Photos and text revealing some of the most scenic places to visit in California
My final post from our summer adventures will include a few more photos from Carmel-by-the-Sea that I’d like to share. There are lots of other wonderful sights in Carmel that I either haven’t visited or haven’t been able to photograph… Read More »Carmel-by-the-Sea, Part 2
Upon our return to the Monterey area, we set up camp at a wonderful RV park in Carmel called Carmel by the River. It lies about 15 minutes south of Carmel-by-the-Sea. The sites are spacious and beautifully landscaped, with privacy… Read More »Greetings from Carmel-by-the-Sea (Part 1)
For the first of our two visits to the Monterey/Pacific Grove area, we stayed about 20 minutes north of Monterey at Marina Dunes RV Park, which is right along the coast in Marina. The RV park is adjacent to an… Read More »Greetings from Monterey and Pacific Grove
Before moving on from Moss Landing, we made a return trip to Capitola, still hoping to visit the wine bar that was unexpectedly closed the last time we were in town. No luck this time either; they had a sign… Read More »Moss Landing Part 2
After our brief stop in Tehachapi, we moved on to our first real destination, Moss Landing; it is located about halfway between Monterey and Santa Cruz on the Pacific Coast. We stayed at a small RV park right next to… Read More »Moss Landing and Vicinity
Once again, we are on the road, in the RV, headed to the coast in search of relief from the desert heat. We’ll be returning to the Monterey Bay area on this trip, making a few stops in places we’ve… Read More »Greetings from Tehachapi, California
This will be the final post from our June trip; we are now back home safe and sound in Palm Springs. Thanks to those of you who took the time to make a comment or two and to all of… Read More »Lone Pine, Mount Whitney and The Alabama Hills
While we were staying in Mammoth Lakes, we took a few quick trips to some nearby attractions, notably Mammoth Mountain, Hot Creek Geologic Site, Earthquake Fault, Inyo Craters and Minaret Vista. Each of these was less than about 10 miles… Read More »Mammoth Mountain, Hot Creek Geologic Site & A Few Other Side Trips
From Mono lake we headed to the upper elevations of Yosemite National Park via Tioga Rd, also known as Hwy 120, which is typically closed to traffic from about mid-October until mid-June every year. Tioga Rd begins at Hwy 395… Read More »Yosemite: Tioga Road Area
Mono Lake is a rather unique body of water. Not only is it at least 2.5 times saltier than the ocean, it also contains significant concentrations of several other minerals, some of which are highly alkaline. When these minerals interact… Read More »Mono Lake: Let’s Talk Tufa!!!