Category Archives: USA
Oh, hello Kona
Dallas – 4 days in the Night Flight Travel Duffel
Aside from what I wore on the plane (knock off rose pattern doc martins, leggings, a black shirt and a long sleeve black T-shirt) this was perfect. (My phone and my wallet tucked into the end zip pocket as I went through security.)
CENTER SECTION
Bottom strata:
First aid pouch
flips
standard tiny travel towel
Clothes strata:
black leggings
stripe shirt
white Ably shirt
socks, undies and jammies in packing cube
On top:
Tom Bihn sack with plane stuff (earbuds, spare battery, etc)
RIGHT POCKET
CPAP
Power supply
Power strip (with USB ports and a several ft extension cord)
USB cords for phone and battery
Mask
Lewis N Clark fold up ultralight backpack
LEFT POCKET
Goes Everywhere With Me pouch
Bubba watertight bottle
Klean Kanteen small insulated bottle
Snacks
Packing List: Green Bay, Wi
Final packing list for Green Bay ended up having 2 things I didn’t really need, but when it comes to light layers in the cold, it’s better to have them than not, and since they are light they weigh almost nothing.
It was quite warm when I got there, in the 40’s F, so my uniqlo hoodie was just fine with my merino shirt, my jeans, and my blundstones. I did bring a long packable down coat to wear most the time because the length is really a luxury to have if you insist upon wearing leggings, like I do. 😉 (Yeah I would’ve wore my jeans if it was that cold but frankly my jeans make me cranky. )
Full list:
Plane wear:
- merino shirt
- Jeans
- uniqlo hoodie
- blundstones
- Socks and undies
Other items:
- Long sleeve stripey layering shirt
- Long sleeve tunic
- Sleep tank and shorts (which can double as layers if we got into the polar vortex situation or had to be outside for any length of time.)
- Leggings
- General Leia T-shirt (for theme party)
- Bombas socks and Ex Officio undies
- FitKicks for hanging about the hotel
- Merino scarf
- Gloves
- Hat
- Camp pillow cover (to stuff down coat in for the plane if I wanted a nap)
- IPad and Apple Pencil
I packed all the clothes in the Tom Bihn packing cube shoulder bag and my toiletries in a #2 sized stuff sack.
Electronics baubles in a 3D clear organizer cube hanging from the rails loops on top (thanks TB forum hacks! Best. Idea. Evar!)
Organizer pouch for headphones and anything I want to carry around for the day (like my Gotcha charger or a spare iPhone cable).
My sleep system extension cord with built in USB chargers and power supply get stowed in a travel cubelet. (I like that I can make either my travel cubelet or my packing cube shoulder bag my purse while I’m there.)
I keep receipts and other flat things in a medium double organizer pouch.
Lip balm and other plane necessities went in the top small zip pocket, straw and water bottle in the deep zip pocket.
Side pocket 1: toiletries (all dry so no need to remove for TSA)
Side pocket 2: shopping bag, USB plug, pens, laundry stain stick (I’m clumsy ;). )
Bottom pocket: snacks and gifties for friends
Main pocket: clothes, down coat (with gloves and hat in the pockets), iPad and sleep system.
Samuel P Taylor State Park
A quick camping trip is always welcome! Happily there are many beautiful and varied options around the San Francisco Bay Area to head over to see.
Just north of the city, the redwood forests are still standing from the gold rush days of the 1800’s. Some are younger, but there’s a stretch at the beginning of the Pioneer Tree trail where there’s a bunch of old growth redwoods and beautiful streams to hike along.
The park is named for Samuel Penfield Taylor, who found gold during the California Gold Rush and used some of his money to buy a parcel of land along Lagunitas Creek.[3] In 1856, Taylor built the Pioneer Paper Mill, the first paper mill on the Pacific Coast.[4] In the 1870s, the North Pacific Coast Railroad was built between Cazadero and a pier in Sausalito where passengers could transfer to a ferry to San Francisco. The railroad passed near Taylor’s mill, and, ever the entrepreneur, he built the “Camp Taylor Resort” alongside the tracks. A destination for city-weary San Franciscans, the resort offered both a hotel and tent camping, as well as swimming, boating, fishing, and a dance pavilion.[5][6]
– Wikipedia
We also took advantage of all the yummy food in the area. To be honest I didn’t totally feel like it was a legit camping trip since we ate fancy cheese at Cowgirl Creamery (I recommend the Red Hawk and the Mount Tam), had oysters on the half shell in Olema and pretty much nibbled yummy food continuously around the area. But we did have all of the campfires with s’mores experimentation. Substituting chocolate chip cookies for graham crackers was my favorite.
It was great 🙂
Disney Pixarfest!
Alien and I will be trekking down to SoCal to visit the other aliens in the house of mouse sometime this year… yes, of course I will be dressed up ridiculously.
I think my primary accessory (other than my alien who has been all over the world with me) will be this backpack (Venture Pal Ultralight Lightweight Packable Foldable Travel Camping Hiking Outdoor Sports Backpack Daypack (Blue)). I’m adding a Pizza Planet patch to it and will have a few things in there for the day. Alien headband, sunscreen, water bottles, various snacks etc. Must leave room for purchases.
I also have a short sleeve shirt with the aliens on it that I’ll probably wear most of the day, but long sleeves is always necessary at some point.
If you hear lots of squeeing, it’s ok, just me losing my mind over all the alien stuff.
West Texas sunrise
MAXimum Portland – Travel Portland
“Almost all Portland journeys start at PDX. Go to the Departures area and follow signs for the MAX. Sit down, relax, and commiserate with other people whose friends wouldn’t pick them up.”
LOL
Alien – Calistoga
Mini honeymoon: practical outfit (though still kinda cute) #2
I am so pale I fluoresce. So I love the Columbia shirts that are quick dry and SPF50 or so. Columbia quick dry pants (though not convertible) and faithful Merrell ventilators that also accompanied me on part of the Appalachian trail.
Figured it would do me well wandering around with craggy rocks and beaches with wimpy ankles.
Collar was up to protect my neck, but I didn’t need to wear my Tilley hat today even though I had it in my daypack.