Today we are hanging out with Dad’s cousin Paul and he took us to Alcova Lake! We also had the pleasure of trying something new…Tubing! Amber was the only one, besides Dad, who actually went tubing. It was a super fun day and we all enjoyed it! We will definitely have to go tubing again!
Alcova Reservoir
Alcova, Wyoming 82620
GPS coordinates: https://youtu.be/U7WZCYzWMss
This week was a busy week.
First, we went to Avenue of the Giants. This place was full of HUGE Redwoods trees to be exact. We even bought a Sequoia redwood to take home to plant. We even played Tarzan lol. I only know of one Redwood tree and that’s the Sequoia. Knowing me, I was probably told but I forgot lol. I gotta say, Avenue of the Giants you didn’t let us down.
Later that week we went to Trees of Mystery. This place was really cool. We took a tram up to the top deck. We could even see the ocean from that deck.
Anyway, we then continue off to Klamath Tour Thru Tree. Now this place was REALLY cool, we can’t fit the truck in there but we manage to get part of the front of it in there.
As we continue down the road we went to this “cheese place” (a cheese factory). There are so many different cheeses out there I didn’t even know about.
Then our last destination was the cemetery. From what it looked like, the people there were from like the 1800s.
Like I said “this week was REALLY busy”.
Avenue of the Giants North Entrance
Jordan Rd, Scotia, CA 95565
GPS coordinates: 40.441220, -124.031490
Avenue of the Giants South Entrance
Redwood Hwy, Myers Flat, CA 95554
GPS coordinates: 40.179965, -123.779772
Trees of Mystery
15500 US-101
Klamath, CA 95548
https://www.treesofmystery.net/
GPS coordinates: 41.584745, -124.086052
Klamath Tour Thru Tree
430 CA-169
Klamath, CA 95548
GPS coordinates: 41.521310, -124.031495
Today we are hanging out with some more family members and visiting Antelope Island. Fun fact, the island doesn’t actually have any antelope on the island, only buffalo! The island was actually in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. It had amazing views but was HOT! You should take a visit if you are near.
Antelope Island
Davis County, UT
GPS coordinates: 41.054857, -112.238191
Today, we are cleaning our ice machine! Since we’ve had it for a while now and used it a lot, we noticed that it had started to get really dirty. Not sure if it was stuff from the air or if stuff had started growing in the machine from the water.
Anyway, we had to take it apart. We took many different approaches, but must of them didn’t end up working. In the end we finally figured it out and it was actually simpler than expected. The longest part was trying to take the machine apart, since we didn’t exactly know what we were doing.
But, all in all, we got it apart and it was dirtier than we expected! We used vinegar water to clean it because we didn’t want to use soap, just in case some soap got left behind. Who would want to use soapy ice? NOT ME!
Then we had to put it all back together which was rather quick! For safe measures we ran some vinegar water through the machine to get any dirt or potential mold out of the pipes. Took about 3 to 4 batches of ice to get ride of all the vinegar water, but we did and now the ice machine looks and acts brand new!
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First, we went to the Sea Lion Caves.
This place was really cool looking at all the sea lions.
I loved this place so much I even drew a “cowboy sea lion” when we got back to the house.
Then we moved on to the Depoe Bay whale watching place.
We even caught a tail on video… yay.
The boat ride was really cool, we got to not only see whales but jellyfish too.
We also took a stop by West Coast Game Park Safari.
We got to feed and pet many different animals.
I got a kick outta watching the bears wave when you shake your food cone at them.
The campgrounds were clean and quiet.
The Alder Dune Campground was basically empty. There was no one but us, the camp host, and one other person.
The Cape Blanco Campground filled up really fast every night but that aside, this was a really nice campground.
Sea Lion Caves
91560 US-101
Florence, OR 97439
http://www.sealioncaves.com/
GPS coordinates: 44.121697, -124.126500
Dockside Charters (whale watching)
270 Coast Guard Dr.
Depoe Bay, OR 97341
https://www.docksidedepoebay.com/
GPS coordinates: 44.808927, -124.059311
West Coast Game Park Safari
46914 US-101
Bandon, OR 97411
https://www.westcoastgameparksafari.com/
GPS coordinates: 43.009971, -124.415096
Alder Dune Campground
89630 US-101
Florence, OR 97439
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234502
GPS coordinates: 44.069567, -124.100625
Cape Blanco Campground
91814 Cape Blanco Rd.
Port Orford, OR 9746
https://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=44
GPS coordinates: 42.831719, -124.549972
Welcome to Shoshone Ice Caves.
This ice cave is really cool and historical place to see.
A young boy discovered this ice cave.
In the 1880s, the cave was an ice source for the town of Shoshone.
They shipped the ice out west. Inside the ice cave it has a slick wet board “bridge” to get down to the back of the cave.
The cave has about 5 feet of ice below you so you can’t break it.
It was about $32 for Dad, Amber, Elizabeth, and me Kaylla to get in there. It was really fun to explore.
Shoshone Ice Caves
1561 State Hwy 75
Shoshone, ID 83352
http://www.shoshoneicecaves.com/
Today, we are creating our own stove cover, a cutting board stove cover! We decided to remove our original one since when we put things like our instant pot on top of it, the cover would bend. So we bought a bamboo cutting board that was made to slide into cabinet. BUT, we gave it a different purpose. It was a fairly simple build and a better stove topper. We use it for cutting our vegetables on too! This was really simple and made things easier on us who work in the kitchen.
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Today we are visiting Stokes State Park in New Jersey! This park had free artisan water and some hiking trails, I think. The trees were amazing! They twisted and turned and grew out of each other, it was like something you would see in a movie! It was an amazing trip and definitely worth it!
Stokes State Park
1 Coursen Rd.
Branchville, NJ 07826
GPS coordinates: 41.185348, -74.796163
Today we are visiting the Yellow Stone National Park Southern Loop. This loop contains Old Faithful, Gibbon Falls and other cool things. The southern loop is probably my favorite part of Yellowstone. It has a lot of waterfalls and trails as well. It is very beautiful like the rest of the park.
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Today, we are visiting Watkins Glen State Park! It’s a gorge FULL of natural waterfalls. You take a long trail to see all these waterfalls, its a mild/rough rating and some parts of the trails are slick due to water from the waterfalls splashing on the trail. You can walk behind some of these waterfalls, which is super cool! Definitely great for taking those aesthetic pictures for Instagram, am I right? LOL! This place was really beautiful and definitely worth visiting, one of the best parts is that it is FREE! That’s right, it’s free entry! I recommend you visit if you can!
Watkins Glen Sate Park
1009 N Franklin St.
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
https://parks.ny.gov/parks/142/
GPS coordinates: 42.375958, -76.871255
