California - Exploring Enthusiasts

California

Big Sur

Overlook Trail

McWay Falls

Further down the Overlook Trail

The Pacific Coast

At the Valley View lookout

Pfeiffer Beach

Crazy cool sky!

Some people were even surfing here!

One of the best sunsets ever!

Stop along the 17-mile drive

The Lone Cypress

Another lookout on the 17-mile drive

One of the golf courses right on the coast!

Bodega Bay/Sebastopol

Bodega Head Trail

Bodega Bay

Beach exploring with our travel PT friend, Nyssa!

BBQ oysters right from the bay!

Lake County

Vine to Wine 5K at Cache Creek Winery

Adam running the race as "Forest Gump."

Somehow we both won awards!

5K hardware!

Brassfield Winery

The Brassfield entrance.

What you will see entering Brassfield.

Brassfield grapes!

An old military truck that transported us around the Brassfield property.

Brassfield tasting room

Private Brassfield tasting room

Tasting at the top of Brassfield's property.

View from the top of the Brassfield vineyard.

Brassfield's wine cave.

Brassfield picnic

Our cliff house on Clear Lake

Hanging out on our porch!

View from our porch at night!

Luckily, only half our yard burned during the fire.

Our neighbor's house, completely flattened by the fire.

Smoke on the water.

Clear Lake

Another sunny view of Clear Lake

Morning fog by Clear Lake.

Running around Clear Lake

Kelseyville Pear Festival

Pear Festival

So many things PEAR!

Pear ice cream!

Downtown Kelseyville

Kelseyville Christmas Parade

Tree at the Kelseyville Christmas Parade

California snow (bubbles) at the Christmas parade

Work Christmas Party at Twin Pine Casino

Trying to be Whos!

Boatique Winery

Boatique has cool cars too!

Boatique wine holders

View off the back porch of Boatique Winery

Chacewater Winery and Olive Oil Producer

Outdoor area at Chacewater

Wine Cellar with my girls

Lajor Winery

Enjoying the sunset with my girls.

At top of Mt Konocti

A peak at Mount Konocti

Typical Tuesday at Foster's Freeze.

Blue Lakes

Found a rope swing!

Blue Lakes

New Year's in South Lake Tahoe

Heavenly Mountain

Cascade Lake

Granite Lake and Maggie's Peaks Trail: 3.6 miles and 1,761 ft

View from the saddle of Maggie's Peaks

Boarding crew at Heavenly

Ski and Board Crew at Heavenly

Found a cool spot overlooking Emerald Bay!

Granite Lake is the small frozen lake and Lake Tahoe is the huge one in the background.

Another shot of the beautiful Emerald Bay

Such a fun winter hike!

Cool lights at Snowglobe Music Festival

Great outdoor EDM concerts!

Snowglobe for New Year's 2018 in South Lake Tahoe!

Looking over at the Nevada side from Heavenly

Looking west from Maggie's saddle

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Manzanita Lake Loop

A winter wonderland!

LEGOLAND

I surprised Adam and brought him to LEGOLAND for his birthday!

Adam eyeing up Darth Vader

Battleship time!

Death Star made of Legos!

Racing a Lego boat with children - haha

New York City made out of Legos...impressive!

Mini Las Vegas!

The tallest LEGO building in the World!

Mini Washington D.C.

A Christmas tree made out of Legos!

Pretty crazy how much work went into creating LEGOLAND! We had a blast being 12-year-olds for a day!

Mammoth Lakes

Travertine Hot Spring near Bridgeport, CA

Travertine Hot Spring before the sunrise!

Travertine Hot Spring during the sunrise!

View of the town of Bridgeport from Travertine Hot Spring

Buckeye Hot Spring with a very cold creek running next to it - perfect for contrast baths!

Beautiful morning for some hot springing!

Buckeye Hot Spring

Just hanging out in a hot spring cave!

Some local beers really top off the experience!

Hot springing life

Shepherd Hot Spring near Mammoth Lakes, CA

Shepherd Hot Spring

Can't beat beautiful 360 degree views while soaking!

Mammoth Lakes!

Mammoth Mountain

The views of mountains are endless near Mammoth!

A quick stop for a picture on one of the paved trails that runs through the town of Mammoth Lakes.

