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This is a favorite spot in Santa Cruz – so much that the state charges one to park here. But there is a caveat – park in the above-the-park viewing…

I was a kid when I saw that movie and was mesmerized by it, except for the fact that the surfer boys were just too squeaky clean (like blond versions…

Here’s a few shots from my short hike back on Pac Coast Highway after an awesome hike at (really above) Bonny Doon Beach. I drive past this place every weekday…

The gourmet chefs get a much-needed reprieve on Fridays, as they don’t have to prepare dinner. With no free late meal today, there was every reason to leave at a…

The morning began with a five-minute walk to Aquarius, a beach-front dining establishment my dear friend turned me on to the morning before. It is odd to see the sun…

I must wonder why I had to reach retirement age to find the perfect assignment. Perhaps it took all those years of global experience to get there. Life in the…

The drive from Reno, through Truckee into the Sacramento Valley is generally enjoyable, but fatigue lingered even though this is the most awesome stretch of I-80. People were driving down…

Today was a thirteen-hour drive with too many 10-minute scenic pitstops. I-80 through Utah is awesome. I regret (really) having to rush through without the time to visit an old…