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!
Tags: Bodega Bay, Bryce Canyon National Park, California, Extremes, Hiking, Utah by Heather Dugan
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