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About Tim and Joanne Joseph

Hi and welcome! We are Tim and Joanne Joseph and we have just embarked on our latest adventure. We hope you will join us!

Pasadena City Hall and All Saints Episcopal Church

Saturday, April 18th (part 2) ~ Pasadena, California After completing our 5K walk to support Autism Speaks, Tim and I along with our dear friends, Laura and Michael headed a short distance to have lunch at California Pizza Kitchen in Pasadena. Our … Continue reading

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Autism Speaks 5K Walk at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena

Saturday, April 18th We tried to pack three events into one day and did a pretty good job of it. Starting out our morning with a drive to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena so that we could participate in a … Continue reading

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Wawona Hotel and Mariposa Grove

Good Friday, April 3rd ~ Last day inside Yosemite National Park Our final night inside Yosemite National Park was spent at the Wawona Hotel. Located outside of the Village, but still within the park boundaries, this historical lodging has a … Continue reading

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Yosemite NP continues ~ Mirror Lake and Glacier Point

Thursday April 2nd ~ Mirror Lake and Glacier Point “None can escape its charms. Its natural beauty cleans and warms like a fire, and you will be willing to stay forever in one place like a tree.” ~ John Muir … Continue reading

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Yosemite Falls and Ahwahnee Hotel

April Fools Day (April 1st) ~ Yosemite National Park I woke up this morning feeling surprisingly rested, invigorated, and ready to get out and do some exploring. After my initial apprehension of staying in a tent cabin with no bathroom, … Continue reading

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Staying in a tent cabin at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park

March 31 ~ Yosemite National Park There are few places on this planet that have been more written about, photographed, admired, loved, and longed for than Yosemite National Park. Covering over 1200 square miles, you could easily spend weeks here and … Continue reading

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Road Trip! Highway 395 through the Mohave Desert

Monday, March 30th ~ On the road again! Tim and I decided rather spur of the moment to take off on a road trip. It also coincides with Spring Break for some schools, so we are not sure if things … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Sunday, March 22nd ~ Yorba Linda, California Only a 25 minute drive from Disneyland, you can travel from a world of fantasy to one of honesty, deception and sometimes harsh realities. The Richard Nixon Library is located in Yorba Linda … Continue reading

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Train ride on vintage cars to Santa Barbara with Inspirato

Saturday, March 14th ~ Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California We were told to arrive at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles no later that 7:15 in the morning. Not sure how the traffic might be, we allowed plenty of … Continue reading

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Palm Springs ~ Tramway to the top of the mountain

Friday, March 13th (Friday the 13th) With my mother-in-law in tow, our first big outing was a drive to Palm Springs to take the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to the top of the mountain and visit Mount San Jacinto State … Continue reading

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