Photos and text revealing some of the most scenic places to visit in California
I know I promised a bit about the wineries in the Santa Clara County AVA and I will get to that in my next and final post. However, before I do that, I want to share lots of pictures from… Read More »Oceano Dunes & Pismo Beach
From Santa Cruz we headed about an hour north along Highway 1 to Half Moon Bay. We stayed in an RV park just off the beach, separated from the edge of the cliffs by several holes of a links golf… Read More »Half Moon Bay
From Monterey we headed north to Santa Cruz, on the other side of the bay. We camped just a bit north of the city in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, in a town called Scotts Valley. A few… Read More »Santa Cruz
After our Food Tour of Old Monterey, we headed down the road a bit to Pacific Grove. Our first stop was Asilomar State Beach, which is absolutely one of my favorite beaches anywhere. I love the ease of access: free,… Read More »Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel Revisited, Part 3
On Friday, July 19, our son Blake and his girlfriend Kira joined us in Monterey for a long weekend. Blake was able to fly directly to Monterey from Seattle (5 minutes from RV park to airport!) and Kira drove over… Read More »Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove Revisited, Part 2
We returned again this summer to the Monterey Bay area, which includes the cities of Carmel and Pacific Grove in addition to Monterey. The area reminds me a bit of Greater Palm Springs, in that both are significant international tourist… Read More »Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove Revisited, Part 1
We began this trip with a short visit to Santa Barbara, which we added to our itinerary at the last minute. As I mentioned in my previous post, we left Palm Springs a few days early to escape the heat.… Read More »A few days in Santa Barbara
Our second trip of the summer started a few days earlier than originally intended because the heat in Palm Springs was relentless. So, we moved a few reservations around and altered our planned route a bit and added an initial… Read More »We are on the road once more…
Our last day in Bodega Bay we hiked a trail called the Pinnacle Gulch Trail which passes through a break in the mountains and ends at a small beach on Bodega Bay. The trail runs through a residential area; it… Read More »The End of the Line…last bit of Bodega Bay and Paso Robles Wineries
On Sunday, June 16, we headed down the road to spend a few days in Bodega Bay. The drive was less than an hour, so we opted not to hook the Jeep up to the RV. Instead, I took the… Read More »Bodega Bay, California