Pine
Travel Blogs from Pine, United States
Yeehaw!
Lone Pine is a small town just before the turn-off to Death Valley. Apparently it's a famous location where westerns were shot (no pun intended) and it has a real saloon with swinging doors and real cowboys! Yeehaw! We happened upon a newly ...
The time is almost here!
Dear Friends and Family, It is Monday night and we are finishing up our packing for our trip to China. Of course, I ended up with the largest suitcase but that is just because I have all the gift in with my clothing. We will be leaving tomorrow ...
Into the valley of death rode Max and Paddy
... the movie museum in town not yet officially open. Treated to the first showing of the introduction video about the connection that Lone Pine had with the movie industry. One of the audience of six was the 80 year old daughter of the local rancher who ...
On the road again!!!
... after having funds moved at the local bank and then back to HS!!! Worked three hours on both bikes and finally headed toward Pine Bluff about five, very long and trying day.. From here I'm stopping in Vicksburg and will spend a day or two there.. ...
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is located in the White Mountains of California at the 10,000 ft. elevation. These ancient trees grow only in a few select areas of the world. They live long lives; some are celebrating their 4,000 year ...
Backroading in Utah - Did we really do it?
We have just returned from the most incredible trip! And I'm going to say up front that I do not recommend it for the feint-of-heart traveling with less than a four wheel drive vehicle. We also suggest that if you are considering an off-road ...
Visit the Porkies!
... ! All in all, we've learned to appreciate the ingenuity and rugged persistance of our Michigan pioneers, and we've also learned to appreciate the old-growth white pine, hemlock, and other trees which were spared the logging glut of the ...
Day 23 (Heading south.....in search of 90 degrees)
Departing Odometer 25635....arriving odometer 25898. We drove 263 miles today. We are staying at the Boulder Creek RV Resort. We are about 100 miles from Death Valley State Park. We have decided to head on to Palm Springs in the am. We are in search ...
Mount Whitney...Finally!!!!
Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet, is the highest point in the lower forty eight states. It has long been on my list of things to do before I die. So, I finally made it this summer. On the way to Lone Pine, Ca from Yosemite, I passed through ...
Making our way to the Florida Keys
... breeze again keeps the bugs at bay, very comfy at night. For dinner we drove a few miles north to village of Big Pine where we spotted 2 Key Deer. They are small deer, the size of doberman and indigenous to that area. The next day, we explored ...
FISH TALES
Feb. 18, 2010 Jodie and I walked down to the beach for a long walk and I kept trying to think of a way to "anchor" the kayak without the hassle of buying, using and storing more weight. The concrete bases of the bridge wouldn't work because the yak would ...
February and March 2010 in the Keys
These next few months Andy has booked us bouncing around the Florida Keys. There are four State Parks in the Keys and we will be staying in them all. One of the many attributes of having a smaller RV, Crazy Fish being 24 feet long before ...
Death Valley / Big Pine
... Sierras with snow on them and we saw three other cars , fantastic!!! So we ended up at the Bristlecone Motel ($55) at Big Pine population about 2000 right at the foot of the Sierras on Highway 395. No big motel chains here just a quaint country motel but ...
Will Stephens
... by the barrier islands and is quaint, quiet, and perfect for my dear family friend, Will Stephens. Will is living on Pine Island with Sidney, his devoted Boxer. We have known each other for my whole life starting back ...
There's gold in them thar hills
... valley running between the White mountains and the Sierra Nevadas. Absolute magic. Stopped at a great camp just south of Lone Pine (how western does that sound?) A lovely little old town that requires further investigation. The camp, Boulder Creek (see ...
We're Home!
Dear Friends and Family, we arrived safely back home on Saturday night at about 9:00 p.m. The trip home went smoothly with just a one-hour delay in the San Francisco airport. It felt so good to sleep in our own beds although both Chris and I woke up ...
Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda Keys
... to our list of "must visit" when next in or near Stuart. December 20, 2008 Drove down to Bahia Honda Key just above Big Pine Key and got 4 nights at the State Park. It is like a resort with two marinas, snorkel cruise boat trips, gift and snack ...
Day 2
Belmar, NJ - White Pine, TN 682 mi. Wind direction - W, 2 knots I've had quite enough of this waiting around for my ship to wash ashore. I must move on. As I was scouring the shoreline in search of remnants of my ship this morning, I found an ...
Lone Pine, CA
... since we were leaving civilization behind for the great frontier of eastern California. Our destination was a small town called Lone Pine, which sits about 25 minutes west of Death Valley. We figured this was a good intermediate stop between San ...
Rauch / Smoke
Destination 258: km135'453 Nach der Nacht auf dem Campground neben dem Freeway, ging es durch eine kritische Region: Obwohl mein Kardanantrieb beschaedigt ist und ich relativ viel Getriebeoel verliere (welches ich alle 1000km unten ablassen und ...
Day 70: Harpers Ferry Hostel, MD to Pine Knob
Well, I had been waiting for this day and it finally came: hiking with a migraine. Ugh. Before that happened, the day was going well. Started at the hostel which has make your own pancakes for breakfast. Richard, the british guy, cooked up bacon ...
Cowboys ARE alive!
... more than 3 years (so u can imagine my excitement!)! (written this morning in the "Cowboy town") I am in Lone Pine, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Pine,_California). This is like the most characteristic place I've came across since ...
Across the Sierras
... road with one motel (many of which brought 'The Hills Have Eyes' to mind), we eventually ended up in a modern motel in Lone Pine - the biggest town for about 50 miles with its barely 1/2 mile street of restaurants and two shops. After a distinctly average ...
Day 102 - Our Southernmost Entry
... to the campground, one on the Atlantic and the other where we were, on the Gulf, which meant we had an amazing view of a beautiful sunset. Miles travelled: 142 Total miles travelled: 10294 Days on road: 82 States visited: 18 National Parks visited: ...
Proposed Mt. Whitney hike
We rushed a few of our stops along the Pacific Coast Highway in order to make it to Lone Pine as we had permit reservations to hike Mt. Whitney on June 18th. We arrived on the 16th and picked up our permits and bear canister on the 17th. We hiked a ...
Day 48: Pearisburg, VA to pine Swamp Branch
Hey, So managed to get my lazy behind out of bed this morning at about 8... Ate all my extra food and guzzled at least 2 liters of water. Weather said it got up to at least 87 today... Certainly felt like it. I was pretty much first in line at the post ...
KAYAK-FUN NOODLE-RIVER JOUST - PART II
The Pine River had its tricky parts to kayak, such as where the current played me as a pin-ball between two logs. Meanwhile, Bill Hatch, fresh off a shore duel with Tonto, slapped his fun noodle against the water challengingly from across ...

