Field journal
家族の旅日記
A paper notebook for the trips we actually took: Christmas at the Gaylord Texan with the kids, Bushkill Falls, a Doraemon afternoon in Ariake, pumpkin season at High Hill Ranch, and Chiikawa Bakery in Harajuku. No shop. Just the photographs, the films, and the links we wished we had printed.
名所
The place that was the reason for the drive.
Famous Locations
列を飛ばすコツ
Whenever we fly into Sacramento International Airport (SMF) with the family, the rental car stop is quick once you know the building. It is one story, the shuttle uses two curbs, and a free Avis Preferred or Budget Fastbreak membership lets us skip the counter.
Free
Avis Preferred and Budget Fastbreak
Two curbs
Outer drop-off, inner return
30 sec
Film the car before you leave
Famous Locations
ペンシルベニアのナイアガラ
We took the kids to Bushkill Falls, the place people call the Niagara of Pennsylvania. The Main Falls drop through a wooded gorge in the Pocono Mountains, the mist sits on the stairs, and the day stays easy once you pick the right trail.
$15 / $9
Adults and kids, roughly
45 min
Yellow Trail
No stroller
Bring a carrier
Famous Locations
かぼちゃの季節
Pumpkin season at High Hill Ranch: scarecrows under the pines, a giant apple, one shared trout, and the donut line. The traffic hack is at the end.
The practical bits from the trips: what it costs, what to skip, and the order that kept the day calm. Photographs for these stops are still being added.
Famous Locations
We walked the cove for clear water and the animals, and parking decided whether the day felt easy. The cave, the seawall, and a guided snorkel were the parts I would plan again.
Before 9
Easiest street parking
145 steps
Down and back up
$13
Adult cave ticket now
Famous Locations
We went aboard because the kids wanted real airplanes they could walk around, and the flight deck was the part that worked for every age. I learned to do the narrow decks first, then stay up in the open air.
Flight deck
Start here with kids
15 min
Film is loud and dark
4 p.m.
Last admission
旅の写真
Every frame belongs to a trip. Open the story from the card.
