Monterey : +Breakfast at Trailhead cafe +Drive [or walk or bike] Ocean View Blvd toward Pacific Grove [breakfast at Red House Cafe in Pacific Grove] +17 mile drive loop stopping along the way [$10 or refunded if you eat inside] +Walk along Spanish Bay beach +Eat the Bench at pebble beach [or at Spanish Bay] +Cannery Row / Aquarium Carmel: +Walk around/eat/shop in Carmel-by-the-sea +Carmel Beach +Drive the road parallel to the beach + Point Lobos State Park [$10] Big Sur: +Stop all along highway on the way down +Lunch or coffee: Big Sur Bakery +Short hike to McWay Falls / Julie Pfeifer Burns State Park [we turned back north after going here] +Dinner or lunch: Nepenthe
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1 night backpacking trip out of Sabrina Lake Basin featuring Blue Lake, Dingleberry Lake, Topsy Turvy Lake, Moonlight Falls, & Hungry Packer Lake
A short, mellow hike to a beautiful lake that can take you away from the bigger crowds around the Lakes Basin in Mammoth Lakes, California
Dig in to this under-the-radar town on Monterey Bay
Malibu in fall: Southern California’s beautiful summer weather without the summer crowds
Dining al fresco in Carmel has its own particular charm. The temperate climate and Carmel’s one-of-a-kind mix of architecture make for an abundance of picturesque courtyards and hidden nooks where restaurants enchant diners. This is a special treat for Bill and I, since there are at most 15 days a year that we are comfortable…
I walk by Morgan Court in the morning on my way to get coffee and the newspaper. It is on Lincoln between 7th and 8th streets. Although not as large as some other courtyards, it is my favorite. Something about its character suggests I will see Charles Dickens popping out of a doorway. Maybe the…
A short, relaxing hike to a popular swimming hole and waterfall in Yosemite National Park, near Hetchy Hetchy and Groveland, California
1 night backpacking trip out of Saddlebag Lake, featuring Conness Lakes and the Twenty Lakes Basin Loop
We took a trip early this summer to visit Carmel-by-the-Sea. Every year Matt and I try to get away kid-free for a couple days. We were invited to visit, and I am thrilled we went. It was one of our favorite weekend jaunts to date. Carmel-by-the-Sea was originally founded as a vacation spot from the […] More
Carmel Beach
Have a hands on experience with California history at Sutter's Fort in Sacramento! See up close what life was like for pioneers in the Golden State.
30 Most beautiful and best stops on the California coast road trip from Northern California down to Southern California.
We recently visited Carmel-by-the-Sea for the first time, and it took me about 15 seconds to fall in love and wonder if I should start buying lottery tickets so I can buy a second home
Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur California has world class views. Nepenthe sits 800 feet above the ocean and we also have Cafe Kevah for brunch and The Phoenix Shop where you can find treasures from your Big Sur trip.
Located just two hours south of San Francisco is the town of Carmel, which looks straight out of a fairytale. Here are my recommendations on what to eat, see, and do on relaxing weekend in Carmel, California.
So this is my second year posting a “5 Places I want to go in…” in a row. I honestly view this as more of putting my intentions/hopes out into the universe type of thing. What I mean is, I don’t truly expect that I’ll get to go to all five places I list. But…
The first time I am here it is to meet Gale Wrausman and take her walking tour. We walk through this entrance to meet. The Pine Inn has long been the social center of Carmel. The Carmel Missionary Society, now the All Saints Episcopal Church, held their services at the Inn while they raised funds…
Idyllwild is a charming little town nestled in the San Jacinto Mountains and is the perfect destination to spend a weekend getaway or day trip from Los Angeles. See this article on how to spend 2 days in Idyllwild and where you should stay.
