On a trip up Highway 1 you will probably notice the three State Beaches located between Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. I have always wanted to see what they had in store so I stopped by Refugio State Beach to soak in the sun and sand one summer day. This beach is literally a quarter […]
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Tupelo Junction Cafe: Amazing Breakfast in Santa Barbara
Update – This spot is closed as of November 2017 During our coast road trip, Amie was really excited about trying a little cafe on State St in Santa Barbara called Tupelo Junction that she had heard about. It was supposed to have great food with a small country atmosphere and that is right up […]
Bird Rock off Laguna Beach
This large rock that juts off the North side of Main Beach in Laguna is a beautiful example of the habitats that shore birds live on and is part of the California National Coastal Monument. The California Coastal National Monument is a collection of 20,000 small islands and rocks off the coast that are protected and […]
California State Parks: List by County
Since California has so many state parks I figured I would create a page which lists them all and then links to the posts I have made on the different parks I have been able to visit. I would love to get to all of these one day, but until then hopefully it will help […]
Baklava Land in Duarte: A Heavenly Sweets Shop
This is a short post to document the amazing place I stumbled upon in Duarte while visiting REI. I was driving down the street and saw the words baklava out of the corner of my eye. Those words alone are enough to make me do a double take as I have a special place in […]