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California Coast Travel Guidebook
The California coast is one of the state's best attractions. The Lonely Planet guide covers Disneyland, Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
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Camping-Touring the California Coast: Some Tips and Suggestions
Camping along the 1000 miles of beautiful California coast is an experience unlike any other. From Southern California, up to Crescent City near the Oregon border, the majestic and rugged shoreline offers vistas and camping enjoyment. Pam and I have a number of favorite campgrounds to share with you along with suggested links to information on all the State, National and Private Parks found on the coast. If you haven't been up the Pacific Coast Highway and Highway 101, you just gotta go!
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Pelican Cove Inn on California Coast at Cambria
Walk along the beach, watch wildlife and relax in cozy oceanside accommodation at Pelican Cove Inn on California's Central Coast, just outside the rustic town of Cambria.
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Romantic Resorts on California's Coast
Try a romantic escape to a luxurious destination spa resort. Learn massage techniques to take home with you. Have a body coffee wrap, or a cinnamon sugar scrub.
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Fun Artichoke Vacation Trips in California
Entertaining guests and providing nutritional benefits may be done while tasting this healthy food of artichokes on fun vacation trips along the California coast.
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Hearst Castle San Simeon CA
Hearst Castle entertained the rich and famous of the golden era of Hollywood. Today the palace is part of the California Park District, open for tours to the public.
hearst castle • san simeon • california coast • william randolph hearst • art collection

Los Osos State Oaks Reserve
An absolute gem along the roadside, Los Osos Oaks Reserve is home to countless stately oaks. Within its relatively small area is a remarkable diversity of terrain.
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Pet Friendly Hotels Morro Bay California
Morro Bay is a scenic coastal town in California, near San Simeon and Hearst Castle. Pet friendly hotels welcome the family dog or cat to travel along on vacation.
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Pet Friendly Inns Pacific Grove on Monterey Bay
Pacific Grove is on the West Coast on California off of the famous Pacific Coast Highway. Pet friendly hotels welcome the family dog or cat to travel along on vacation.
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Why California's Beaches are Cold
California's beaches are cold and with reason! California's cold waters can be explained with a little knowledge of how ocean waters move through currents and upwelling.
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El Nino, El Coyote, and the Birds
El Nino, a regular and predictable phenomenon that affects many species, results from changes in Pacific winds and currents. El Coyote is something new and mysterious.
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Guide to Driving the Californian Coast
Driving the Californian Coast is for those seeking sun, surf, wine, beautiful scenery and amazing Redwood forests.
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Northern Elephant Seals
Northern elephant seals have made a huge comeback after facing near extinction but it is their diving and fasting capabilities that researchers are most interested in now
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Point Reyes National Seashore Has It All
Just north of San Francisco, on the western edge of Marin County, Point Reyes National Seashore provides an abundance of outdoor activities amid spectacular surroundings.
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Hearst Castle 50th Anniversary, CA
Hearst Castle in San Simeon is a grand palace on the San Luis Obispo Coast. The estate has been offering tours as part of the California State Park System for 50 years.
hearst castle • san luis obispo coast • san simeon • california wine country • william randolph hearst

Yogananda's Dream Hermitage
Paramahansa Yogananda describes his experience upon receiving a gift of the grounds of his Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens from his beloved disciple, Mr. Lynn.
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Interview with mystery author Gay Toltl Kinman
Interview with mystery author and Sisters In Crime member Gay Toltman
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Dolphin Feature - Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Once an endangered species, the Northern Right Whale Dolphin is making a timely return.
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Cabrillo National Monument
Cabrillo National Monument hosts several activities for the entire family. The park is a wonderful budget-conscious choice.
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Dinosaur Caves Draw Tourists to Shell Beach,CA.
Beach walking, tide pools, art fairs and shorefront picnics attract tourists to a series of cliffs and tide pools known as Dinosaur Caves Park in scenic Shell Beach, CA.
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Duel in the Sun
A 130 minute crash-course in the glorious mess that is Hollywood.
jennifer jones • gregory peck • king vidor • david o. selznick • hollywood.

FAVORITE FISHING
Quality fishing does not require great expense, long travel or uncomfortable conditions.
basics • freshwater • saltwater • angling

Four O’clocks in February
Beach dunes and chaparrals are a good place to look for wildflowers during February in southern California. You'll find a variety of species there you won't find anywhere else, at any other time. One family well represented is the Four O’clock Family (Nyctaginaceae.) It includes the sand verbenas (Mirabilis) and Four O’clocks (Abronia,) as well the popular ornamental species of Bougainvillea.
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Go Green on a Train Trip
Green travel is one of the newest parts of the tourist industry, and it's growing everyday. But you don't need to go to an eco-resort to do your part for the environment.
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Nibbles, the Wayward Elephant Seal
Nibbles, a juvenile elephant seal has been attacking other inhabitants at the mouth of the Russian River. Some possible reasons are based in his species' natural history
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Oceanographer: Dead Whales Say A Mouthful
Oceanographer Craig Smith has learned a great deal from exploring ocean graveyards. Here's his story.
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Recipes of Wales - Week 7 Goodies from the Gower
Week 7 features recipes for seafood delights form the Gower peninsula of south Wales
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Sightseeing in San Diego
Sitting just north of the California/Mexican border is San Diego, home to a world-renowned zoo, a range of sports teams and a "crowned" beach.
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The Sensational Roseate Spoonbill
When the idea of a pink bird comes to mind, the picture usually brings a flamingo into view. Most people are unaware of other tropical birds that are also pink. The roseate spoonbill is a large pink bird, like the flamingo. But that is where the similarity ends.
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Top Luxury California Beach Hotels
The top luxury California beach hotels make the best Pacific Coast vacation. Wake up to an ocean view, eat on a beachside terrace, and take a walk on the sand: perfect.
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Wood Duck – Beautiful Waterfowl
The Wood Duck is a strikingly beautiful bird, long a favorite of bird watchers, hunters, collectors and fishermen. The species is interesting in other ways as well.
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American Revolution Portrayed
New books include a fresh look at the American Revolution, a look at yesterday's New York City, and a new female cop novel.
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California Sea Life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sharks, seahorses, penguins, sea otters, touch pools and a fun Splash Zone for kids make the Monterey Bay Aquarium a top family attraction on California's Pacific Coast.
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Cheap Hotel Near the Beach in Santa Barbara, CA
The Franciscan Inn is a historic hotel in the center of Santa Barbara, close to the beach, Amtrak station and California's Pacific Coast Highway but room rates are cheap.
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Comedian Stephen Colbert's Animal Menagerie
The Colbert Report's satirical pseudo-conservative host Stephen Colbert has inspired experts, fans-- and himself-- to name objects animate or inanimate after him.
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East Anacapa Island, California
Beyond the shores of Ventura, California, five islands stand in defiance of the Pacific and form Channel Islands National Park. East Anacapa Island is the southern tip.
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Even in November ...
Last November my wife and I had a job interview in Napa Valley. Since were living in the southern Sierra Nevadas at the time, so far from the coast, we decided to swing over to the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH, as it is known to the terminally hip of California) for part of our journey home. The scenery, of course, was fantastic; the assortment of wildflowers was ... well ... surprising.
even in november ... • gregg m. pasterick • wildflwoers of north america • botany • ecology

Hornblower Whale Watching Cruise in San Diego
In Southern California, San Diego is one of the best places for whale watching cruises. Hornblower Cruises sail from the harbor to see Pacific gray whales and dolphins.
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