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Anthony Chabot Regonal Park
Let’s hear it for a beautiful and peaceful place 17 miles from home! This past weekend we visited this place for the first time and we plan to be back already. It is near Lake Chabot in Castro Valley, CA … Continue reading
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Anthony Chabot in the winter
February 2011. Writing this I can smell the eucalyptus trees of this park. We camped so close to home that our friends Cheri & Kathleen came up for a pancake breakfast. The campground re-opened sites 5-12 after some work and we … Continue reading
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A visit to mom at Avalon Springs
We decided to stop by and visit Shannon’s mom at Avalon Springs (formerly known as Howard Hot Springs) in Middletown CA. It was a sweet little jaunt West off of Route 5, taking us through golden rolling hills into the … Continue reading
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The Trip Home & A Blown Fuse
Heading back to Berkeley down 5 could have been a quick trip, except we had a few stops to make along the way. We were just 45 minutes south of Portland when we came upon the legendary Woodburn Company Stores. … Continue reading
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Portland Visits: Cart Clusters?
Another thing I love about Portland is that great things come in small clusters. Some places have food courts in malls, other places have tweeting taco trucks on the go, but Portland food carts take advantage of empty corner lots … Continue reading
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Portland Visits: Alive & Chicken
One of my favorite things to do is see my friends in Portland. I get to play music with Kyla and Val, and we call ourselves Alive & Chicken. Heck we even recorded a handful of songs. If I can … Continue reading
Heading Inland From Newport
Opinions vary about how safe a highway Oregon Route 20 is. I had been advised that it’s a “windy-ass road” and that it’s very dangerous, so I had prepared myself for treachery. Much to our surprise, the road was incredibly … Continue reading
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South Beach State Park, Newport Oregon
For our last night on the Oregon Coast, we stayed in a campground that turned out to be a mile north of a small airport, and a short walk to the beach. When we arrived, we were told by our … Continue reading
PQ at the DQ
I grew up a mile from a Dairy Queen, but since moving to California haven’t seen many. So far on this trip we’ve counted seven. I was just telling Shannon that I was going to stop at the next one … Continue reading
Baby, Banjo & Squeeze Toy: Bullards Beach
The drive into Oregon on 101 is nothing short of spectacular. With mild ups and downs and a small number of well-marked sharp turns, it was hard to keep my eyes on the road when the view was so amazing. … Continue reading
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