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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 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 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 6; With friends like these, who needs anemones?

Yes, I know it was a bad joke. Or pun… or whatever. I try to make my titles interesting, to increase my readership. You might also have noticed, in the title, that this is part 6 of a series. That … Continue reading

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Detours: A California adventure… part 5; The reason for my first detour…

There is one of the reasons I took the detour that started off this three-day, detour-laden road trip. My little cousin, Campbell… pronounced ‘camble’ for those of you who were wondering. Yes, I stopped by Santa Cruz on my way … Continue reading

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Detours: A California adventure… part 4; Birds and beaches…

It is time to leave the lighthouse… which you can just see the corner of, over there to the right… and continue on the first leg of my epic, detour-filled, three-day jaunt along the coast of California. I guess I … Continue reading

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Detours: A California adventure… part 3; The not-so-Pacific Ocean…

The definition of ‘pacific’ is; ‘peaceful in character or intent’. This is patently untrue of the Pacific Ocean… particularly in Northern California. We are continuing our driving adventure down Highway One, heading South on the California coast, between San Francisco … Continue reading

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Detours: A California adventure… part 2; The wild edge of America…

So where are we going, exactly, on this epic, three-day, detour-packed adventure down the coast of California, I hear you wondering? Do not be in such a hurry, fellow traveler! Like all good adventures, this one will unfold before us … Continue reading

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