Yosemite

Posted on October 27, 2020 by thetravelingpear

After three failed camping trips due to California wildfires, we set out last Wednesday for the majestic Yosemite National Park. With our park pass in hand (had to wake up at 7 am on Sept 1st to log into the parks system just to get)and our little Rpod travel trailer hitched to the back of […]

Falling into Vermont

Posted on October 11, 2017 by thetravelingpear

I’m just going to pretend it hasn’t been ten months since I last posted and jump right in…. We’re loving our new home in Vermont! It was only recently, that I learned a little tidbit about the state we now call home. Vermont is known as the green mountain state (that was known), and […]

Vinegar and Spice and all things nice…wait what?

Posted on March 2, 2016 by thetravelingpear

I believe the original rhyme goes “sugar and spice and all things nice. That’s what little girls are made of.” A popular 19th century nursery rhyme titled What are Little Boys Made Of? So what’s with the random rhyme? Well Little Pear (who happens to be full of vinegar and spice as of late) and I […]

Chasing Orca along San Juan Island

Posted on August 9, 2014 by thetravelingpear

Clear skies for as far as the eye can see. Mount Rainier shrouded in a purple haze. Glistening peeks of the Olympic mountains and the tranquil blue waters of Haro Strait. This idyllic summer setting is where the Southern Resident orca pod come to feast on salmon, play, and raise their young. If you’re an orca enthusiast […]

Return to the Midcoast of Maine

Posted on March 23, 2014 by thetravelingpear

Most people go South for warmer weather during their Spring time get-away. Not us, we go North–to Maine. We brave the near negative temps for a week to take in all that we miss… friends, food, fun, farm life and the making of fabulous memories in Vacationland. Possibly we’ll have our own slice of Maine […]