Convict Lake

Convict Lake Loop Trail: 2.5 miles 213 ft

One of the Inyo Craters formed via steam blasts about 600 years ago.

Mendocino County

Panhorst Bridge

Devil's Punchbowl Trail

The Devil's Sinkhole

Glass Beach

Seaglass Beach

No, these are not snakes, just seaweed!

Hello there, Pacific coast!

More Pacific coast!

That's the Pacific Ocean in Adam's shades :) — That's the Pacific Ocean in Adam's shades 🙂

North Coast Brewing Co

Flight at North Coast

Falls Loop Trail

Monterey and Carmel

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Jellyfish

Cuttlefishes

Stingray

Penguin

More jellyfish

Jellyfish

An octopus

The back deck of Monterey Aquarium

Mount Shasta

Castle Lake

Mount Shasta - 14,180 ft

Black Butte: the largest of Mount Shasta's satellite volcanic peaks.

Exploring with one of our favorite hiking buddies, Nyssa.

Another shot of Castle Lake in Mount Shasta Recreation Area.

Napa Valley

The gondola ride up to Sterling!

View of the Sterling Vineyards from the gondola

Back porch of Sterling

Pretty great view from Sterling!

Arista Winery

We got our own private tour of Arista Winery!

Chateau Montelena

Proof that this Chateau Montelena white wine beat out French wines in 1976!

This is a Hollywood movie about the history of Chateau Montelena and the wine competition in France.

Japanese Garden in the backyard of Chateau Montelena

Castello di Amorosa

Almost felt like we were at Disney World!

Armor Room

Robert Mondavi Winery

The Robert Mondavi Experience: our favorite tour!

Robert Mondavi Wine Cave

Hendry Winery

Hendry Winery - We got to spend three hours learning from the head wine master!

My college friends came to visit!

Beringer Winery

Domaine Carneros: known for their sparkling wines!

Trefethen Winery

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Beautiful day in Napa Valley!

Redwood National Forest

Jedediah Smtih Campground

Boy Scout Tree

Adam climbing a down tree.

Who knew Adam was a tree hugger?!

Waterfall at the end of Boy Scout Tree Trail

Miners' Bridge and James Irvine Trail

Pretty cool trail!

Just hangin' inside of a tree!

Cool, but a little to close for comfort!

And this is why the elk made us nervous!

The Pacific coast portion of the trail!

Fern Canyon

Banana slug

Lost Coast Brewery in Eureka, CA

San Francisco

College friends!

Inside Alcatraz

Couldn't imagine being locked up behind bars!

Prison tour

View from the ferry to Alcatraz Island

View of the city from Alcatraz Island

Levi Stadium

Coldplay concert

Coldplay concert

Coldplay concert

Coldplay concert

A quick stop at a park overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.

One of the famous San Fran trollies!

Lombard Street - Can you see all the zig zags?

The Full House! Unfortunately, Mary Kate and Ashley weren't around :) — The Full House! Unfortunately, Mary Kate and Ashley weren't around 🙂

The best sundae ever!

Now do you believe this is the best sundae ever?!

The classic clam chowder bread bowl at Chowder's

Another clam chowder option at Hog Island Oyster Co.

Pier 39

Ghiradelli Square

Chinatown

We met up with a PT friend for a hike on Mount Tamalpais.

Swensen's Homemade Ice Cream

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Seals under the boardwalk

Their barks were pretty loud!

Santa Cruz beach just off the touristy boardwalk.

View from the pier.

Santa Rosa

Russian River Brewing Company: home of Pliny the Younger.

They serve quite the flight!

Yosemite

Taft point

Lake about halfway up Mist Trail

Vernal Fall

Half Dome in the evening!

Adam and Corwin inching toward the edge at the Taft lookout.

A slack line we came across at Taft Point.

El Capitan

On our way up the Mist Trail.

View from the Glacier Point.

Morning fog in Yosemite Valley.M

At the top of Nevada Falls

Checking out the view at the end of Mist Trail!

The iconic Half Dome

Tunnel View

Such a beautiful valley!

Upper Pines Campground

Breakfast over the fire!

Vernal Fall from another angel.

Heading up the Mist Trail!

The creek we crossed walking from our campsite to Mist Trail.