinkyone was because we had just watched an episode of Nature about Yellowstone and she really loved seeing the elk. I had just read about Sinkyone and …  

Posted in Fauna, Photography, Travels | Tagged Elk

Black Sand Beach

Knowlesville Posted on November 12, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Black Sand Beach

This is a beach at the north end of Shelter Cove. Since Lori had never been to Shelter Cove before I had to show her the west coast’s biggest land boondoggle. It was a great day to spend at the …  

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Camping in Canyonville

Knowlesville Posted on May 20, 2007 by MattJune 7, 2019
Camping

Derek and Lauren, and Lori and I shared a campground in Canyonville. The rest of the family joined us after the party to toast smores around the campfire. It started raining during the night so rather than having our breakfast …  

Posted in Family, Travels | Tagged Derek

Should’ve Listened to my Intuition

Knowlesville Posted on May 8, 2007 by MattJune 7, 2019
San Mateo Apartment

Staying home would have been a good thing. We did get on the road Saturday morning, and going through South San Francisco I smelled the now familiar smell of brakes burning. We ended up in the exact same shop where …  

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Travels | Tagged 2001 Dodge Dakota

Cape Sebastian

Knowlesville Posted on November 27, 2006 by MattMay 31, 2019
Cape Sebastian

The rain continued, rather heavy at times, so once again photo ops were limited. We did stop at one spot for a hike down to some very scenic bluffs. In between rain squalls I was able to take a few …  

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Lori’s T-Rex

Knowlesville Posted on November 26, 2006 by MattMay 31, 2019
T-Rex and Lori

Today we continued our drive down the Oregon coast. It rained most of the day so it wasn’t too conducive to taking pictures. Towards the end of the day we passed Prehistoric Gardens. Lori was surprised to see it still …  

Posted in Family, Travels | Tagged Lori

Seattle Underground

Knowlesville Posted on November 24, 2006 by MattMay 31, 2019
Seattle Underground

Ever since hearing about it several years ago, I have wanted to go on the Seattle Underground tour. Lori went on it this summer on her vacation with her sister and came back raving about it. So much of the …  

Posted in Family, Travels

Camping in the Woods

Knowlesville Posted on September 18, 2006 by MattMay 30, 2019
Camping

Our original plan had been to camp at the pond but due to two factors we had to relocate. First, was the previously mentioned cow pies. It was hard to find a soft, level spot that hadn’t been defaced by …  

Posted in Family, Travels | Tagged camping, South Fork Mountains

Exploring the Creek

Knowlesville Posted on September 17, 2006 by MattMay 30, 2019
Crawdad

After staying with Blake in San Jose for a couple of days to help him get situated, I spent the last week of my ‘vacation’ painting the barn and working on other house projects. I didn’t take any pictures, and …  

Posted in Family, Travels | Tagged camping, Matt's Pond

Camping

Knowlesville Posted on July 30, 2006 by MattMay 29, 2019
KLR650 Camping

Here’s our campground at the Pinnacles. We had a quick breakfast and then packed up and went into the park. We hiked though a cave and up to the reservoir where we spotted frogs and swimming snakes. After our hike …  

Posted in Friends, Motorcycles, Travels | Tagged Blake, KLR650

Mono Lake Sunrise

Knowlesville Posted on August 5, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
Mono Lake Sunrise

I’m still sorting through vacation pictures, but if you check back on last month’s page, you’ll see that I’ve updated it with some highlights. I’ll be featuring a few more this week, such as this sunrise over Mono Lake. I …  

Posted in Photography, Travels | Tagged Mono Lake, Sunrise

Logging in Style

Knowlesville Posted on August 2, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
Pierce Arrow Logging Truck

The name Pierce Arrow usually makes one think of antique luxury automobiles. So you might be surprised to find out that this antique logging truck was made by Pierce Arrow. For the lumberjack who wanted to cruise the forests in …  

Posted in Cars & Trucks, Travels

Woodland AG Museum

Knowlesville Posted on August 1, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019
Snow Tractor

In case you were wondering about the lack of recent updates, I wasn’t being lazy. Lori and I were on a well deserved vacation. Lori sent the final draft of her book off to the publisher, and then we split …  

Posted in Travels

Highway 108

Knowlesville Posted on July 31, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Sierra lupines

After leaving Bodie we took Highway 108 over to Tuolumne to spend some time with Lori’s sister Paula. It was nice seeing greenery after a week in the desert, and somewhere along the route we came across this amazing patch …  

Posted in Photography, Travels | Tagged Lupines

Bodie at long last

Knowlesville Posted on July 30, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
The Ghost of Bodie

Starting with the same Galen Rowell seminar mentioned earlier, I had made three previous trips to Bodie, all unsuccessful due to the weather. You can’t be a photographer and not see pictures of Bodie. And once you’ve seen pictures of …  

Posted in Photography, Travels | Tagged Bodie, ghost town, model

Going Downhill

Knowlesville Posted on July 29, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Driving to Bodie

We spent the night in the campground at the Bristlecone Forest where they had signs posted that the chipmunks could be carrying the plague. So much for them being cute little furry creatures. Had to remind Lori of the signs …  

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Ancient Bristlecone Forest

Knowlesville Posted on July 28, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Bristlecone Sunset

As we made our way north on 395, we came to the Ancient Bristlecone Forest, where some of the trees are over 4000 years old, and some of the wood lying on the ground is over 7000 years old. When …  

Posted in Photography, Travels | Tagged Sunset

Goldfield

Knowlesville Posted on July 27, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Goldfield

Lisa Marie told us about a ghost town that we should check out, Goldfield. It’s not a pure ghost town since there are still people living there, but there were several interesting buildings around town. We got in right as …  

Posted in Travels | Tagged ghost town

Sirens of TI

Knowlesville Posted on July 25, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019
Treasure Island Pirates

Las Vegas in July. What was the PPA thinking scheduling the conference in Las Vegas in July? 107 degrees during the day, cooling all the way down to 103 degrees at 10:00 pm. We didn’t have much free time so …  

Posted in Travels | Tagged Las Vegas

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