Lone Pine is a small town of about 2000 people with one stoplight in the entire town. Its most well known for three things; gateway to the Alabama Hills, a popular location for filming movies, television shows and commercials and home of the Whitney Portal Road leading to the Mt. Whitney trail head (this road starts in town). Incidentally Mt. Whitney was first climbed by three residents of Lone Pine on August 18, 1873. The town also offers … [Read more...]
Gold Country, CA – Sonora
Sonora (the queen of the southern mines) is the heart of the southern gold mining towns. Sonora was first established by miners from Sonora, Mexico. This town was important during the mining days and remains so even today. Sonora was established during 1848 and has been the county seat of Tuolumne since 1950. Even though Sonora was established in 1848 people have traveled through and settled here since the late 1820's. During its early mining … [Read more...]
San Francisco, CA – Aldebaron
Ever dreamed of sailing San Francisco? The Aldebaran is more than just a sailboat; it is a private customized sailing experience in the San Francisco Bay with Captain John at the helm. Aldebaran is docked at Loch Lomond Marina (near San Rafael) in Marin County. Captain John (brother of Dave, of Dave's Travel Corner) has been sailing San Francisco & beyond for over 10 years and has first hand experience with San Francisco Bay Sailing. He lives … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara, CA – History
The Chumash Indians thrived in this area of California until just over 200 years ago. The Europeans arrived in 1542 when the Portuguese explorer Juan Cabrillo entered the Channel and claimed the land for Spain. Then in 1602 a ship under the command of the Spaniard Vizcaino entered the Channel to seek refuge from a storm. The day that he and his crew escaped the violent storm was the commemorative feast day for Saint Barbara. Vizcaino and his … [Read more...]
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