Looking to buy in a quiet area with spectacular views, beautifully kept lawns, bubbling fountains and sparkling ponds? And never hear a word of complaint from your next-door neighbor? Look no further than Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. Plots are currently available for $5,000 to $8,000 for a single grave. If money is no object,… Continue reading Mountain View Cemetery
Category: California
San Francisco Off the Rez
San Francisco Off the Re, first published in Everett Potter’s Travel Report, January 28, 2018 San Francisco Off the Rez
Gilroy, California
Seas Less Sailed Gilroy is and always was a farming town: cherries, berries, nuts and the crop for which it is universally known, garlic. In Gilroy you can shop at the Garlic Shoppe, visit Garlic World and plant your rig at the Garlic USA RV Park. There’s an annual Garlic Festival, a Garlic City Casino,… Continue reading Gilroy, California
Sequoia/King’s Canyon/Yosemite
When you visit Sequoia National Park, King‚Äôs Canyon National Park, and Yosemite National Park, you come away knowing you now know the definition of ‚Äúgiant.‚Äù Once you‚Äôve seen the giant sequoias, giant redwoods, giant waterfalls, and the giant granite rock called Half Dome, their immensity is forever etched in your brain. In Sequoia National Park… Continue reading Sequoia/King’s Canyon/Yosemite
Sacramento
Wow!¬†Sacramento‚Äôs Tower Bridge is impossible to miss. Like the Golden Gate, it‚Äôs all about the color‚Äîin this case, gold. It used to be silver, but everyone growled about the glare, so in 2001, citizens¬†voted for a new color. The gold paint job should last about 30 years. Maybe after that there will be another vote.… Continue reading Sacramento