Bruce Ariss art: Across from Doc’s Lab

Across from Doc’s Lab is a mural I came across just off Cannery Row in Monterey, CA. Look at this picture and you will see what looks like a scene…

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…

‘Mack and the Boys’ of Cannery Row

I found these six men on a wall by the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail in Monterey, California. If you look at it closely, you might see some men from another age.…

A hike to the sands of Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

An account of a hike through the Oso Flaco Lake Trail to see some sand, and the flora and fauna of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dune system. Come, take a virtual trip with us to this rich preserved area on California’s Central Coast.

You and your car could have a beach day at Oceano Dunes

If you are in California and enjoying beach weather, it’s not too difficult to get yourself to the coast. We’re certainly spoilt for choice, here in the Golden State. Now…

A panel of authors to look up to

The Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Dublin, California has just the right kind of wall art for a bookstore. That corner of the bookstore where the Starbucks is, is marked…

Have you ever seen a Pumice Desert?

After we left Crater Lake on our first visit there, we exited the National Park via the North Entrance Station. As we drove through the rain and the fog, we…

Crater Lake the Deepest (and Bluest, too?)

A lot has been said about the first sight of the deepest lake in the United States of America. Cheryl Strayed in her memoir ‘Wild’ said that her first look…

Mariposa Mural: The story of town retold in the form of art

If you take the Arch Rock entrance to Yosemite, you might see this mural in Mariposa, a town just outside the National Park. And this mural in Downtown Mariposa has…

Things to do at Avila Beach this summer

If you are looking for a small Californian beach-town to holiday in — this summer or next — you could consider Avila Beach on the Central Coast. Avila Beach We…