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Redwood “Tree House” Studio in Aptos, CA
I was looking for a place to stay on our road trip to San Francisco and noticed we could rent a “Treehouse” in Aptos, CA. I never had a tree house growing up and the idea was intriguing. Maggie has been watching a lot of Treehouse Masters so she was up for it. It was a lovely drive up the Highway 1 as you could see the ocean a good part of the drive. Oaxaca Grill was our lunch stop. Next door Rori’s Ice Cream provided dessert. We stopped at Monterrey at the Crown and Anchor for dinner. 15 miles from Aptos I picked up fresh cherries from Barn Fresh…
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Muir Woods
The woods are lovely dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost So many shades of green here. Close my eyes and breathe deep the clean forest scent. I like to sit along the hiking trails away from the passes and listen to the sound of running water and the wind blowing through the leaves. The oldest trees are over a thousand years old. The park was declared a National Monument in 1908. Before logging came to California there were 2 million acres of old-growth…
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Road trip San Diego to San Francisco Day 5
We decided to spend the 4th of July at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. On the way we were distracted by this beautiful church. Could not resist taking photos of those weathered bricks…
- Art - Museums - Galleries, Breakfast, Chinese Food, Dessert, Farm fresh produce, Post by Soo, San Francisco
Road trip San Diego to San Francisco Day 4
One of the things I really enjoy about San Francisco is the weather. I like how sometimes it’s sunny and the clouds and fog suddenly roll in.