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Travel, outdoors, adventure, Heather, Dugan, stories Heather Dugan Heather Dugan heather@heatherdugan.com no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/15/highway-1-muir-woods-to-bodega-bay-california/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/15/highway-1-muir-woods-to-bodega-bay-california/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:09:23 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/usacanada/west/california/highway-1-muir-woods-to-bodega-bay-california/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/15/highway-1-muir-woods-to-bodega-bay-california/feed/ 12 0:00:31 Highway 1: Muir Woods to Bodega Bay (Map and Info) Some “views” present themselves with convenient pull-through roadside parking.  Others would slide through our consciousness as idle observations but for a moment’s quickening of[...] Highway 1: Muir Woods to Bodega Bay (Map and Info) Some “views” present themselves with convenient pull-through roadside parking.  Others would slide through our consciousness as idle observations but for a moment’s quickening of the heart.  These indulgent “moments,” however they might compel us to pause and gather in their sweet sensory detail, are what merge “scenic” with “drive” -and transform merely going somewhere into traveling. “Soaring Above Bodega Bay” “Mega-Monuments:  Muir Woods National Monument” View Highway 1; (Muir Woods to Bodega Bay, California) in a larger map Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/04/wash-dry-fly-repeat/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/04/wash-dry-fly-repeat/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:32:53 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/photo/wash-dry-fly-repeat/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2009/01/04/wash-dry-fly-repeat/feed/ 8 0:01:23 How do you follow up an exhilarating week of hiking through southern Utah?  Well, yes…  there was a bit of laundry to catch up on  -and some of our socks are permanently tinted “Iron Oxide Red” (if it’s not yet a “Cra[...] How do you follow up an exhilarating week of hiking through southern Utah?  Well, yes…  there was a bit of laundry to catch up on  -and some of our socks are permanently tinted “Iron Oxide Red” (if it’s not yet a “Crayola” color, it should be).  Utah’s red soil proved to be both endearing and enduring.But after the dryer stops spinning…  then what?Lucky me.  After returning from July’s hiking vacation with the kids, I hopped on another west-bound plane for a long weekend in California.  A little spontaneous?  Not really.  I’m always aimed towards travel, similar to a dangling leaf waiting for the next decent breeze (but with carry-on luggage and a camera).  It’s usually just a matter of working out the occasionally innumerable details.  And I did.I was caught up on voice jobs, knew I’d get decent writing time and was more than slightly enticed by the photographic opportunities.   The Hilton Pleasanton at the Club was (surprise!) in Pleasanton, southeast of San Francisco and worked well, on almost every level (review to follow). My California days included: Mount Diablo, a drive up the California coast to Bodega Bay, Muir Woods, and Pebble Beach.  I’ll be writing about each of these and more; next… Still to come, Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Ohio’s great outdoors! Extremes, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2008/11/03/soaring-above-bodega-bay-california/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2008/11/03/soaring-above-bodega-bay-california/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:22:51 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/photo/soaring-above-bodega-bay-california/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2008/11/03/soaring-above-bodega-bay-california/feed/ 18 0:01:18 Bodega Bay Map and Visitor Information It was an ordinary sea gull doing nothing more than what sea birds ordinarily do. But the sun was dragging the light of coastal California back into the sea and launching its final spears of light at a cragg[...] Bodega Bay Map and Visitor Information It was an ordinary sea gull doing nothing more than what sea birds ordinarily do. But the sun was dragging the light of coastal California back into the sea and launching its final spears of light at a craggy shoreline… It was too cold for crowds on the bluff, and soon it was only the bird and me. A fierce and chilling wind whipped my hair, blinding me until I turned to face its force directly. The bird soared effortlessly on its current, floating up again and again without twitching a muscle, merely tipping from side to side to catch the wind’s lift and riding the gusting draft as the sinking sun ignited sand and surf below… A warm car awaited me. And dinner. A long drive too, during which I would be able to sink into my seat and watch the creeping night absorb the silhouettes along the road. The intensity of the chilling wind would fade instantly to a faint whistle when I leapt into the heated car. And so I could linger for a moment. It was one of those “perfect moments,” where the intensities of the external and the internal blend into a lasting sensory picture to file under “memories” in your inner library. The wonder of this one was that I also got the photograph… Bodega Bay, California Rugged coastline with dramatic views… Fishing, surfing, golf, hiking & whale watching (Jan-April) Film location for Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” Visitor Information: 707-875-3866 The Official Bodega Bay Area Website Bodega Bay Map View Bodega Bay, CA in a larger map Still more on Utah, California and Ohio bike rides to come… Extremes Heather Dugan no no