Category Archives: My travels

Detours: A California adventure… part 16; High plains drifter…

Yes, the title is a nod to Clint Eastwood… but I think high plains are what I would have to call this broad valley running high among the tops of mountains, through which I was making my way. It was … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 15; The big detour, and where it gets crazy… and yes, that is a whale!!!

So yes, there I was, in the early morning, heading South of California’s Highway One, knowing full well that it was blocked ahead by a massive mud slide that wiped part of the road off the map for more than … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 14; Driving South on California’s Highway One…

We have reached the last day of my epic, three-day, detour-filled driving adventure, coming home from Christmas in the Bay Area. I had that delightful day-long stopover to visit my little cousins in Santa Cruz. I left them early in … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 13; Goodbye, Santa Cruz, the end of the second day…

My cousins and I had so much fun at the tide pools on my first night in Santa Cruz, that we decided to visit the beach again. We had to park at the top of some bluffs… or cliffs… That … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 12; The halfway point…

This post takes us to the end of my morning adventure with my big cousin and my two little cousins, to that little farm on the coast near Santa Cruz, in Northern California. After this morning of fun, we went … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 11; More of that old farm…

I can’t remember the name of the old farm that my big cousin and I took my two little cousins to… I know it is near the coast, just off Highway One, about ten miles North of Santa Cruz. And … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 10; Just flowers…

Just some pictures of the flowers growing at that little farm near Santa Cruz, in Northern California.

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Detours: A California adventure… part 9; Aloe caves, two small boys, and a really big tree…

My two little cousins, exploring an aloe cave. After our little jaunt down to the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz in Northern California, my cousins and I walked to a lovely old farm. In front of the … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 8; Boys, birds, beaches, and some bushes…

We have made it to the morning of the second day of my three-day, detour-filled California road trip adventure. My first detour involved going out of my way to visit my cousins in Santa Cruz… which is decidedly not on … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 7; One day down…

Here we are, at the end of the first day of my three-day, detour-filled California road trip adventure. I know, I didn’t post yesterday. I got the flu… with a migraine… wheee… I had a great time, visiting that beach … Continue reading →

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