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We're currently camping in a casino parking lot in Reno, NV, recharging our batteries (both figuratively and literally) and trying not to dwell too much on the beautiful places we've just left behind, instead focussing on work, catching up on email, and planning the next leg of our travels. So until then, a #latergram or two from one our favorite parts of the country.

We're currently camping in a casino parking lot in ...

Vanilla #adventuremobile #Unimog

Vanilla #adventuremobile #Unimog

Yesterday we spent the afternoon in our swimsuits at June Lake Beach. We didn't find shells, we didn't find shark teeth, we didn't catch waves. Heck, the water was too cold for me to even get in past my feet. I am certain, however, that the next time someone asks us what our favorite beach has been, I will find myself thinking back to this crystal clear turquoise water & this unbelievably beautiful alpine view.

Yesterday we spent the afternoon in our swimsuits at ...

Artistic photo of power lines and mountains.

Artistic photo of power lines and mountains.

Love this one. Says "Est. 1885" on the sign outside. Pretty sure they haven't replaced the roof since then. ;) #postofficeportrait #postofficeproject

Love this one. Says "Est. 1885" on the sign ...

An old wooden livestock squeeze chute in Mono Basin. Squeeze chutes are used to constrain livestock while they are being examined, branded, or given treatment by a veterinarian. I suspect this one hasn't been used in quite some time.

An old wooden livestock squeeze chute in Mono Basin. ...

Today I swam in June Lake. It was cold and glorious.

Today I swam in June Lake. It was cold ...

Went out driving yesterday & found ourselves wandering down a random road with no real destination in mind. Wound up keeping pace with these guys for a while. 🐴 What an incredible memory this one will be! Unplanned adventures are often the best kind of adventures.

Went out driving yesterday & found ourselves wandering down ...

Inyo Mountains from Mono Basin.

Inyo Mountains from Mono Basin.

Beach day. In the mountains. Fantastic. Can't believe we're leaving tomorrow. 😱

Beach day. In the mountains. Fantastic. Can't believe we're ...

Mono Lake. Learned something new: it's pronounced like "oh no" and not the other way.

Mono Lake. Learned something new: it's pronounced like "oh ...

I know, I know. Same shot as before. Except this one is a few miles down the road looking back towards the mountains. Sorry not sorry.

I know, I know. Same shot as before. Except ...

Found a pretty sweet dispersed campsite. We're not staying here, but you should.

Found a pretty sweet dispersed campsite. We're not staying ...

Some days we just start driving, picking the most unlikely of roads and seeing where they lead, making a similar decision at each fork. Sometimes the roads go nowhere, but more often they lead us to see things we'd never see otherwise. Yesterday we drove about 60 miles of back roads, logging roads, impromptu ranch roads, and for the most part didn't see much. Until we came upon this pack of wild horses (or open range horses, whatever). We followed them for a couple miles, and then kept pace alongside as they raced through the sage & creosote bushes, before finally overtaking them. It was pretty incredible.

Some days we just start driving, picking the most ...

Stumbled on to an old horse corral in the middle of the nowhere.

Stumbled on to an old horse corral in the ...

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Seagull lifetime

Seagull lifetime

I think I would like to live here.

I think I would like to live here.

Sunset in the Sierras. That rain doesn't quite make it to the ground before it re-evaporates into the clouds.

Sunset in the Sierras. That rain doesn't quite make ...

My fashionable son exploring the obsidian plug of Panum Crater.

My fashionable son exploring the obsidian plug of Panum ...

Hiked to the top of Panum Crater. From the top of this pumice ring & obsidian plug dome you can see the entire Mono Basin. It's an extremely new crater - they believe it to be 600-700 years old. The crater itself was left behind when some hot lava met with water just below the surface & caused steam & an eruption. Then a bunch of obsidian cinders shot up out of the core & fell below to form the plug. Or something like that. #monolake #panumcrater

Hiked to the top of Panum Crater. From the ...

Gray day.

Gray day.

A view of Lembert Dome from the Tuolumne River.

A view of Lembert Dome from the Tuolumne River.

@jessaworks #caughtgramming

@jessaworks #caughtgramming

We spotted a Grey Wolf in Yosemite. Can you?

We spotted a Grey Wolf in Yosemite. Can you?

How Jack does Yosemite. Cape & tie, no lie. 👱👔

How Jack does Yosemite. Cape & tie, no lie. ...

Here's Jack taking a portrait of Jessa and I at Tuolumne Meadows. Check out @jessaworks' account for the result.

Here's Jack taking a portrait of Jessa and I ...

A side a Half Dome we'd never seen before. Until yesterday we'd only ever approached this vast #nationalpark from the West or South. Tioga Pass, from the East, just opened this week & we couldn't resist.

A side a Half Dome we'd never seen before. ...

Lembert Dome from Tuolumne Meadows. #Yosemite #TiogaPass

Lembert Dome from Tuolumne Meadows. #Yosemite #TiogaPass

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