Monday, July 13, 2015
Our final trek!
One night in Santa Cruz taking a peek at one of the more famous surf spots having a wonderful dinner in Capitola it was time to head home a straight shot to Manhattan Beach!
Shopping!
Downtown Mill Valley, just 15 minutes outside of Sausalito is an adorable shopping area. The prices in the boutiques are right up there with the best of them! Catherine and I wandered around for hours and had a great lunch.
Sausalito!
Sunset from the balcony.
Calistoga
With the las two nights being spent in your Eureka Ca and in the Fort Brag area, two unremarkable places to stay, they are however on the California coastline and that is always beautiful.
Our stay in Calistoga was a sweet surprise. The gal Betty who ran the bed-and-breakfast have been doing so in her own home for 35 years. Their home shows the many years of their own travels...all over the walls and along the floors, of memories they collected during their travels. Sadly Betty's husband had only passed away a month prior to our arrival. But Bette felt that the continuation of the B&B was going to save her from loneliness. She and her husband enjoyed a lifetime of raising their children traveling and being involved in the wine scene. She has a sign out in front of her home naming their house "Zinfandel House"
Like the grapes I needed a little shade too! Hot!
On our way we stumbled onto...
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Avenue of the Giants
This tree was gutted by fire but still lives. You can walk inside, look up to the sky. But the trunk and branches are still surviving.
Grants Pass Oregon
We loved a speedy jet boat ride on the Rogue River! So did hundreds and hundreds of others. Tourist trap! Although it was a super fun way to see the river and the infamous Hellgate Canyon. These jet boat captains with their 53 passengers on board, would get the boat speeding along and then pull the boat into a 360 spin. Some passengers like myself got drenched. No problem dry in 10 minutes cause it was 90 out.
Bend Oregon
Unfortunately I spent most of the time in a really beautiful resort Pronghorn Lodge for golf, trying to return to health. But things did get better and time to go caving.
Astoria, Oregon
Hoh Rainforest
So full of ancient life, death, which creates nutrients for new life. Beautiful! Not sure but days of Forrest hikes may have triggered unknown allergies for me. Ugh!
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