Reconnaissance at Point Reyes Station

Mary Gilbert History, Tours and Sightseeing, United States October 1, 2015Book Passage, Bovine Bakery, California, Cheda's Garage, Cowgirl Creamery, Don George, Marin County, Osteria Stellina, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Station, The Old Western Saloon, Toby's Feed Barn, Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, Travel writing

Reconnaissance at Point Reyes Station

I’m dropping by parachute into the small, western California town of Point Reyes Station. Sam pilots my private plane. Lucky me that he sports the rugged blond good looks of Robert Redford in his Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidRead more

California Gold Rush Brings New Look to The Roads Traveled

Mary Gilbert United States September 11, 2015Book Passage, California, California Gold Rush, Candace Rardon, Corte Madera, Don George, The Roads Traveled, Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, Travel writing 6 Comments

California Gold Rush Brings New Look to The Roads Traveled

Historians who say the California Gold Rush is over are misinformed, for I’ve struck it rich in the Golden State. My gold isn’t the same metal whose discovery in the water wheel of a sawmill in the Sacramento Valley inRead more