Tag Archives: Northern California

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

Posted on January 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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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Detours: A California adventure… part 6; With friends like these, who needs anemones?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

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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A three bridge adventure… part 3… (on birds, water,and water birds)…

Posted on October 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

That, I believe, is a turkey vulture. I am back in San Diego now. I left my mom’s house in the Bay Area very early this morning. But I am not done sharing the pictures of my little driving adventure … Continue reading →

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Still another adventure in the Bay Area… part 3…

Posted on July 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, it was hot in them thar hills, up above Berkeley. Despite it meaning that we would forgo the awesome views of the Bay Area spread out below us, we decided to trek down closer to the bay, where it … Continue reading →

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The California coast, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz… part 2… and, technically, the final chapter of the shortest series I ever did… but this one ends with cute kids… so… yeah…

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, that could be New England, but it isn’t. It is Northern California, between the Bay Area and Santa Cruz. It was only a three-hour drive from my mom’s house in the hills North of Berkeley to Santa Cruz. … Continue reading →

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