My City by the Bay
We have arrived in San Francisco for a one-month visit.
We have arrived in San Francisco for a one-month visit.
We visited three of the Washington Cascade volcanoes: Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens.
During our one-month tour of western Washington, we paused for a week in the “Emerald City” of Seattle.
After storming the Olympics, we found a safe harbor with Eric, Jaco, and Juan de Fuca.
For the next two months, we will be driving through Western Washington and then on to San Francisco, California.
For all its charm and excellence, the American Riviera has taken an environmental pounding from the prized and prolific reserves of crude oil lying in wait beneath its bright and vibrant surface.
As a wee lad, I had the very good fortune to learn the game of golf. By playing golf, I realized the importance of honesty, courtesy, and several other core values that shaped my life and personality.
“His mind had no horizons. He was interested in everything.”
After a prodigious writing career, including a Nobel Prize for Literature, Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award, and United States Medal of Freedom, John Steinbeck remained true to his roots, planted deep within the fertile soil of the Salinas Valley.
From its fabled golf links to its profuse marine life, Monterey, California has inspired artists, athletes, scientists, and even a Nobel Prize winning author.