Our last stop this year — before we pick up the trip again right after Christmas — was a return visit to Temecula, CA, for a day of more wine-tasting. Temecula is a bit of a newbie — at least in terms of California winemaking — having started its first
Month: November 2018
Stop 62: Joshua Tree National Park (#28)
We quite enjoyed our visit to Joshua Tree National Park, located in southern California and which straddles two ecological systems — the high Mojave Desert (at elevations 3,000+ feet) in the western part of the park and the low (below 3,000-feet) Colorado Desert in the eastern part. The park, established
Stop 61: Channel Islands National Park (#27)
Channel Islands National Park — the 27th national park we have visited on this grand adventure — is one of a handful of national parks only accessible by boat or plane. The park, established in 1980, consists of five islands — San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa
Stop 60: California Wine Tasting in Lodi, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley
We’re combining several places in California into one big wine stop, but we must mention that all three are very much worthy of their own mention — and we quite enjoyed the time spent visiting the areas and sampling their wines! It was our second time in both Lodi and