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JULY 10, SUNDAY
PAINTED LADIES OF SAN FRANCISCO Many of the elegant Victorian homes of San Francisco, now called the painted ladies, escaped the earthquake and fire of 1906 that destroyed much of San Francisco and many of the homes that have been
JULY 10, SUNDAY
PAINTED LADIES OF SAN FRANCISCO Many of the elegant Victorian homes of San Francisco, now called the painted ladies, escaped the earthquake and fire of 1906 that destroyed much of San Francisco and many of the homes that have been
JULY 8, FRIDAY
REDWOODS STATE PARK I thought that the giant redwood trees were in Northern California in a National Park. And here was a grove of protected ancient redwoods right outside of Santa Cruz in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Ruth and
JULY 8, FRIDAY
REDWOODS STATE PARK I thought that the giant redwood trees were in Northern California in a National Park. And here was a grove of protected ancient redwoods right outside of Santa Cruz in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Ruth and
JULY 7, THURSDAY
IMPRESSIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO I leave San Francisco with two impressions. The first came from riding for 6 hours on the $59 Big Bus tour of San Francisco, a tourist attraction that was eye opening and exhilerating. It convinced me
JULY 7, THURSDAY
IMPRESSIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO I leave San Francisco with two impressions. The first came from riding for 6 hours on the $59 Big Bus tour of San Francisco, a tourist attraction that was eye opening and exhilerating. It convinced me
JULY 6, WEDNESDAY
CHINATOWN I arrived in San Francisco with no idea what I was going to do now that I was here. I first bought a bus ticket to Santa Cruz on Greyhound for Saturday and then signed up for Veloe luggage
JULY 6, WEDNESDAY
CHINATOWN I arrived in San Francisco with no idea what I was going to do now that I was here. I first bought a bus ticket to Santa Cruz on Greyhound for Saturday and then signed up for Veloe luggage
JULY 4, MONDAY
LOPEZ ISLAND 4TH OF JULY PARADE The parade started at 11 or so. We had a good breakfast and got in the car but were unable to get to Lopez village because the parade was blocking the road. So I
JULY 4, MONDAY
LOPEZ ISLAND 4TH OF JULY PARADE The parade started at 11 or so. We had a good breakfast and got in the car but were unable to get to Lopez village because the parade was blocking the road. So I
JULY 3, SUNDAY
LOPEZ ISLAND There are hundreds of small, low dark green islands in the Puget Sound off the coast of northern Washington and yesterday I saw a number of them. They were carved out when glaciers, eons ago, sometimes three miles
JULY 3, SUNDAY
LOPEZ ISLAND There are hundreds of small, low dark green islands in the Puget Sound off the coast of northern Washington and yesterday I saw a number of them. They were carved out when glaciers, eons ago, sometimes three miles
JULY 2, SATURDAY
BELLINGHAM/ASHEVILLE I spent a week of nights and days on the train seeing the hills of West Virginia and the corn fields of Indiana and the lakes and forests of Wisconsin and the immense fields stretching to the horizon of
JULY 2, SATURDAY
BELLINGHAM/ASHEVILLE I spent a week of nights and days on the train seeing the hills of West Virginia and the corn fields of Indiana and the lakes and forests of Wisconsin and the immense fields stretching to the horizon of
JULY 1, FRIDAY
FAIRHAVEN Today Lisa took me to Fairhaven, an old part of Bellingham with wide tree shaded streets and interesting shops that is being restored and renewed. At the center of Fairhaven is a village green surrounded by restaurants and a
JULY 1, FRIDAY
FAIRHAVEN Today Lisa took me to Fairhaven, an old part of Bellingham with wide tree shaded streets and interesting shops that is being restored and renewed. At the center of Fairhaven is a village green surrounded by restaurants and a
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 