

CA 166 - Day Trip Thru Carrizo Plain
I left San Luis Obispo and headed south to CA 166 which is the road from Santa Maria to New Cuyama and then Bakersfield. The hills along...


CA 25 - Side Road in Winter
Good timing it was. Traveled south from San Francisco and turned onto CA 25 which slips past Pinnacles National Park (closed). Sunset...


The Work of Joel Sartore - Photo Ark
I was able to get to LA before the closure of Joel Sartore's Photo Ark exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography at Century City. ...


Emigrant Canyon (B&W)
Between Park City and Salt Lake City, the East Canyon exit lead to the Emigrant Canyon. At the bottom of the canyon is the "This is The...


Park City Stay
Step-daughter Stacy hosted a number of events over the course of the holiday, from a Christmas Eve dinner to a small gathering fondue. ...


Travel Writer Homage - George R. Stewart
The Phoenix Book Store in San Luis Obispo is a treasure mine, the source for this book. The work is "The first major portrait of a...


Utah Day Trip
I headed South from Park City for a loop that took me to mid-state Utah. I wanted a red rock experience and got it. I got as far as...


Central Valley - Study #1
With a 7:30am departure, my travel from Madera, CA in the north central Valley to home in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, 24Nov was...


Family Fun at Sierra Peaks
Around the hearth, the Flannigan - Sachen Clan celebrated many, if not all, Blessings. The House of Earl, aka Sierra Peaks Winery. David,...


Full Moon Thanksgiving 2018
The full moon in the Sierras was hiding in the high clouds after a stormy morning and billowing clouds in the afternoon.










































