Mike's Mom said we have to see Carmel-By-The-Sea. I'm so glad that we did because it is so beautiful, and known for its natural scenery...

My friends told us that we have to visit the Old Fishermans Wharf in Monterey while on our California road trip. There are restaurants,...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a mile-long stretch of free-to-access boardwalk that offers hundreds of games, rides, and sights for...

Mike and I were waiting to get BB, our camper van, Black Beauty, serviced in Aliso Viejo, California. We had a while to wait so we...

Mike and I found the cutest, coastal town south of San Francisco. The Half Moon Bay Coastside is a charming seaside town nestled...

Mike and I decided to camp on a Mainsail Forest road near Mono Lake and surrounded by mountain ranges,. Mono Lake looked like it was...

This white picket fence surrounding a solitary headstone is a reminder of the hardships and sacrifices made by the early settlers of the...

Rugged peaks and Laurel Mountain rising almost 5,000 feet above Convict Lake create a stunning alpine backdrop. Rainbow trout thrive,...

Mike and I met some locals along our drive in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and they told us that we had to see June Lake Loop while we...

Hot Creek Geological Site is part of the Long Valley Caldera, which was formed by an eruption about 760,000 years ago. It looks very...

The split-apart rock of the Mammoth Lakes Earthquake Fault testifies to the Earth’s mighty forces, and serves as a record of a dramatic...

Mike and I were on Lake Tahoe when we came across the Fall Foliage map for the West Coast and we were so close the the Fall colors on the...

Mike first surprised me in 2015 with a very quick visit to Lake Tahoe in 2015, for Valentines Day. It was such a quick visit that we...

Pacific Grove, this beautiful beautiful town, became an artists haven in the 1890s and subsequent period. Artists of the En plein air...

This is a cute, little Mexican restaurant with great service and really good food. Monique was really attentive and sweet to us.

A famous bridge, Cable Cars, Gardens, Restaurants, the best things to do in San Francisco are almost endless but these are the most...

This one-block plaza and surrounding area is one of the largest collections of department stores, upscale boutiques, gift shops, art...

Mike and I met our friends Jeanna and Ben in San Francisco and we all had to catch a ride on the iconic San Francisco cable car. This...

Lombard Street is known for the one-way block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, where eight sharp turns are said to...