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INVERNESS, Calif.— Perched on a mound of grass, I closed my eyes and pressed my face against the breeze drifting from the rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean, across the sand of Drakes Beach, and up to the cliffs of the Peter Behr Overlook of the Point Reyes National Seashore.Read More…

OLEMA, Calif.— Snip and I were friends from the start; we both have a hard time getting along with most girls, both like to take the lead in a situation when at all possible and both enjoy leisurely strolls. We had the potential to be the greatest of friends, onlyRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO— Insulated from the fog and wind that visitors regard as endemic here, there exists a neighborhood not often frequented by crowds of camera-toting tourists. Though perhaps home to San Francisco’s most elaborate artistic history, it remains unburdened by ticket booths, long lines, souvenir shops, and is beyond evenRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO — Izu Interlandi’s first taste of Haight-Ashbury came during the “Summer of Love” in 1967, when she visited the neighborhood at the age of 14 with her parents. “My parents thought I was too conservative so they wanted to hippify me,” said Interlandi. That trip to San FranciscoRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is a place with people from all over the world. People from different social, economic and ethnic backgrounds come together and live in harmony.   It was not always like that, however.   Geary Boulevard, named after the first mayor of San Francisco John W. GearyRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO— The cold wind seems to freeze the skin on my face, but I welcome it. The endless iridescent ocean blue and the immense coffee brown mountains lining a backdrop that seems more like a painting than real, greets me adorned by an awe-inspiring view of the Golden GateRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO— It is no wonder tourists flock to the picturesque San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Seated right along the edge of the San Francisco Bay, it is the perfect place to experience history along with the natural beauty the city has to offer.   Of course taking theRead More…

OLEMA, Calif. — Imagine a blue sky abruptly engulfed by black smoke. Trains which have fallen off of their tracks lay motionless and farms and homes appear ruined and out of place — all in the matter of seconds. At 5:12 a.m., on April 18, 1906, the earth shook, offsettingRead More…

SAN FRANCISCO— On a clear, sunny day in early April, Maryann Separovic, a traveler from Melbourne, Australia, had been riding her bike all over San Francisco. “I’m not a huge biker, but it is a nice way to find your bearings in a new place,” Separovic said.   It wasRead More…

NAPA, Calif.— The image of mountains adorned with brightly-colored flora and fauna, precisely designed vineyards spread across the valley floor, the feeling of crisp air breezing through the trees, and the serenity of rabbits hopping through the neatly tended grasses, offers tourists and wine connoisseurs the abundant opportunity to takeRead More…

  SAN FRANCISCO — Notoriously commercialized and brimming with map wielding tourists, Fisherman’s Wharf seems like a JC Penny in the sea of mom and pop boutiques that are the rest of the neighborhoods in San Francisco.   But, just across the street from the Rainforest Café,  In and OutRead More…

MILL VALLEY, Calif.—Looking up at hulking Coastal Redwoods towering overhead, it’s pretty easy to get lost in the beautiful foliage. It almost even makes you forget about the outside world.             But that’s a perfect reason to visit Muir Woods National Monument. Located in Marin County, the 550-plus acres ofRead More…