Palm Springs Aerial Tramway California
Another one of the places that we had wanted to visit on our last trip to Redlands was Palm Springs Aerial Tramway California. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway California While we were in that part of southern California the first time, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was...
Big Bear Lake California
The weather was glorious in SoCal, so we headed out in the Jeep to spend the day at Big Bear Lake California. San Bernardino Mountains It was late February when we returned to Redlands for couple of weeks. That gave us time to explore more of the area including the...
Coyote Sonoma in Healdsburg CA
We felt so lucky to be able to return to Sonoma. It meant we got to spend another wonderful evening with our friend Pam, an have dinner with her at Coyote Sonoma in Healdsburg CA. After living in South Florida for 38 years, temperatures below 70º F feel quite chilly...
San Francisco California
During our first visit to Santa Rosa we couldn't find the time to visit San Francisco California. So on our return visit the City by the Bay became a priority. Our drive back to Santa Rosa was over 200 miles longer than it should have been! That was due to the closure...
The Hungry Clam Brookings Oregon
We were determined to get to Oregon while we were in Crescent City CA so we started with lunch at The Hungry Clam Brookings Oregon. Sometimes things change Our original plan had been to go as far north as Seattle WA with a stop in Portland. From there we were thinking...
Jedediah Smith Redwoods Crescent City CA
We were excited to have the opportunity to visit the Jedediah Smith Redwoods Crescent City CA at the very northern tip of the California coast. Crescent City In fact, Crescent City is so far north that it's just a short drive to Oregon. Steve and I specifically came...
Mt. Shasta and Shasta Lake California
From Sonoma we headed north so explore Mt.Shasta and Shasta Lake California. Along our route we couldn't help but notice all of the burnt out forest sections. It saddened us to see the devastation from the fires that continue to plague the west coast each summer! When...
Historic Point Reyes Lighthouse
We had seen the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse from a distance a couple of days earlier when we visited Point Reyes. But never really got close enough to take photos. Pizza from Café Reyes Steve was determined to have a closer look! So we chose a day that we could...
A Taste of New Orleans in Healdsburg CA
One thing we never expected in Northern California was to get a taste of New Orleans in Healdsburg CA! As you know, if you have been reading my blog posts for a while, we LOVE New Orleans. By the time we reached Northern California we had been away from NOLA for about...
Petaluma to Point Reyes California
We were able to visit a couple more highly recommended locations by driving from Petaluma to Point Reyes California. Petaluma It was one of those picture perfect days in California. Steve and I headed out from our campground in Santa Rosa and drove to Petaluma to pick...
