Big Delta State Historical Park was an important crossroad for travelers, traders, and the military during the early 1900’s and Rika’s Roadhouse is the centerpiece of the park. Honestly, I knew nothing of the place until reviewing the Traveler’s Guide to Alaskan Camping which outright stated, “even if you are...
Staying just down the road from this week’s camp is Red Rock State Park. I’ve been here before and enjoyed it so much that I went again while I had the opportunity, but only after researching the gun laws that irritated me so much in my last visit. Something the...
I appear to be one of the last to head out and explore Font’s Point in the Borrego Springs State Park. I kept hearing stories of the sunsets from the view point that overlooks the badlands, and on one of the final nights in Borrego Springs the trek was made....
The shindig continues even with some additions to the crowd of RVs in the desert. I believe we were above 15 trailers, buses, and vans all camping within this quarter mile stretch of desert. Personally, I’m just along for the ride, meeting some new folks and others that I hoped...
Being born and raised in the Bay Area, Mount Diablo was the mountain in which all others were compared as a kid. I remember my Mother bringing us kids up to the peak when we were younger. The thought of being nearly 4,000 feet above the majority of all other...
Lapakahi State Historical Park is a large area of ruins from an Ancient Hawaiian fishing village, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Not much remains but for a reconstructed hut, a few stone walls, and a trail that lead you to the ocean and back. Coming...
The 442 foot plunge of Akaka Falls is likely the biggest natural attraction on the island, and matched with the smallest parking lot it was a pain in the ass to see. Add to it the $5 “parking fee”, which of course you have to pay even if you do...
Before leaving the Hilo side of the Island I had to visit to super-easy-to-visit Rainbow Falls State park which features… well, Rainbow Falls which has an 80-foot drop and is known for the rainbows that are formed in the surrounding mist (not for me this day). It is easily within...
The Manuka State Wayside Park is a state park located between Kona and Volcanoes National Park. To us mainlanders, it is a rest-area, but here it is a state park complete with it’s very own hiking trail which leads to a pit crater. That’s pretty much about it, a trail...
Kekaha Kai State Park, formerly known as Kona Coast State Park, is a located along the North Kona coast on the island of Hawaii. It includes Mahaiʻula Beach, Makalawena Beach and Kua Bay. The name comes from ke kaha kai which means “the shore line” in the Hawaiian language. The...
