The year was 2016, the destination Seattle… though it’s not about the destination but rather the journey. Morro Bay, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Portland, and so much more.
State Plates: 36/50 Photographing the redwoods is a fool’s errand if ever there was one. Here are a bunch of pictures we took of the redwoods. Some of these are over a thousand years old and stand more than 300 feet tall. In person they don’t look real. Or maybe Read more…
State Plates: 33/50 We didn’t see a ton of interesting stuff on today’s drive, so I’ll just post some photos from the place we’re staying tonight. It’s called the Heritage House. The grounds have a whole bunch of different lodges almost built right into a cliff side. At times the Read more…
The last place we visited seemed to be known more for its deli than its wines, but both were very good. Their tasting room was married to an impressive market with more cheeses than I knew existed, a wide range of meats, salads and sandwiches, olive oils, spreads… the list Read more…
The second stop was at Beringer, which is a fairly mass market wine but their grounds are amazing so we decided to check it out. Besides that, the wines we tasted, as with most of those we sampled today, can only be purchased at the winery. The wines here were Read more…
State Plates: 33/50 Today we hit 3 wineries, all of which were amazing in sight and taste. I’m going to post a few sets of pictures for each because I need more than 10 photos (the post limit here) to get the point across. This first one, Castello di Amorosa, Read more…
State plates: 28/50 Today was a hazy and lazy drive up the coast, through SF, over the Golden Gate Bridge and up into Napa. The early part was very interesting, with what felt like multiple biomes all in one spot. There was farming right up to the water, with heartland Read more…
The slogan for the city of Santa Cruz is, West Coast New Jersey. I’m sure Jersey has no claim on the pier/boardwalk feel, but I can say it felt quite a bit like home. The surrounding town bore a striking resemblance to Ann Arbor, visually anyway. I couldn’t get a Read more…
State plates: 27/50 Last night we had dinner on the wharf where it’s like the Sharks and the Jets, except instead of turf wars it’s all about clam chowder. Today we hit the aquarium, which was super nice. We tried not to take too many photos and instead just enjoy Read more…
