Tule Elks are native to California and are found nowhere else in the world. The native Indian tribes in California used the Elks for sustenance. At the time of Spanish arrival in California, Tule Elks were the largest group of mammals in California. Though the Spanish introduced cattle to California, Tule Elks were widely . . . → Read More: Looking for Tule : California’s Elks
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It all began with TV ads for Dollar Sundays at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in Berkeley, California. We were Berkeley residents for over four years and we had never been there. It took repeated ads to get our attention! Golden Gate Fields began operations in 1941 and sits on 180 acres of land . . . → Read More: Racing Horses and racing hearts! Four trips to California’s wine country this year! This year I made my first trip to Napa in harvest season and I loved it! The vines are green, spotted with purple… the aroma of ripe grapes hang in the air… you constantly get the feeling that something magical is in the works here! . . . → Read More: Stomp the grapes! If I had to choose 3 word to sum up Death Valley I would choose hot, hot and hot! Both Death Valley and Mojave are best approached from Las Vegas. We visited these deserts on our way to and from Vegas to visit family during the Labor Day weekend. We stayed the . . . → Read More: Californian Deserts: Death Valley & Mojave Movies are projected from the top of this building Drive-In theaters are movie theaters where you can park your car in front of a huge screen on which a movie is projected and watch it from your car. Some Drive-In theater companies also have cafes that sell snacks and soda which will often be . . . → Read More: Drive-In Movies – Reviving the 1960s Sonoma Valley with some of the oldest wineries in California, is believed to be the birthplace of California’s wine country. Though we have been to Napa Valley a couple of times, this was our first visit to Sonoma Valley. Both Sonoma and Napa are beautiful – rows of grapevines bordered by mountains in the distance. Sonoma . . . → Read More: Sonoma – The Valley of the Moon When some friends mentioned a shooting range nearby where we could try shooting firearms, we were hooked. Different groups of friends we talked to all recommended the same shooting range – Jackson Arms in South San Francisco. Jackson Arms has both pistol and rifle lanes, but the rifle lanes were closed when we visited. Reservations are . . . → Read More: Gunning for a new experience! Our local news here in the Bay Area reported last Wednesday that a large number of Blue Whales – the largest living organisms on this planet – had arrived along the Californian coast this year. The Californian coast usually sees Grey Whale migration in winter months and many Humpback Whales and Dolphins in summer. A few . . . → Read More: Having a ‘Whale of a Time’! My fondest memories of a convent are of frequent visits to the convent next door to my maternal grandparents’ home – a beautiful garden shining in the sun… the serenity… the silence… the ability to block out all there is, beyond its walls. Carmel Mission is all this and more. Founded in 1770 by . . . → Read More: On a mission in search of heritage! If last weekend was about being Spiderman and Batman for a day, this weekend was about being Superman! Skydiving is an activity that was on our ‘must do in life’ list for a long time but we never had the time and opportunity to schedule it and take the plunge! As we did not have any . . . → Read More: I believe I can fly… |
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