Travel Trivia
Rt. 66—Williams and Windsor, AZ
Amazing how nostalgic this road is and so narrow by today's standards. Williams is the last town on Rt. 66 that was by passed by RT. 40 (mostly 75 mph). Walked the street and bought a Rt. 66 T-shirt. Stayed overnite in Windsor...
Detour to Lake Havasu,AZ to see London Bridge
Great story of the purchase of this famous bridge spanning the Thames since the 1830's for approx. $2.6 million in 1968 by Robert McCulloch. The bridge was dismantled granite block by block, numbered, shipped and trucked to Lake Havasu City where it was finished in...
Gutsy Dry Creek Winery
Healdsburg family-run winery began with the courageous and forward-thinking owner, David Hare (now retired and playing trombone in the New Horizons Santa Rosa Band) who saw the potential of ripping up old prune vines and planting sauvignon blanc and zinfandel vines....
40 Ton Idaho Potato is Here!!
Sculpture, that is. Appearing at the Luther Burbank Home here in Santa Rosa for photos. (The largest real potato ever grown is 11 pounds). https://bigidahopotato.com/the-truck/
Primer for Pacific Northwest Communities
Sequim—lovely small town, home of Lavender Fest (but not in June) and dungeness crab Kirkland—former home of Costco, hence Kirkland brand products. Great walking downtown on Lake Washington with shoppes and restaurants Woodinville—pass through town of wineries,...
Vibrant Victoria BC—Flowers and More
This time we did not visit Butchart Gardens butchartgardens.com instead we spent a lot of time walking unique city neighborhoods, like China Town, Beacon Hill Park, Bastion Square, Tyrone Alley, Bay Center, unique Uptown Mall, Oak Village,Sidney by the Sea, and...
Mystery Bay Day Trip
Limited moorings in this small Washington state park but there was one for us. We walked to general store for cheese and besides the mile exercise, had quite an experience at the Norland General Store. It had everything including a friendly meeting place, a US post...
Beautiful Vistas, Beaucoup Restaurants, Bountiful Seafood and Brilliant, Generous Friends—PT WA
Port Townsend, Washington Spent 4 nites in Corporals House on the grounds of Fort Worden, former military installation; then 4 nites tent camping, roy sooo happy. Morning coffee by the warming fire, then off to walk, hike and explore. Great people watching and...
Boise, ID—A Best Stop, Next Time a Longer Stay
Certainly the fact that it was a sunny day added to our enjoyment of walking in downtown Boise, in case you forgot, the capital of Idaho. Not sure why Lincoln is standing in front of the Capital Building??? Part of downtown area is called Basque Boise, where the...
More Than Wool, Pendleton Oregon
Perfect downtown for a morning walk....Handmade saddle price is almost $4000.00.www.hamleywesternstore.com