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Mountains in Marine

We are up on a hill in Mill Valley on the other side of the bridge from San Fransisco, where the redwoods are. So incredible nice and crisp up here and the view from our friends house is amazing. We see the bay bridge, the bay, and lots of mountains and hills. So pretty! This is Mt. Tamalpais… just a little hike by their house!

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When nature calls part 2

There is always something fun to do in California and one of our favorite things is to pack the car and just go. Justin explodes if he doesn’t get out in the wilderness every now and then and I’m a big fan too. Who wouldn’t be a big fan backpacking around in places like this?

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Huckleberry Finn?  I had a heavy load on my back but actually got used to it after a few minutes and it was mostly downhill for an hour or two. So magical to be wandering around in the Golden Trout Wilderness in the Sequoia’s,  lined by lakes, lush green meadows and jagged peaks.

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 Our home for the weekend. A small light weight tent and then the small foldable kitchen to cook all the gourmet meals in…

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… If I caught a fish, which i didn’t. All the bears probably eat all of them already.

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Hurry, dinner is served! It’s freeze-dried  Curry in a Hurry and Scrambled Eggs with bacon, organic and all. We had lots of energy bars and stuff in the bear proof container though… so we were ok. 🙂

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Good morning! To wake up like this in fresh air and the sound of the river on a sunny day was absolutely fantastic. I did sleep with one eye open… in case. Always be prepared in the wild. We have to play their game.

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Some hot tea in the titanium cup that weights nothing… just saying. Good morning baby!

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I guess the weekend has come to an end and its time to put the backpack back on and climb UPHILL nonstop again. It was hard, I’m not gonna say anything else. Thanks to the spectacular view i managed pretty well.

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Over the hills and far,  far away. If you’re considering a backpacking weekend i would recommend this place. We barely saw anyone at all which was  a little scary but nice at the same time. So great to fill your body with some good oxygen and get a great workout at the same time. in almost untouched nature.  What an amazing place California is.

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When nature calls! part 1

I’m cleaning out and organizing in my Iphoto who has gazillions of pictures at the moment which makes everything so slow. But like always when I”m supposed to be organizing I find myself going thru pics from the past and then i dream away.  So, I thought I’ll share some that i posted on my old blog… a long time ago. Just to get you into this great outdoor mode and show what we are surrounded with over here we’ll start in the mountains above Ojai, at a campground called Wheeler Gorge.

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I remember this long weekend as one of the most chill and relaxing ever. It was so hot outside and all we could do was BBQ,  chill in in the hammock, go for short hikes or just sit around listening to the wildlife.

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If Justin where to decide, we would be eating freeze- dried vacuum-packed rice and beans with his moraknife, just like all the adventurists would do. No way hosay! When car camping, the whole idea is to bring whatever you want, cus you don’t have to carry it. So i folded up a good salmon with feta, herbs, lemon and veggies and thru it over the fire… which was very much appreciated.

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There they are, getting all juicy and delicious on us. It tastes so damn great eating out in the wild like this.

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Justin is very, VERY much into his gear. We could survive in the woods for months with whatever gear he has. And everything is foldable into very small peaces. So clever… he says! I was so glad i got to take a shower in the heat. Just fill this bag with water from the stream, place it on a hot sunny rock for an hour and then hang it up in a tree. Voila! It feels so damn great showering out in the wild like this.

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So fun exploring the surrounding trails..

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Gorgeous sunrises over the mountains.

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 It’s also great to have a roof over the hammock. This hammock can hold you up hanging from huge rocks with nothing underneath.. I’v seen picture of people doing that. I’m perfectly fine with less then a meter to the ground. Hammocks are great thing out int he wild. And a good way to keep away from spiders. I have a huge fobia for spiders and i did run into some large straggly ones.

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If you ever go to L.A and want to experience something different than what you’re used to, but on your hiking boots and fill the car with some goods, a tent and some good friends and then you’re all set for a weekend out in the wild.  It IS a nice thing to do and you feel so rested and fresh afterwords. I think its important to get in tune with nature. Everything great comes from there… you know!

Next time I’ll tell you about the REAL wilderness with carry heavy backbacks and stuff. 🙂