The East Side of California Dreaming
The East Side of California Dreaming The vista defies imagination as you round Conway Summit and gaze down the length of the Long Valley. The caldera is framed on the west by the Glass Mountain Range and on the east by the Sierra Nevada. Ancient Mono Lake, sapphire gem, glitters up and reflects billowy clouds […]
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary a very nice feeling
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary A very nice feeling California claims many distinctive attractions and Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, in Freestone, is definitely one-of-a-kind. Leave your cares at the front door, along with your shoes, as you embark on an experience available nowhere else in the United States. There are hardly words to describe the sublime nature of […]
California Waterfalls
California Waterfalls The adjectives: awe-inspiring; breathtaking; spectacular; mesmerizing. The verbs: plunging; plummeting; crashing. The metaphors: like a thundering curtain or the roar of a hurricane; or like the sound of bells or murmuring voices. Waterfalls. They are mystical and magical. Their size and strength are often times terrifying; their beauty: tranquilizing and hypnotic. Who hasn’t […]
Morro Bay: Nature Sublime
Morro Bay: Nature Sublime Inhale. Watch the sun set behind Morro Rock, bark at sea lions, call to a night heron, and walk in silence beside a forest of pygmy oaks. At every turn, open spaces and environmentally sensitive biomes of extraordinary splendor await. Miles and miles of nature preserves, state parks, state beaches, and […]
East Brother Light Station with Love
East Brother Light Station with Love Blue skies and sunshine and all smiles at East Brother Light Station At last, after decades of dreaming, this bucket list item is crossed off. Celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary a two-night stay was the perfect gift. We had no idea what to expect. We can honestly say it […]
Magical Mendocino
Magical Mendocino County We all need more Mendocino The long and winding road to Mendocino County isn’t all that long. Roaming some of California’s most pastoral back roads, past rustic farmlands and small towns, Mendocino only seems far away. That’s half the allure. The other half is its untamed and undisturbed beauty. The landscapes, the […]
Anacapa Island: Who Says It’s Not for Kids?
Anacapa Island: Who Says It’s Not for Kids? Boarding the boat for our trip to Anacapa Island – part of the Channel Islands National Park – we could hear an infant crying. Certainly, most everyone was thinking, “Oh, great! A baby on a 12-mile boat trip! Are you nuts?” The Island Packers’ boat, Vanguard, began […]
International Sportsmen’s Expo: Sacramento
Sacramento’s International Sportsmen’s Expo Each year in early December the television commercial would appear. A trumpeting elk buck and images of people rushing off to that annual rite of passage known as the International Sportsmen’s Expo, Sacramento. With a very heavy lean toward fishing and hunting pursuits, informed regulars know it as the “hook and bullet” […]
Catalina Island Getaway
Californians! Do you appreciate how lucky you are? Everyone talks about California’s diversity as a travel destination. Beaches. Mountains. Deserts. Valleys. Vistas. Natural and man-made wonders. Urban and rural locales. Seriously, you can travel the globe in California enjoying every possible diversion and topography, including islands. There are numerous island getaways in California, but none […]
Destination Visalia is a Heartfelt Community
Destination Visalia Is A Heartfelt Community Visible from outer space, California’s Central Valley is approximately 450 miles long, 22,500 square mile, and more than 13% of California’s landmass – it’s one huge trough! Ancient lands, it consisted of marshes, grasses, and wetlands; habitat for wintering birds and herds of elk, deer, and other mammals. Rimmed […]