by Susan Bancroft | Jan 1, 2018 | Geology, Hiking, Photography, Sierra
The desk clerk said “Monday and Tuesday nights are good nights to stay. The rooms are quiet. There’s no Karaoke in the bar on Monday and Tuesday nights..” I’m guessing that’s a good tip, in a sideways kind of way. I had thought about a trip to...
by Susan Bancroft | Nov 3, 2016 | Missions, Photography
It is 104˚ in San Miguel. Susie and I have stopped at this small outpost in the Salinas Valley after picking up a load of fence panels for the ranch at the Tractor Supply in Paso Robles. Trying to get the most out of these road trips, I worked in a short detour off...
by Susan Bancroft | Jul 20, 2016 | Big Trees, Hiking, Photography
The big trees can be hazardous… I spent so much time looking up instead of at the trail beneath my feet that I stumbled at least 15 times on the ten miles of trails we hiked through Big Basin Redwoods State Park. But you can’t help yourself. As the trails put you...
by Susan Bancroft | Jul 12, 2014 | Missions, Photography
We didn’t plan on making back-to-back mission trips, but Susie and I had to swing by LA Hearne in King City for some ranch supplies and decided to travel about 45 more minutes south to the Mission San Antonio de Padua. We left King City on Jolon Road (G14), which is a...
by Susan Bancroft | Jun 27, 2014 | Missions, Photography
I try and limit my posts to our trudging about in the great outdoors around Monterey and central California, but occasionally we find some great indoors to visit and write about. The Old Mission at San Juan Bautista fits that category in a beautiful and quiet...
