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Archive for Montana de Oro

 February 8, 2018

The Central California Coast: Monterey, Morro Bay, & Ojai

I doubt there’s anyplace more alluring than the Central Coast of California. We’ve traveled sections of the coast many times, but there’s always something more to discover in this enchanting stretch of ruggedly beautiful landscapes and charming towns. There’s even a castle, which I thought might be weird, but turned out to be fascinating. In […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : Camp Comfort, Cannery Row, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, El Chorro Regional Campground, elephant seals, Elkhorn Slough, Hearst Castle, kayaking Elkhorn Slough, Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Montana de Oro, Monterey, Monterey Bay, Morro Bay, Ojai, Ojai-Ventura bike path, Point Lobos, sea otters
 June 23, 2015

On The Road Again: Ojai, CA

You thought we were never going to leave San Diego, didn’t you? We actually harbored that thought a few times ourselves. But finally, two months after our run-in with the big, bad boulder in Anza Borrego State Park and seven weeks after dropping our home off for repairs, our trailer was ready to roll. Carefully—very […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : El Chorro Regional Park, Lake Casitas, Meditation Mount, Montana de Oro, Morro Bay, Ojai
 February 9, 2015

The Wild Central California Coast

If you like your nature experiences on the wild side, you don’t want to miss two unique destinations close to Morro Bay. At one, we hiked along a ruggedly beautiful coastline with scores of sea birds and spouting gray whales not far offshore. At the other, we had an extraordinary up-close encounter with thousands of […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : Montana de Oro, Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

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