I vaguely recalled visiting Carmel (or Carmel-by-the-Sea, if you will) as a child and had the t-shirt with a whale on it to prove it. But when driving the Pacific Coast Highway a few months back, it was time for another visit. We'd spent the last few days in Monterey and had seen much of what we … [Read more...] about A Day in Charming Carmel, California
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Detouring for the Winchester Mystery House
As early as I could check out library books at Eastvalley Elementary, I was reading books about the weird. Ghosts. Aliens. The disappearance of Amelia Earhart. I loved all things bizarre. My love for these offbeat stories and landmarks has continued into adulthood, as I scour Roadside America before … [Read more...] about Detouring for the Winchester Mystery House
Planning a Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip
Is there anything more quintessentially American than the Pacific Coast Highway road trip? It's an item that was on my bucket list for the last decade, so I'm glad to finally have checked it off. Although the trip wasn't without its hiccups (you may have read about road washouts in this area), it's … [Read more...] about Planning a Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip
Finding Hitchcock in Bodega Bay, California
I think we're in real trouble. I don't know how this started or why, but I know it's here and we'd be crazy to ignore it... The bird war, the bird attack, plague - call it what you like. They're amassing out there someplace and they'll be back. You can count on it... Unless we do something right … [Read more...] about Finding Hitchcock in Bodega Bay, California
Drinking Your Way Around Huntsville
When you think of cities with a high number of craft beers, places like Denver, Portland, and Asheville come to mind. What isn't even on the radar is anywhere in Alabama, a state who, much like my own, had laws preventing sales of alcohol until recently. Some didn't let you sell on Sunday while … [Read more...] about Drinking Your Way Around Huntsville