29 Oct 21 wonderful things

There

1. Taking the Blue Ridge Parkway south through the mountains
2. Hearing Georgia sung a capella at Preservation Hall, New Orleans
3. Contemplating Rothko at the Rothko Chapel, Houston Texas
4. Art in the high desert. Marfa, Texas and Donald Judd’s Chinati Foundation
5. Hiking Buckskin Gulch, somewhere in Utah
6. Attending a rockin’ wedding in Las Vegas

San Francisco, the Bay Area, California

1. Savouring the flavours at Chez Panisse in Berkeley
2. Exploring North Beach: browsing books at City Lights, drinking to Kerouac at Vesuvio
3. Back country adventuring in Yosemite
4. The astounding beauty of Big Sur
5. Relaxing at Indian Springs Resort in Calistoga
6. Living within walking distance of the beach
7. Taking Nellie to Fort Funston, a dog walker’s paradise
8. The Mission District– fancy restaurants, delicious dive-y tacquerias, delicious ice cream, funky shops
9. Bolinas Ridge hike in Marin County
10. Sonoma Valley and Russian River wine-tasting (Napa, I’ll get you next time…)
11. Marin County – the sun baked hills, picnicking at Point Reyes, exploring Fairfax with friends
12. Hearing Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Norah Jones, Santigold, Father John Misty, Metallica and Stevie Wonder (to name a few…) at Outsidelands in Golden Gate Park
13. The crazy, verdant plant life of California

Back again

1. Peering into the earth’s crust in Yellowstone, Wyoming
2. Visiting with family in Portland, Sooke, Vancouver, and Minnesota