by Taylor Lasseigne | Oct 17, 2014 | California
In October of 2014, Angela and I celebrated our 10th anniversary by visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the next 10 weeks, I will present this trip in 10 separate installments, or slices. First up, The Presidio. The Presidio of San Francisco was first...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Oct 17, 2014 | California, Featured
To reach Land’s End in San Francisco, travel west on Geary Blvd until it meets the Great Highway. The sky opens up and the land lives up to its name – it ends. Here, the Pacific Ocean pummels what is left of the Sutro Bath ruins. The Sutro Baths were...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Aug 6, 2006 | California
Calico Ghost Town was the last stop on our 2006 California Expedition. Calico was first established in 1881 when it came to prominence with the mining boom. These hills were loaded with silver, yielding $20 million in silver ore in just over a decade. Silver ran out...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Aug 5, 2006 | California
After three days climbing Mount Whitney, the group hobbles through Sequoia National Park on part three of our 2006 California trip. Unlike Death Valley and Mount Whitney, Taylor is responsible for the text from Sequoia. We made our way south down Hwy. 395, around the...
by Jason Hughes | Aug 2, 2006 | California, Featured
Part two of our 2006 California trip takes us from the bowels of Death Valley to the top of the country – 14,505 foot Mount Whitney. Once again, Jason Hughes is our narrator unless otherwise noted. Taylor: If you want to climb Mount Whitney, then your voyage...
by Jason Hughes | Aug 1, 2006 | California
July 31, 2006. Houston’s George Bush International Airport. Five travelers converge for the first time, shake hands, check bags, and board a plane for Las Vegas. Ultimate destination – the backwoods and wastelands of California’s Death Valley...
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