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The Very North of California Cost
The majesty of the Northern California coast stole my heart a long time ago. I’m the person who would choose northern rocky shore over the sandy and warm SoCal beaches. Okay, so there is a story. Last time we have been in this region last summer during the Independence Day Weekend. I had the plan….
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Okay, I never especially wanted to visit Redwoods National and State park. I realized that northern redwoods are bigger and older. But that never made me think about the trip there. I love the dramatical Northern coast though, and it magnet me for a long time. That was the reason why I added Fern Canyon…
Sacramento: Old and Mid
So it was a planned. Well planned trip. Eugene needed to visit family.
Trona Pinnacles
If there are places that exceed your imagination then Trona Pinnacles are among them. The white pinnacles in the middle of the desert look and feel like a place from another planet.
Lands End and Sutro Bath Sunset
When does someone ask you about the favorite place in your area what would be the first you recall? Live in San Francisco Bay Area gave me dozens of spots on the map that I love and would like to return again and again.
SoCal: Storm on the beach
It was planned as a sweet and warm ending of the year. I wanted to check out few Orange county beaches before heading to Oceanside and San Diego. On a Wednesday night, we stayed in the middle of nowhere near Interstate 5. When I woke up, I saw an apricot field, mountains in the distance…
San Diego: January Views
I never though that I will feel that sweet warm feeling about the city. Honestly, I never saw anything inspiring in the SoCal landscape. Okay, I’m not talking about THE ocean. All these hills, covered with sunburn brushes and dead grass. Constant hot sun. No. I though it was not for me. I didn’t get…