I know, I know...haven't we already seen a post just like this? In a word? Yup. It's just that Crescent City is so pretty. As I mentioned in my last post, I took another trip up north and when the sun came out, so did the cameras.
Read MoreI've got another bridge to share from our trip back East. If you're looking for the quintessential Vermont covered bridge experience, this is the structure for you.
Read MoreStarting today, Build a Bridge is officially becoming a regular series around here. If you're just joining this little party, please see my first Build a Bridge post here. I thought I'd follow that up with another structure you'll find along the Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts: The French King Bridge.
Read MoreI came across this article yesterday, which labeled Everplaces as "a new app that essentially functions as a Pinterest for the real world." Of course I had to check it out. So far, I'm pretty impressed. My first thought was that this could replace all check-in apps, review apps, my Pinterest travel board, etc., but I don't think Everplaces is quite there. YET.
Read MoreMy friends and I had big plans for a day trip to Muir Woods to hike part of the Dipsea Trail last weekend. Well, that didn't happen. April, Jenna and I had a nice leisurely breakfast at Parkside Cafe in Stinson Beach (which was great, by the way) and ended up getting a pretty late start. The parking lots at Muir Woods were completely packed.
Read MoreIt's no secret that I'm a bridge nerd. I just love 'em. I can't help it. They're works of art, in my mind, and so darn functional. So, when we headed to Massachusetts last May, I knew that I'd get my fix. I took my husband on a bridge hunt and we were lucky to find some really beautiful structures to gaze upon. Okay...I gazed. My husband just enabled my obsession.
Read MoreA few weekends ago, I went for a drive around Lake Berryessa and the surrounding area. Determined to practice using my camera somewhere other than our backyard, not even a hazy sky could stop me.
Read MoreIt's true. I love appreciating it, having it in my home and just being around it. The Sacramento region is full of talented people and I truly enjoy being a part of a community that supports the arts.
Read MoreEvery time we go on trips to places like Yosemite, Yellowstone or the The Tetons, I always find myself wanting more. We have pictures from our trips to remind us just how lucky we are to have experienced such beautiful places and they always, ALWAYS make me want to return. Then I come across Project Yosemite. These guys have created one of the most amazing time-lapse videos of Yosemite. In under four minutes, their video actually made me want to move there.
Read MoreAs I mentioned in my last post, I spent last weekend visiting family in San Francisco. We had a wonderful time exploring Alcatraz on Friday, but when I woke up early to a beautiful city view on Saturday, it was tough to go back to sleep.
Read MoreLast weekend I drove to San Francisco to visit family and play tourist in a city I don't visit often enough. My late Nana's brother John and his son Rod live in San Francisco and when my Aunt Fiona mentioned she was thinking about flying in and visiting for a few days, I said count me in.
Read MoreJust to get you up to speed: I posted yesterday about flying to Montana to surprise my girl, Jamie for her birthday over NYE weekend. Once we recovered from a little too much fun, we headed into downtown Missoula for some shopping. This was my third trip to Missoula and, though I love California, I always feel really comfortable there. Missoula is home to the University of Montana and it's definitely a college town. It's sort of like a downtown Davis/Berkeley mash-up with fewer people and large side of rugged thrown in for good measure. I dig it.
Read MoreSo what did you do to celebrate the New Year? Me? Oh, I just flew to Montana to surprise my best friend for a combined New Year's Eve/30th Birthday Extravaganza and it. was. awesome.
Read MoreAs some of you may or may not know, I was born in Sacramento, California, but spent many of my formative years in Crescent City, California - a small coastal town in the northernmost part of our great state. I recently took a trip back to visit with family.
Read MoreAaahhh, Yosemite. Breathtaking. Stunning. Magnificent. When talking to my husband about what I wanted to do for my birthday this year, a trip was the first thing that came to mind. He had been to Yosemite once at a very young age and didn't remember the trip at all. I visited Yosemite for the first time almost ten years ago and hadn't been back. Just look at what we had been missing...
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