San Francisco Trip

Well I am back on the road and traveling a little.....  Been down with some back pain for a while -- but feeling better.  Pacing myself -- learning how to do that.

Our little cottage at Point Arena Resort

Went to San Francisco the end of October.  What a great trip.
We stayed at  Point Arena Resort... Great place. Cozy little cabins with fireplaces and kitchen.

Hwy 1 Coast - BEAUTIFUL

This little cabin was 90 miles north of San Francisco on Hwy 1 -- now that is a real story.

90 miles doesn't sound too far, but when you are driving HWY 1 it is a slow drive.  The coast was absolutely beautiful. The road is one continuous U Turn after S Turn.  Maybe 90 miles as the crow flies but 4 hours to drive to SF.





There were 4 of us...  none of us had visited  SF before.  We wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge for sure -- but we saw so much more.   We found  the perfect locations to view and photograph.

From Sausalito, Ca. 

Baker Beach  and Golden Gate Bridge 

The first few days the Fog rolled in about 4:30 and there was no sunset.  Finally on the 4th evening
we caught a beautiful sunset.

Sunset just outside Bodega Bay

This is a pic from local news.. We decided to wait a couple of days to drive in to SF.
I think the bridge probably looks like this on lots of days.

Carol and Janet enjoying lunch overlooking the Hwy 1 coast in Bodega Bay. 

beautiful evening ........

We spent 4 days just visiting all the little towns along Hwy 1 within our 90 miles -- enjoying the most beautiful coast lines in California.

Point Arena Light House

Point Arena point 

Along the short road to Point Arena Light House we met a lady named Wendy.  She was an interesting character. She was very friendly and had some advice about where to go and the safest back roads.   I think she would have gone with us with the tiniest bit of encouragement.   :)

This Light House was really well kept and the Point was amazing.  Very narrow and beautiful on both sides.

Sea Ranch Chapel just outside Gualala, CA

There were millions of wineries in the area
but this one was just happened to be on one of

Winery in Booneville, Ca. just off Mountain View Road 

our daily outings down one of those backroads.
Mountain View Road.  / Penny Royal Farms

It was a really cool road even though one lane was washed out at a curve around the mountain.

Penny Royal Farms Winery
Booneville, Ca. (cool fence) 

And it was a mountain.

 And there were some
very tall Redwoods.  None of them large
enough to drive a car through -- but they were Redwoods.
None of us had seen Redwoods before.  They were lush and green and the
whole area smelled like redwood.

Redwoods in a small roadside park