Yellows, Oranges and Reds: Fall Color in Mountain House, California. A photo-tour. Happy Fall!
Category: Northern California
Have you seen a Glass Beach?
It’s true that there’s one in California. And it is a fascinating story of nature taking trash and turning it into a thing of beauty.
Picture-perfect Point Reyes Lighthouse
If this isn’t the most charming lighthouse, I don’t know what is! One for your travel wishlist.
The Giant Sequoias and beyond
Things to do in Sequoia National Park — other than seeing the famous still-standing Giant Sequoias — include stopping at Tunnel Rock, seeing rock art, hiking, climbing Moro Rock …
Is this Sundial Bridge one of Redding’s best kept secrets?
You can’t have not heard about the Golden Gate Bridge. And you’ve probably heard about the Bixby Bridge and Bay Bridge, even the San Mateo and Richmond – San Raphael…
Down by the bay: Berkeley Marina
There are several places by the San Francisco Bay where one can stroll around and enjoy the panoramic views of the bay. Today let me take you on a trip…
Muir Woods – A redwood forest just outside San Francisco
“Muir Woods National Monument is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in the forests of the world,” said the famous naturalist John Muir, about the 500-odd acres…
The hills are alive again
East of San Francisco Bay Area in California lies a mountain range known for its considerably low hills that are dry in the summer but turn green when winter rains…
Our World: Point Reyes Beach North
It’s winter here, the kind that is true to Northern California,with low temperatures and snow on the mountain ranges and foothills, and of course rain. This year winter seems to…
An amateur angling adventure at Quarry Lake
One laid back afternoon we were catching up with some friends and talking about the ‘must-see’ and the ‘have-seen’ places in and around here when a fishing destination came into…