Something New

We got an early start in the camping season and reserved a last minute spot at Casini Ranch Family Campground. We hit some traffic and burned our bin full of food but that didn’t stop us from having a great time in the woods! Casini Ranch Family Campground – May 2013 Rating: 4 out of … Continue reading »

The Ichikawa cousins fell in love with our camping style and decided they wanted to go on one more camping trip for the year.  This time, we found our way to Napa for camping, wine tasting, and brewery tours.  It’s the perfect combination of civilization and nature!!! Boethe-Napa Valley SP – August 2012 Rating: 3.5 … Continue reading »

Ever since we started camping, we’ve been talking about making a trip to MacKerricher SP!  We finally pulled our act together and booked the trip as soon as the season began!  Who needs fireworks on the Fourth of July when you have the Pacific Ocean at your feet!       MacKerricher SP – July … Continue reading »

Our annual camping trip with the youngin’s led us to Scotts Flat Lake Resort.  If you have a boat, the lake offers hours of fun and the water is warm!!!  If you don’t have a boat, you can rent paddle boats and kayaks by the hour.  The resort is definitely on our radar for fun … Continue reading »

On June 22, 2012, we returned to Henry Cowell for our first annual Ichikawa Cousins Camping Trip!  Henry Cowell is an ideal spot for touring Santa Cruz and is a short drive to the boardwalk.  We decided to leave the dogs behind so we could actually visit the boardwalk this time.  We had an amazing … Continue reading »

Our first camping trip of the season took us to Richardson Grove SP.  You never know what the campground is actually going to look like until you arrive.  We were pleasantly surprised to find an awesome campground AND an awesome restroom.  The restrooms were constantly getting cleaned and were the cleanest bathrooms we have used … Continue reading »

For Labor Day weekend, we decided to add a few miles on the truck and traveled approximately 5 hours to Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP.  Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP is a small park, only covering a few acres.  Along the campground lies the Van Duzen River, which provides a home to fish and a lot of … Continue reading »

In honor of the August birthday girls (Mom and Lauren), we decided to take them camping at Hendy Woods.  Hendy Woods is located in Philo, Ca about eight miles northwest of Boonville.  You got that right…out in the “Boonies!”  The girls had a great birthday vacation and Jeff got to visit the Anderson Brewing Company … Continue reading »

We have always heard great things about Bodega Dunes so we finally decided to make a reservation!  For our second camping trip in July, we packed up the camp gear and headed to the coast for some beach camping.   Thanks to traffic, it took about three hours to reach the campsite.  Luckily, the Esquibel Family … Continue reading »

We usually like to camp for at least two days but we got an invite to head to Rollins Lake with friends to camp and go on a boat ride.  Of course we couldn’t say, “No”.  We packed up some of the camp gear and headed to Long Ravine Campgrounds (Rollins Lake).  Check out review … Continue reading »