Picks and Pans – In and around Arcata, CA

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Ruby Van Deventer County Park in Del Norte County, CA

Due to California’s state budget crisis, their state park campgrounds now charge the astronomical rate of $35 per night (not including showers or any other extras). Lucky for us, Del Norte County has either done a better job managing their budget or they haven’t […]

Picks and Pans – Central Oregon

Following the Greatest of Unions celebration, we joined forces with our friends Katya, Peter, Romi and Nika (here after referred to as KaPeRoNi) to venture out into the volcanic magnificence of central Oregon.

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Lava Lands at Newberry National Volcanic Monument

Apparently the middle of Oregon is one big volcano just waiting to explode […]

Picks and Pans – Oregon Coast

PICKS: Yachats

Oregon beach towns often have a thin veneer of small town kitschiness covering the blatant commercialism that keeps the town alive and running. Read: you go for the ocean, you leave with a bunch of crap and a lot less money. Yachats, however, has been able to maintain itself without inundating visitors with […]

Picks and Pans – Alberta, Canada

PICKS: Luczak Lab at Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience, Lethbridge, AB

Far away, in the central Albertan plains of Lethbridge, there is a neuroscience revolution happening. The University of Lethbridge is collecting a cadre of hardworking neuroscientists to take over the world (or maybe just publish a bunch of papers), among them is our friend […]

Picks and Pans – From Utah to Yellowstone

PICKS: Star Valley Ranch RV Resort

Out in the middle of nowhere in eastern Wyoming, there is what I believe may be one of the largest RV parks in existence. We happened upon it because Trudy, our GPS, told us about it. We were planning just on stopping for a shower before continuing on to […]