California on Sine Qua Non

California Road Trip 2024 - Part 5 - Solvang to Los Angeles

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

From Solvang we spent a few hours at Vega Vineyard & Farm outside Buellton. Back on the coast we stopped at Carpinteria State Beach, where natural tar seeps out of the rocks onto the sand, and caught the sunset at the Malibu Pier before arriving at our hotel in Los Angeles.

Vega Vineyard & Farm, near Buellton

California Road Trip 2024 - Part 4 - Cambria to Solvang

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

From Cambria we worked our way down the coast through the tiny town of Harmony, Cayucos and Morro Bay, where sea otters were floating in the kelp. Then it was inland to San Luis Obispo for a stop at Libertine Brewing, a luffa farm in Nipomo, and on to Solvang for the night.

A ground squirrel on the Moonstone Beach boardwalk, Cambria

California Road Trip 2024 - Part 3 - Hearst Castle and the Elephant Seals

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

After the 17 Mile Drive we cut inland through the hills near Paso Robles and came back out to the coast at Hearst Castle. After the tour we stopped at the elephant seal rookery at Piedras Blancas, then drove a little further up the coast to Ragged Point before heading back down to Cambria for the night.

Rolling hills near Paso Robles, on the way to the coast