Tag: “Northern California”
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Narrow Gate Vineyards
This is a small, boutique winery located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California. The winery is owned and operated by the Hildebrand family.
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Right in the Great Wrong Place
Los Angeles is a child star of a town. Beautiful, spoiled, precocious, naive.
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Sutter's Mill
This saw mill is a replica of the saw mill owned by John Sutter in 1848. This is the place where gold was discovered in California which started the gold rush eventually leading to California's statehood.
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Cosumnes River Preserve
The Cosumnes River Preserve is located between Sacramento and Stockton, in the heart of Northern California's lush Central Valley. It encompasses more than 46,000 acres.
The Cosumnes River is quite small (80 miles) but it is the only remaining unregulated river on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas. -
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
This is a tiny zoo located in the historic town of Folsom, CA. You can leisurely walk through the zoo in about an hour and a half.
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Empire Gold Mine
This gold mine was the largest and richest gold mine in California. It is also the oldest mine, but is no longer in operation.
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Newport Harbor by Duffy-an Underated Southland Gem
A suprising little electric boat can turn an afternoon or evening into magiic.
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Pigging Out on Tasty Salted Pig Parts
Boccalone Salumeria − a new retail shop featuring classic Italian pork products − is located in San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace
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Fields of Green
Rice fields in Vietnam near Ha noi. Hundreds of people dotted the landscape planting their plots of rice as we drove to Ha Long Bay.
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Apple Hill
Apple Hill, located off Highway 50 between Placerville and Lake Tahoe, is best known for the many apple vendors and beautiful scenery. There are wineries with tasting rooms, micro-breweries with tasting rooms, fruit vendors, and Christmas tree farms.
