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Tag Archives: California
‘Walking with the spirits’ – “Wild” is a must read!
One of the best non-fiction, travel-adventure books I have ever read, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed is a magnificent publication. Few, if any books capture my imagination in the Prologue, but this … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, art, book reviews, books, Communications, culture, entertainment, environment, family, geography, health, hiking, history, humanity, land use, literature, Love, nature, peace, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife, Women, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, California, Cheryl Strayed, hiking, literature, Minnesota, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail, trails, walking, Wild
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Two new dark-sky place designations
The International Dark-Sky Association has announced the designation of two more International Dark-Sky places this week. The two new sites are: Death Valley National Park in California (now largest of all the dark-sky parks). Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales – designated … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, environment, Europe, geography, humanity, land use, light pollution, nature, North America, Outer Space, peace, placemaking, Science, skylines, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, Travel, UK, visual pollution, weather
Tagged astronomy, California, dark-sky, International Dark-Sky, light pollution, nature, night sky, sky, space, stars, Wales
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Gazing upon a California dream
Of the myriad of activities and events we did during our recent two-week holiday to Northern California and Southern Oregon, none was more rewarding or memorable to me than spending time with my cousin and her family in Loma Rica. They are … Continue reading
Posted in culture, density, entertainment, environment, family, fun, geography, Geology, health, history, holiday, humanity, land use, Love, music, nature, North America, peace, placemaking, seasons, spatial design, States, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged astronomy, California, family, star gazing, tourism, travel, vacations
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“Screen” gems of California and Oregon
Here are photos of some of the amazing movie theaters seen over the past two weeks while traveling in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Enjoy these screen gems!
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, Cuisine, culture, economic development, entertainment, film, historic preservation, history, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, third places, tourism, urban planning
Tagged adaptive reuse, Angels Camp, architecture, art, art deco, Ashland, California, Chico, design, entertainment, Eureka, film, Grass Valley, historic preservation, land use, Marysville, motiona pictures, movies, Oregon, placemaking, planning, preservation, Salinas, theaters, travel
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Yosemite National Parking Lot
I visited the lovely, but very hot Yosemite National Park for the first time today (Monday). Despite it being a Monday (second least busy day on average) and a number of school systems starting classes around the nation, the park … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, bicycling, civics, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, planning, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation
Tagged animals, bicycling, California, environmental, National Parks, nature, tourism, transit, transportation, travel, Yosemite
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Crescent City is determined to rise above two tsunamis
At the bottom of this post is an amazing photographic comparison of Crescent City, California’s marina from March 11, 2011. As destructive as that tsunami was, the 2011 tsunami was far less devastating than the 1964 one that killed 11 people … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, economic development, economic gardening, environment, geography, history, nature, North America, planning
Tagged California, Crescent City, environment, geology, nature, oceans, tsunami
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Images of Lassen Volcanic National Park
Posted in Environment, fun, history, land use, Nature, seasons, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged California, environment, National Parks, nature, parks, tourism, travel, volcanoes
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Cool artistic Cali theaters
Here are photos of two historic theaters in located in the Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Sacramento in the lovely communities of Grass Valley and Nevada City.
Posted in architecture, art, Cities, entertainment, fun, history, land use, movies, pictures
Tagged art, art deco, California, entertainment, Grass Valley, history, movies, Nevada City, theaters
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Dialing up a sunny urban park in Redding, California
At the end of the post are some photos from our visit Monday evening to the inspiring Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in beautiful Redding, California. What a terrific urban park setting along both sides of the magnificent and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged California, cities, cycling, parks, Redding, Sacramento River, urban planning
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