Visalia Travel Blogs - Page 2

Well finally the day has arrived...I am actually going home after two weeks of time in Vegas! I kept extending my trip as I really was trying to avoid reality! :-)  I took it pretty easy on Thursday and went to Sushi Mon with Lisa, Michelle, and Jen (it was like the wedding party dinner!) and …

Spring is a good time to look forward to in Tulare County.  One of the reasons for that is that the weather warms up a bit and the Renaissance Faire comes to town.  Unfortunately, the weather warmed up.  Well, to be honest it really warmed up, like to nearly the 100 mark. Yeah, in Ap…

It was almost 7 pm when we rolled into Visalia, and our home.  Worn and tired from three weeks on the road and away from our home, we were happy to be home safe and sound.  Vacations are wonderful and getting away from home from time to time is a must, but nothing beats coming home. …

I got online and googled a map from Bakersfield to Visalia which would be our next stop. Having failed to see Roger (www.travbuddy.com/X-Drive) and Judy (www.travbuddy.com/Hummingbird) the day before as promised, I decided it would be a good idea to call them and see if we could stop by for that 'T…

A friend of mine signed up recently and posted a shot that was just a little dark.  So I downloaded it and made some changes so that everyone could see her better.  Yes, I went a little further, cropping the shot and making a few adjustments.  I sure hope she likes the changes I made…

With temperatures well into the 90s it was a good day for a trip to the mountains.  It's always cooler up at the higher elevations and the relief from the heat would be a nice welcome benefit.  Even with gas prices at $3.45 per gallon it's worth it.  Remember, I drive a hybrid so I g…

However, only 4 miles east is Visalia.  And I am sure he got on the freeway again in the morning and traveled south one more mile where he took the off ramp onto CA-198, the freeway through Visalia and directly east towards Sequoia.  There he would have passed in very plain view on h…

We arrived at the Visalia Coffee Company just in time to hear the last set by a jazz band that plays there every Saturday morning, then sat down for a cup of coffee with X_Drive and his wife. We chatted for a while about secret TravBuddy algorithms and he gave me some tips about what to see at Sequ…

The day after my birthday I decided it was a good day to get out of the valley and the warmth, and head somewhere cooler and nicer for the day. I’d been thinking about it for several days but knowing that I would get so many good wishes, I kinda wanted to be around to answer them on the day itse…

We left Yosemite and made it as far as Visalia by the time it got dark.  We found a KOA campground there, but finding dinner was another story!  We had planned to grill something, but we went to 3 "grocery" stores in the area, but couldn't find one that sold any meat!  Even one that …

From Reno there are many possibilities. Back over Donner Pass (I-80) to Sacramento and Highway 99 south is quick, and somewhat boring because we've done it so many times. And this turned out to be the one we took.  The Tioga Pass route which would have meant driving south on 395 for 130 …

Our first trip to Yosemite area. Saw the trees, saw the rocks, and jumped into water! :)

On the way back, we ended up at the Best Western Visalia Inn, if only because of its convinient location two blocks north of Highway 198. Much more of a personal and friendly place to stay than than the checkin-checkout factories at the big Visalia California hotels. The receptionist was quite…

About three weeks worth of Waterfall hunting. From California north through Oregon, Washington, then through Idaho and Monatana and Glacier National Park. Then south through Idaho, and Nevada before coming home.