California Travel Photo Essays
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Activities
I Visited This Brentwood U-Pick Farm and Found Branches Groaning Under Tons of Cherries
BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – U-pick season is officially here, and farms around Brentwood, California have trees groaning under branches filled with…
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News
Wine Country’s Best Kid’s Activity Has a 4 Scale Mile Train Ride–and Alpacas
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – Wine Country’s best kid-friendly stop Isn’t a tasting room at all—it’s Sonoma TrainTown Railroad, a 10-acre miniature…
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Why is Lake Tahoe So Blue, Anyway?
Its sapphire shimmer stops drivers in their tracks, yet the science behind Lake Tahoe’s eye-popping color is often misunderstood. Here’s…
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Travel & Day Trips
8 Things Most Tourists Never Get to See in San Francisco
Think you’ve “done” San Francisco after Fisherman’s Wharf and a cable‑car selfie? The locals are still hoarding plenty of thrills you…
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Travel & Day Trips
6 Secrets of the Real Napa Valley That Most Tourists Never Learn
Behind the tasting‑room glam lies a Napa Valley locals know by heart—and tourists rarely stumble into. Skip the tour‑bus version…
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News
7 Things You’re Getting Wrong About San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
The Bay Bridge may play second fiddle to its splashier orange neighbor, but plenty of myths still cling to its…
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Travel & Day Trips
6 Things You Never Knew About Hiking Up Mt Tamalpais
Mount Tamalpais may tower over Marin like a familiar friend, but lace up your boots and the mountain still springs a…
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Photos
In the Shadow of the Golden Gate, There’s a Secret Beach No One Knows About
Blink and you’ll miss it: a sliver of sand tucked beside a Coast Guard station, hidden beneath the north tower of…
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Travel & Day Trips
6 Myths About the I5 You’ve Probably Believed
Stretching 1,381 miles from Mexico to Canada, Interstate 5 is the West Coast’s workhorse highway—and a magnet for tall tales.…
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