

A Journal of California Wanderings

Fields of Gold
This is Why It’s Called the Golden State

Ebbets Pass: Over the Top
Ebbetts Pass: Two Lanes Across the Sierra High Country

Gold Country Nugget
Sense the Gold Rush Spirit, Even if the Gold is Gone

Little Lakes, Big Views
The light is different at 10,000 feet, just a hundred yards from the parking lot.

Big Sur Beaches and Bluffs
A Big Sur Stop with a Little Bit of Everything

Red Rock Wonder
A Palisade of Geology… for your Viewing Pleasure

The Birds: Zmudowski State Beach
A Beach to Just Us, and the Birds…

Layover in the Foothills
In 1848 John and Daniel Murphy Established a Trading Post…

Arroyo Seco Gorge(ous)
A Rugged Mountain Fix, About an Hour from the Monterey Coast