http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Arcata en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:02 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:02 +0000 Menstruation Periods often irregular during the first few years after menstruation begins. It can take several years for hormones that manage menstruation to reach a balance. Menstruation can also be very irregular at the other end. Many women realize that they are approaching menopause and perimenopause if otherwise regular intervals become irregular. Menopause occurs when it is 12 months since http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-649463.html Well hello again travelblog. I've been on the road again for over 2 months now without actually writing anything in a journal diary paper or online and it is a little strange considering how nice it was to have this blog record some of my previous journeys. Looking back on those times from my current perspective is really amazing..So...at the moment I am here in Northern California. I graduate http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-520878.html Life is good. We are in Arcata California at the lovely home of Carol and CJ Ralph. Carol is our friend Ali's sister. Ali is a former Academy Studios compatriot of Melisse's. Yes the one with the goats. Carol and CJ were most inviting. They live at the end of the road next to the dunes and beach. Experts in birds and plants. After a spectacular walk over the dunes to the beach we tried to play http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-437093.html Blogger's noteBear with us loyal blog readers we are generally away from internet service so some blog entries will be written and posted later maybe en masse while several days may go by between postings.82909 Since we left St. Louis I have been quite buoyant. Our moods have been high and the highway has us excited. That was not the case for me today. I had the blues which was curious beca http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-433878.html One word......WoAhhhhhhh ......more words as transcribed from my scattered journal so excuse the writing.25th JulyWell it's been the most wonderful week of fresh air pixies family and awesome hitchhiking It all started a bit slow after Salt Spring Island with Steve n I not getting the best of luck with our rides up to Courtenay but nothing as bad as the previous week But eventually ou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-424436.html When driving through the Redwoods National Park or any redwoods scenic byway just plain ignore the mileage thinking you can estimate how long it will take. Between stopping to gawk in awe at the giants and stopping to catch your breath from near death from the foggy unguardrailed cliffwinding touristfilled roads it will take 3 times as long as you imagine. But well worth it. We stopped at http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-421911.html Camping in the middle of a city finally revealed its drawbacks. During the night we heard endless trains going by. And obviously they all needed to blast their horns at 2am. To get rid of all the cars that were CLEARLY on the road....So when we finally woke up around 7am or so we decided to just get on with the day. We drove to Crater Lake this time with gas and entered the park. The par http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-399830.html Sorry I suck at updating this. Last time I updated I think we were in Montana. I forgot to mention that something I found extremely interesting in South Dakota was that at every point there was a fatal car accident on the highway there was a sign that said something along the lines of Think Don't Die. It was so bizarre. Saw Yellowstone again got to see Old Faithful It was exciting. Everyone s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-399819.html Tja nach einem ziemlich langen Flug nach San Fran 34 Std. verspaetung sind wir dann doch noch angekommen und gleich zu Alamo wo wir unser Auto gebucht hatten und dann ab nach Arcata dachten wir. Wir naruerlich ohne Plan von SAn Fran unterwegs immer schoen der Beschreibung von der Ulrike folgend 101 Richtung Norden durch San Fran. Nur da hier die Beschilderung nicht ganz so ist wie in D und ma http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-326438.html On my last morning in Mcleod ganj I went to my favorite restaurant Oogos and order some of the very best french toast. As the theme song to our trip om mani padme hum a song we heard in the streets restaurants hotels etc sung out over the speakers I became quite sentimental. As I paid to leave the tibetan woman who i saw everyday I came here gave me the sweetest hug goodbye. At thang http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-314098.html Spontaneity is the key to that feeling of freedom me thinksThis past Sunday the lady Phoenix and I decided to road trip with our friends Annette and Azza back to Arcata increasing our magical time spent with them aphond also avoiding a long hitchhike back for them which I'm sure they would have loved honestly. So from Santa Cruz to Arcata we went. We took Highway 1 all the way up which o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-311920.html This weekend I traveled to the coast and saw the pacific ocean the redwood trees and the most hippie town I think that exists in the United States. It was nice to get out of Chester and see some of the major points of California. The pacific was awesome and freezing but we went swimming anyway. I found 3 giant green anemones and some baby shrimp. Oh and my camera died right before this so I hav http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-300235.html I just graduated. In Arcata Ca that means I graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Studio Arts. I want to go off the a graduate school get my MFA make some art teach some art and do something in the art world. Before this all happens I'm taking some time off a year to be exact before I even apply to go to grad school. I want some new life experiences so I thought I' http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-281908.html SteveLate on the sunday evening we drove up to Arcata to stay with Sam for a few days. It was a long drive in the dark through windy roads but not too bad. The next day we were pretty tired so didn't do much other than try to do the blog which was a pain and took a lot longer than we expected so i hope people are enjoying it It was cool staying at Sam's place as he is iin student halls and t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-264613.html The days have definitely begun to run together. The routine of waking up making a huge breakfast breaking camp packing the car hitting the road riding for hours stopping for picnic riding for more hours finding camp cooking an epic dinner while setting up tents and crashing into a deep exerciseinduced sleep is getting well a bit monotonous. Nightly alcohol consumption is on the rise. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-162452.html Kate here again...Not enough time to get the pictures up Sorry y'all. Hopefully we'll have some downtime in Chico on FridaySaturday to get them up and I promise to type up some more text at my Mom's tonight and tomorrow night. Shay says hello to everyone and so does my Mom.Kate http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-73552.html Motorhome News from North America 7 San Francisco. March 17th 27th 2006Wheres Winnie And so we came to San Francisco where its easy to get lost in the crowd where you can truly be whatever you want to be and nobody cares. And we did it again despite what it said in the good travel book the St Patricks Day parade was last week Never mind theres a parade or a protes http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-50034.html February 1726 2006Seaside Ore. Arcata Calif.Mile 1029Greetings from sunny California It sounds trite but it really was warmer and we felt a mite more laidback when we crossed the state line a few days ago. Writing from Arcata Calif. I am happy to report that both of us are healthy again that Matilda kept us warm on a string of belowfreezing nights on the Oregon coast and that shirt http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Arcata/blog-43325.html