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Mother/Daughter Road Trip with Gumby72

Mother/Daughter Road Trip with Gumby

I love traveling with my daughter. In the past, we have gone on vacations together. But year before last, with money being tight, we didn't want to forfeit our time together, so we decided to take a Mother/Daughter Road Trip -- actually a car camping trip - up the coast in our Honda Element. Here's how two women, and one slab of clay, spend the week camping...sort of.

0 comments    family vacation memories
California's Pacific Coast Highway | One Day Central Coast Road Trip up CA State Highway 175

California's Pacific Coast Highway | One Day Central Coast Road Trip up CA State Highway 1

Beautiful scenic photos portraying the diversity of the coastline on a winter drive up central California's Pacific Coast Highway.

4 comments    california day trip monterey
A Hike By the Sea91

A Hike By the Sea

Every once in awhile I get the calling. Like medicine for the debilitated, it hints of relief with its bucolic salve. It asks for nothing, and does not try to impress, or offer heralded expectations. And even though I hope, it never disappoints....

32 comments    peace beach hiking
The Channel Islands, A California Adventure...Hike, Kayak, Scuba Dive, See Whales75

The Channel Islands, A California Adventure...Hike, Kayak, Scuba Dive, See Whales

Escape to the solitude offered by the Channel Islands barely an hour's boat ride from the California coast across the Santa Barbara Channel. Fun opportunities such as whale watching, camping, boating, kayaking, swimming with dolphins, and hiking abound while enjoying an almost pure and primitive California. The Channel Islands is one of our country's national parks, a treasure available even for just a day.

0 comments    california whales whale watching
Crazy for a Month60

Crazy for a Month

    At the beginning of 2004, less than two years after buying a brand new Volvo I had a traffic accident. Thank God it was not a bad one and only my car suffered the consequences of the impact.   I was fully insured so I knew the...

30 comments    car repair shop traffic accident
The Northern Elephant Seal75

The Northern Elephant Seal

On a recent visit to California's Central Coast I had the great fortune of observing the Northern Elephant Seals at the Piedras Blanca Rookery near Cambria on US 1 at the southern end of Big Sur. The vista point at the rookery offers plenty of...

7 comments    seals california coast
Enjoying a Central California Coastal Vacation in Avila Beach73

Enjoying a Central California Coastal Vacation in Avila Beach

Avila Beach, California offers both price and value for a coastal vacation. The area is rich in marine mammals and beach sports.

4 comments    sea lions sea otters avila beach
Big Sur: Driving the California Coast 75

Big Sur: Driving the California Coast

In Big Sur, towering mountains drop away to meet the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. This is some of California's most dramatic scenery.

7 comments    travel vacation california
Guide to Southern California Beaches72

Guide to Southern California Beaches

Southern California is a big place and with so much coast, there's room for a lot of beaches. Here are a few of the best.

3 comments    travel water beach
River Man48

River Man

Van Damme State Park-Fern Forrest It was about 40 degrees and misting as we walked down the path. The lush, moss covered trees and ferns to our left, the grumble of the rushing water to the right. It was the...

3 comments    god faith water
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