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Saturday’s scene: Relaxing at the Barn

August 29, 2010

Sitting by the outdoor fireplace in our barn suite at Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley gives life on the farm a whole new meaning.

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Learning to Drive a Stagecoach in Paso Robles

August 16, 2010

The vehicle creaked and swayed. I grabbed a leather handle to keep my balance as we veered around a sharp curve. Alan, riding shotgun, called down from above, “Are you okay?” What kind of baby boomer adventure is this? Why, we’re experiencing the old west on a stagecoach ride at Harris Stage Lines in Paso [...]

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Mill Rose Inn: A Boomer Gardener’s Dream Come True

July 27, 2010

Are you a baby boomer gardener whose thoughts of blooming flowers and bountiful landscape never end, even on vacation? Spend a couple of nights at Mill Rose Inn at Half Moon Bay, California, and all of your boomer gardening dreams will come true.
Alan and I discovered Mill Rose Inn during a coastal California sports car [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Mendocino View

July 17, 2010

Alan captured this stormy scene near the headlands in Mendocino, California.

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Saturday’s scene: Bathing Beauties

May 29, 2010

On this Memorial Day, humans won’t be the only ones sunning themselves on the sand. Elephant seals hang out at the beach too. Alan and I photographed this colony at Piedras Blancas near San Simeon while traveling on our coastal California sports car road trip.

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Coming Home to the Beat of a Baby Boomer Band

May 16, 2010

On a road trip from Northern California to Southern Arizona, the last night is always a let down. There’s not enough time to reach Tucson which means stopping somewhere on I-10 as it crosses the desert near Indio. Alan and I usually settle for a nondescript motel to rest our road-weary, baby boomer bodies for [...]

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Fine Dining in a Sonoma Farmhouse

May 6, 2010

After a hike in Armstrong Woods, paddling along the Russian River or biking the Healdsburg Loop with stops at area wineries, baby boomer travelers visiting Sonoma’s Russian River Valley will have worked up an appetite. Before leaving on your active boomer adventure to California wine country, plan ahead. Make a dinner reservation at the Farmhouse [...]

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