I was planning on just blasting down to LA today, but on my way I past Firestone Walker Brewing Company and had to stop. I was driving down highway 101 last night and saw a billboard for Firestone Walker brewery saying it was a few miles ahead. I booked a tour for today and I […]
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Today I explored Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Carmel by the Sea, CA. I started at the beach and walked out on the pier. I then walked the boardwalk through the carnival and followed the river back to the van. Monterey was my next stop. I walked through historic Monterey through all of the original homes […]
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I left Chico, CA for the last time this trip today. It was bittersweet leaving family, but it was time to get back out on the road. I went back through the Napa Valley to actually stop at a winery. I picked Domaine Carneros out of the bunch in the area. It was a beautiful […]
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We were able to send the kiddo with grandpa for a couple of days and I took Antoinette up to Shasta Dam to get out of town and go camping. I stopped at the visitor center at the dam to nerd out and take some pics. It was really pretty. We walked around the top […]
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Today I took a mini vacation down to Santa Rosa and Napa, CA. I got down to Santa Rosa around 7PM and went to Henhouse Brewing Company. They were recommended to me from someone along the way. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I got to Henhouse. It’s a normal building on […]
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On my way out of the bay area I stopped in Berkeley, CA. I went to a couple of record stores, a game store, and Super Duper Burgers for lunch. They had a really good hot chicken sandwich and fries. After that I went back up to Chico, CA to stay with my cousin again […]
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Today I finished up San Jose and checked out San Francisco, CA. My first stop was at the Google campus. I parked by the amphitheater and walked all around the main campus. The giant convention center was still under construction. It will be a very cool building once finished. The campus had bicycle stations all […]
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Today was a busy day full of museums. I started at the Castle Air Museum. This was a really nice airforce museum. Some of the standouts were the Avro Vulcan, SR-71 Blackbird, and the B-36 Peacemaker. I took a lot of pics here so I’ll put them at the bottom. After leaving the air museum […]
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I left LA today. Kiel got sick of me finally. No, he had a busy work week and wanted to place to himself. I headed back North stopping in Merced, CA. I’m excited to check out the Castle Air Museum before going up to the bay area. On the 28th I went to Dust Bowl […]
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