Tag: “Santa Cruz Mountains”

40 places found.

  1. Purisima Creek Redwoods

    A wonderful redwood park with a creek running through it just outside of the coastal town of Half Moon Bay. It has about 20 miles of trails with everything from a a leisurely stroll to mountain biking.

  2. Santa Cruz California Yacht Harbor

    The best place in the world to live!!! I've been to dozens of great beach towns, and living near the harbor in Santa Cruz with its banana belt weather, gentle crowd of locals, and a few darn good places to have a beer and a burger, it's tough to beat this area.

  3. Santa Monica Pier

    Santa Monica Pier opened in 1909. It was the age of top hats and hoop dresses, and when walking above the waters of the Pacific Ocean was a novelty.

    Located at the bottom of Colorado Avenue, off of Ocean Avenue, the pier's original success was attributed to both a roller coaster and the famed La Monica Ballroom.

  4. mammoth

    The town of Mammoth Lakes is located in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains southeast of Sacramento and northeast of Fresno. At nearly 8000 feet, Mammoth Lakes and the surrounding areas make a wonderful skiing destination, and during the summers, the local parks and lakes are absolutely stunning.

    Mammoth Lakes is a dream location for skiing and boarding, hiking, mountain biking, camping and fishing.

  5. Cades Cove, Tennessee

    Cades Cove is a serene and quiet location in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There is only one road giving access to the cove, and the journey to this tranquil location is not a short one, even if you're coming from Gatlinburg, the closest town.

  6. Pietra Bismantova

    This mountain is situated in Parco Nazionale dell' Appennines Tosco Emiliano, Italy. It was mentioned in Dante's "Divine Comedy" and is described in contemporary Wikipedia as well.

  7. Frey Mountain Shelter

    Frey Mountain Shelter near the Cerro Catredral to the SW. A great place for nature lovers and climbers, hikers, trekkers....

  8. Beach de Palm

  9. Saint Francis Cathedral

    The Neo-Romanesque Cathedral of St Francis (San Francisco de Asís) was built between 1869 and 1884 on a site occupied by several earlier churches. In a chapel on the north side is La Conquistadora, a figure of the Virgin brought from Spain.

  10. Seret and Sons Rugs and Furniture

    Any good walking tour of Santa Fe would not be complete without a visit to Seret & Sons. Seret & Sons is a wonderful feast for the senses, featuring a wide variety of antique and hand crafted items from around the world.