Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure comes to a conclusion.

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Crossing the Golden Gate bridge is never the same experience no matter how often one traverses it. The weather can change by the minute, cloaked in fog for a moment, bathed in sunshine the next, whatever the weather, it’s always … Continue reading 

Point Reyes National Seashore and The Farmers Market. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues

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While most of the territory that Carissa and I have covered on our July 2012 Oregon/California Coastal Adventure has been new to us, this leg of our adventure was like coming home. Our visits to Point Reyes started in 2008 … Continue reading 

Point Arena to Point Reyes. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues.

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Viewing our cozy little Yurt in the woods and the seaside town of  Mendocino from the perspective of the rearview mirror was no easy task. But our adventure continued as we made our way down highway 1 towards San Francisco. Our … Continue reading 

My Top Ten List for 2012

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Since disappearing from those I love seems to be a requirement for maintaining a blog, I have let it slip during the holidays. The joy of connecting with friends and family is too great to miss a moment. That said, I … Continue reading 

Yurt in the forest. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues.

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Carissa and I experienced some unusual and interesting places on our Oregon/California adventure but this yurt was perhaps the most memorable. The description on Airbnb’s website read like this… “Turn down my private lane, off the beaten path, and you … Continue reading 

Mendocino, California. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues

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When the producers of TV’s Murder She Wrote were looking for the perfect stand-in for the fictional New England coastal village of Cabot Cove, they found it about 3,000 miles this side of the East Coast in the Northern California … Continue reading 

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues

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Arriving close to midnight at Point Cabrillo Lighthouse was not part of the plan but such was the case due to delays on The Lost Coast (see my previous post). Making our way through the Avenue Of the Giants in the dark with … Continue reading 

Gold Bluffs Beach in Northern California. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues

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Nestled in the dunes along a 10 mile stretch of undeveloped beach we camped by the windswept Pacific Ocean with the coastal redwoods as a backdrop. Such was our experience at Gold Bluffs Beach campground in northern California. Located 60 … Continue reading