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Cavallo Point Lodge – From Army Post to Luxury Resort

Mary Gilbert History, Hotels and Rentals, United States January 10, 2014Cavallo Point, Cavallo Point cooking school, Cavallo Point Lodge, Colonial Revival style, Conde Nast Traveler, Conde Nast Travelers Readers' Poll, Euan Taylor, Fort Baker, Golden Gate bridge, Golden Gate National Parks, Healing Arts Center & Spa, Horseshoe Cove, Murray Circle restaurant, National Parks Service, National Register of Historic Places, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Travel+Leisure, Travel+Leisure Global-Vision Award, Travel+Leisure Readers' Poll, U.S. Army 4 Comments

The location was reason enough to book a night at Cavallo Point – the Lodge at the Golden Gate to celebrate Bill’s recent birthday with our friends, Penny and Gil. Serenely situated on Horseshoe Cove in the shadow of theRead more

Museum Magic for the Peanuts Gang

Mary Gilbert Arts and Culture, History, United States August 21, 2013Barney Google, Cartoon, Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Charlie Brown, Coddingtown Mall, Comic strip, Jean Schulz, Lucy, Morphing Snoopy, Museum, One Snoopy Place, Peanuts, Peanuts comic strip, Santa Rosa, Snoopy, Sonoma County, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Warm Puppy Cafe, Yoshiteru Otani 8 Comments

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA “The only thing I ever wanted to be was a cartoonist. That’s my Life. Drawing. I would draw comic strips even if I weren’t getting paid for it…..I’m obsessed with thinking of funny things.” CharlesRead more

Say Cheese!

Mary Gilbert Food and Wine, History, United States August 17, 2013Brie, California Gold Rush, Camembert, Cheese, Cheese making, Curds, France, Golden Gate bridge, Guernsey cow, Hicks Valley Ranch, Holstein cow, Jersey cow, Jim Boyes, Lynne Devereux, Marin County, Marin French Cheese Company, Marin French Dairy, New Normandy, Petaluma, Rians, Sonoma County, Sonoma Marin Cheese Trail, The Cheese Factory, Thompson Brothers Creamery, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Triple creme brie, Whey 2 Comments

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA “First you taste sweet, which is the cow’s milk. Then salt, which balances and enhances the sweet. Then a finish that’s slightly earthy, like mushrooms, from the bloomy rind, bringing a depth and pleasing bitterRead more

The Wild Life of Jack London

Mary Gilbert History, Tours and Sightseeing, United States August 15, 2013Beauty Ranch, Big House, Call of the Wild, Charmian London, Eucalyptus, Glen Ellen, House of Happy Walls, Jack London, Jack London Lodge, Jack London Saloon, Jack London State Historic Park, Snark, Sonoma Valley, The Sea Wolf, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Valley of the Moon Historical Society, White Fang, Wolf House, Yaws 6 Comments

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA Our docent Trixie, leading her debut tour at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, recited a litany of woes about early 20th century author Jack London as she guided our group along theRead more

Redwoods Reign in the Russian River Valley

Mary Gilbert History, Tours and Sightseeing, United States July 31, 2013Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Coast redwoods, Guerneville, Redwoods, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing 4 Comments

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA Standing among the stately and majestic coast redwoods in the Russian River Valley’s Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Guerneville is a humbling, awe-inspiring experience. These ancient trees are the tallest living things on Earth.Read more

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