Category Archives: trips

0. SF Bay Area – Santa Barbara

Left at 11-ish… late lunch or early early dinner around 5PM from El Pastorcito… tacos & burritos… lengua… yum! East Beach stroll… to Stearns Wharf… let the vacation begin!

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ITINERARY: Santa Barbara 2021

Yucatan – California… 0-1… Santa Barbara here we come! 2021.06.SantaBarbara tentative itinerary: [6.19]Sat: Bay Area to Santa Barbara Villa Elegante: Santa Catalina, East Beach, Taqueria El Pastorcito? [6.20]Sun: Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Show: 10:00AM-6:00PM Hidden Gem in Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Sea Ranch

Summer ending in fires… many fires… sunset on the go… starry cool night… Blue Sky Saturday tunnel hike… turkeys in the forest… blue ocean views… calm meadow time Meadow hike… beautiful ocean views… clean air… uphill surprise… airstrip history Blackberries… … Continue reading →

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ITINERARY: Sea Ranch

0. [9/4]Fri: Bay Area to Sea Ranch – BLUE SKY Hoping for no fires & no traffic… 1. [9/5]Sat: Hiking Day – If it’s Thursday, I’m probably hiking. GEOLOGIC TRIPS: San Andreas Interpretative Trail . pdf San Andreas Fault Interpretive … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: West Tahoe

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4. TAHOE2020: Heavenly Bliss

From the trip wishlist… and a wonderful white winter memory… a relaxing Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park day… heavenly bliss! Hard to put an end to a lovely day by the lake of so many shades of blue… … Continue reading →

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3. TAHOE.2020: High Five Lakes

Steep trek up… not too long… not too hot… not too crowded… just beautiful lakes and meadows… sunny with a chance of thunders… to give us the time to discover all the five likes. Happy descent… to Incline Village… farmers … Continue reading →

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2.TAHOE.2020: West Shore

Little creek… big surprise… Ward Creek… childhood memories and wildflowers… a place to remember and return to. Afternoon West shore ride… from the spectacular Emerald Bay… past D.L. Bliss SP… to Eagle Rock… yay!

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1. TAHOE.2020: Page Meadow

Hike in the meadow… with Little Mr Adventurer, Gavin… to Truckee River and back… beautiful wildflowers and views!

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0. TAHOE.July2020

Late start… hot weather… hog fire… no time left for Donner Summit… just a bit of detour on Old Highway 40 to avoid some traffic… keeping the 20 Miles Museum on the travelwishlist! A late afternoon walk in the neighborhood… … Continue reading →

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