Northern
California, 24-27 July 2005
Kim and I decided to go on a trip together to California, taking a flight
towards Oakland. There, we rented a car and drove through Sonoma Valley before
meeting our friend in Santa Rosa. Afterwards, we drove north to Eureka, where we
stayed overnight before going to visit the Redwood National Park. On the 26th,
we visited around in in Mt. Tamalpais area before visiting San Francisco,
including Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and Japantown. On 27th, we visited the
Japanese tea garden before flying back to Utah.
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| Here
is a wine cellar of one of the vineyards we visited
in Sonoma Valley. It was called Viansa Winery, and
they have some nice wines which we tried. |
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| A
view of the vineyards of the Viansa Winery. We are
standing on a hill where the building is on, looking
out to the vineyards. |
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| Not
only do they grow grapes for wine, but also olives
and other things. |
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| A
theatre building with some shops from 20th century
in downtown Sonoma. |
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| The
20th-century City Hall in the centre of El Pueblo de
Sonoma, a historical plaza |
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| "Valley
of the Moon" is a translation of the local
Indian dialect word of "Sonoma." |
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| Part
of the plan was to meet an online friend, Dawn. We
ate out at Olive Garden. |
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| After
sleeping overnight in Eureka, we drove towards
Redwood Ntl Park and stopped at this beach. |
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| Kim
took picture of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| Kim
took picture of this cool rock or boulder on the
beach. Looks volcanic? |
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| A
view towards Stone Lagoon. |
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| View
of a foggy beach north of Stone Lagoon area. |
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| Me
posing with the Pacific Ocean behind me. |
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| Kim
standing on some hills near the Stone Lagoon area
beach. |
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| A
cool cave on the beach, with my footprints. |
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| Click
here to continue to Redwoods Ntl Park. |
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