Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1036

It was on a routine business trip to Los Angeles down Highway 99 that the thought came to me: "You know, of all highways I have ever been on, Highway 99 has got to be the most special of them all. I owe something to this Highway. This was borne... "Ode to Hwy 99" Oh, no, don't expect this to have some sort of formal stanzaic structure. No strophe, antistrophe or epode here. I just wish to write about a highway that has been a part of my life, as long as I can remember. I could not tell you where the place was. But somewhere near where we lived in Pasadena, prior to leaving on our annual camping trip, I tagged along with my dad to a store to get camping supplies. I remember the ... read more

. So started a new day… The weather was wonderful, sky clear, temperature warm and only a few clouds in the sky… Perfect weather for driving down the coast and then heading for Yosemite National Park, just one or two things to check before we go… Statistics Starting Destination: Fort Bragg, California Ending Destination: Midpines, California Ending Destination GPS: N: 37° 32.581’ W: 119° 55.374’ Elev: 2645’ Miles Driven: 361.4 Best Coffee Hut of the Day: The Jitter Bean Coffee Co. Number of pictures taken while not moving: 4 Getting Started Yesterday when we had been driving the Mattole Road Carl had pulled into a “turnout” to let someone pass; only they didn’t pass… They wanted to tell us that one of the brake lights was not working - we had kind of expected something like ... read more

October 18, 2006, Wednesday. We left Napa and arrived at Sausalito. The Chamber of Commerce was helpful, the visitor’s center was useless, but the bike store was very helpful getting us started. This is truly a biker’s heaven. We biked out of Sausalito and up, up toward the Golden Gate Bridge. There is a bike lane but the road is heavily trafficked. So, in a low gear, we just pumped slowly uphill keeping right on a very winding road with lots of other bikers, but more cars and trucks. The day was crystal clear and warm so the views as we approached San Francisco (SF) were great. Biking after 3:30 PM, take the ocean side, because it is free of tourists and reserved only for bikers. We biked out on the bayside and returned on ... read more

hey guys.. my first week here is over.. I am exhausted I already worked 47 hours the first week ( of course I got my $20 extra). It is Tuesday 12.30 and I just put Jamie ( 2.5 years) to bed! Late on I have to pick up Georgie and bring the kids to some doctor! I guess I will be done by 7 or 8 tonight.... But let me begin from the beginning! Most of you should have gotten my *i arrived* e mail that's why I will not say anything about the flight and my first days! It is very exhausting to have 3 kids around you, especially when you are really having trouble to get a long with the middle one! But hey....now she likes me too...took me only a week and some ... read more

San Diego was the last stop of our journey down the Pacific Coast Highway and as we passed the city limits sign it triggered a feeling of nostalgia and sadness as it also signaled the end of our tour down the west coast. It just didn’t seem that we have spanned the length of America in these short amount of days. We found our accommodation pretty quickly, well after a couple of the customary u-turns anyway! The motel we were staying in had a pool, so after dumping our stuff we made for a relaxing afternoon at the pool reading up on the local tourist guide to plan our next days activities. Our base for the next 4 days was Mission Bay, a 10 minute drive from Downtown San Diego and home to a long sandy ... read more