Travel

Palo Alto Birds and Blooms 2008

On Sunday we remained closer to “home”, first visiting the Palo Baylands Preserve followed by a stroll through the Elizabeth F. Gamble garden. Photos below and on Flickr.

San Francisco May 2008

On Saturday we went to San Francisco; taking photos was definitely part of the plan. We started out at the bottom of “crookedest street”, Lombard Street, took a few pictures and then drove … Read more

Santa Cruz Coast May 2008

Friday afternoon we drove down the coast from Highway 92 down to Santa Cruz. It was a beautiful day, with no wind and warm temperatures. We had a nice drive and ended up … Read more

Colorado and Arizona May 2008

On Sunday we continued west, passing through Pagosa Springs and Durango before taking a left at Cortez. In Pagosa Springs we found a bakery that had a cinammon roll I’m going to try … Read more

Eastern Colorado 2008

After an early start, we stopped for the night at Monte Vista, Colorado. The Best Western here is named Movie Manor, and most rooms have great views of the adjacent drive-in; speakers and … Read more

Scarey Walk

A look at this video of El camino del Rey in Spain is both fascinating and a bit scarey; for good reason, as there have been fatal accidents in this area. Still, from … Read more

Kansas’ Swedish Smorgasbord

Kansas’ Swedish Smorgasbord That’s the headline for a nice feature story about Lindsborg published on AAA’s online travel website, Home & Away. The article covers a broad variety of topics, including the Wild … Read more

Galveston 2007/2008

We recently spent a few days down in Galveston, where we rang in the new year on the relatively warm coast of the Gulf of Mexico. We were primarily focused on exploring the … Read more

Happy New Year 2008!

Here’s a photo of the first sunset of the year, taken on Galveston Island, Texas: We spent the last few days down here, beachcombing and taking lots of photos; I plan to post … Read more