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 unique. This time, our crossing comes...
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 when Carissa and I ventured...
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 first stop was at Point...
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 will find my seven acre forest...
[caption id="attachment_2315" align="alignnone" width="560"] Picturesque Mendocino CA[/caption] 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...
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 it's HUGE Redwoods dating back...
[caption id="attachment_2207" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Click on map to enlarge[/caption] Making our way down the coast of northern California was hard to do in a hurry. Every lookout point, picturesque little town and beach beckons one to toss the schedule and stay a bit longer. But alas,...
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 miles south of the Oregon/California...
With our cooler packed with groceries & goodies from the downtown Portland Whole Foods Market and a couple of Pastrami sandwiches from Kenny and Zukes, Carissa and I were prepared for the next phase of our Oregon/California coastal adventure. Our plan is to visit five...
A visit to Portland Oregon is not complete without a stay at The Ace Hotel. Located in downtown, it is just steps from the largest bookstore in the world, Powell's City of Books, as well as The Pearle district with its many restaurant and shops. Portland has been...
