Up and Down the California Coast

Point Lobos

After our stay up North, we headed a little further south to explore a bit of the coast, but there was no L.A., San Diego, or even Big Sur. Instead, based out of Santa Cruz, we explored the coast between San Fransisco and Monterey. Although our stay required a little extra driving, it gave way to miles of coastline, hours of hiking, sea life sightings and cool sea breezes, the quintessential California experience. Continue reading

Northern California Photo Diary

Last August, my family took a trip to California. We started our trip north of Sacramento, near Grass Valley, staying with extended family on their farm. From there, we took a day trip to the Yuba River to spend the river lazing on the banks of the river, floating downstream, hiking and cliff jumping, but most of out time was spent lazing in the sun and exploring the farm. Continue reading