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Hiking Destinations

June 09, 2020February 25, 2021 MarkLeave a comment

The following is a reference I use when selecting the next hiking or backpacking destination with a bias toward Northern California. I make it in 2002 and just now am updating in because many of the links were out of date. Each year I say … “Hiking Destinations”

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Posted Under: fitness, outdoors, travelTags: backpacking, sfbay

Wine Country

January 03, 2019January 26, 2019 MarkLeave a comment

You can get commercial information from NapaValley.COM.  For years, I found The Best of the Wine Country to be a useful guidebook to the area, but it’s out of date now. Wine Wine is the first order of business.  There are more than 400 wineries in the Napa … “Wine Country”

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Yosemite

January 03, 2019December 20, 2019 MarkLeave a comment

Yosemite is arguably one of the most beautiful places on earth. I have been then tens of times, and never tire of visiting the park. While the Valley floor can be crowded, it’s still worth visiting. For a first time visitor to Yosemite I would … “Yosemite”

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San Francisco

January 03, 2019January 06, 2019 MarkLeave a comment

San Francisco is a beautiful, world class city. There are numerous museums, places of nature beautiful, great food, and well known tourist spots. You could easily spend several weeks exploring San Francisco and only scratch the surface. The SF City Pass can be a good … “San Francisco”

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Monterey Penisula & Big Sur

January 03, 2019January 05, 2019 MarkLeave a comment

I would recommend taking two days to explore the area around Monterey.  If you had a lot of time you could make it a four day leg and continue down Route 1 to Hearst Castle / San Simeon, Morro Bay, San Louis Obispo, and then … “Monterey Penisula & Big Sur”

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Monta Loma Neighborhood and the Mid-Penisula

January 03, 2019October 16, 2020 MarkLeave a comment

The Monta Loma (MLN) neighborhood was constructed in the 1950s as affordable housing in a “California Modern” style by three different developers. It’s on the northern end of Mountain View, adjacent to Palo Alto, and Los Altos. The neighborhood is bordered by the roads San … “Monta Loma Neighborhood and the Mid-Penisula”

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San Francisco Bay Area

November 11, 2012October 27, 2020 MarkLeave a comment

There are a number of general websites which cover the bay area including Yahoo Bay Area, SFGate (Chronicle & Examiner), San Jose Mercury News, CitySearch SF, Yelp and Craigslist.  This post is mostly about living in the SF bay area. I have a separate post about visiting Northern California as a tourist. … “San Francisco Bay Area”

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Visiting Northern California

May 11, 2007January 05, 2019 MarkLeave a comment

The following recommendations I have given friends from outside northern California who were planning a vacation here.  Northern California Best Places has a lot of other ideas, though it’s a out of date now. These days you can get a “look” at many places through Google … “Visiting Northern California”

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