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March 4th 2018
Published: March 6th 2018
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Today's weather was perfect for a road trip, so we packed up and headed to one of our most anticipated bucket list items...The Hearst Castle. William Randolph Hearst referred to the mountain top as La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Hill) and we'd say it more than lives up to its name. To build his amazing castle, he hired California's first female licensed architect to assist with his plan; to bu... Read Full Entry



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Mike Sprague
Mike and Mimi
Mike and Mimi
During our 40 year career in the Air Force (both Military and Civil Service) we traveled around the world and had an opportunity to live several years in Europe and many states in the US. This August Mike retired for the second and last time so we are ready to embark on RV trips unconstrained by time and schedule. Most of our travels in the US so far have been quick trips, except summer of 2013 when completed our first cross-country RV trip starting in Williamsburg Va through Utah's National Parks, Grand Canyon AZ, NM, TX, Ok, etc... On August 17th we left Columbus Ohio to start our 40th ann... full info
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Huge Elephant Seal with HaremHuge Elephant Seal with Harem
Huge Elephant Seal with Harem
Resting with his extended family of female Elephant Seals.
Ride up to Big SurRide up to Big Sur
Ride up to Big Sur
1874 Piedras Blancas Light Station1874 Piedras Blancas Light Station
1874 Piedras Blancas Light Station
Beautiful Shore LineBeautiful Shore Line
Beautiful Shore Line
End of the Road for UsEnd of the Road for Us
End of the Road for Us
No Detour No Detour
No Detour
The steep cliffs make a detour impossible. So back the way we came.



6th March 2018
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Julie
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nice
It does look like Harry Potter's dining room. A little too opulent and ornate for my taste, but I guess when money is no object you can be as over the top as you feel like! Looks like a fun place to visit.
6th March 2018

Susan
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Very interesting, I have never seen the hearst castle. The dining room looks just like the one from the Harry Potter movies, cool fun fact! The California coast is beautiful!

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