July 19- Once again showing contention for my One Given Talent (art, music and athleticism being right out), I managed to find the coolest place. Last night I had a sensible-sounding campsite all picked out, but then suddenly, on the basis of a spot on the map, some words on a sign, and a little voice in my head going "No, go *here* instead" - Rob really loves it when I activate that on short notice while he's driving, btw—we stumbled across one of th...

July 18- Today I learned I had never really seen the color blue until I saw Crater Lake. But let's back up to yesterday. We awoke yesterday in Trinidad, California, a beautiful little coastal town, at a campground under redwood trees that we were really excited about staying at until we realized our site backed to the highway we had just gotten off of. Oh, well. Yesterday's destination was Redwoods National Park. What an amazing place. We hiked through the Lad...