by burtkauf | Dec 23, 2015 | Bay Area, Christmas, Light Show, Lights, Los Straightjackets, Meshugga Beach Party, Multi Media, Music, Paris
NEW from Livermore – hotbed for Christmas Lights this is our favorite in Laser Light category. Rather simple appearing at first but with perfectly synched lights to musicWho Says Paris is the City of Lights? U.S. and Bay Area Do Nice Job with Christmas...
by burtkauf | Dec 3, 2015 | #climate change really worse, cause terrorism?
Climate change really worse, cause terrorism?
by burtkauf | Nov 16, 2015 | Bay Area, Bay Area Backroads, Bike Trail, Eastbay, Goat, hike, Mt. Diablo, Napa, Sunset, Sunsets
ON SALE, Poster 12.95 less discount of the dayNOW featuring Bay Area Backroads ART starting with Secret Spot Bay Area featuring Mt. DiabloSecret Spot facing Mt.Diablo PosterWe’ve called this the ‘secret spot’ since coming upon it some years...
by burtkauf | Nov 10, 2015 | Aaron Neville, Bancroft Gardens, CA, Changing San Francisco, Dick Dale, Ellen, Glen, Jack London home, Mt. Diablo, Napa, Porchfest, Santa Cruz, Woodies, Woodies on the Wharf
Lots of adventures for us in the Beautiful Bay Area this past summer… Here we highlight some of the highlights…Let’s start out with one of our very favorites…(Below are just partial versions of the full blogs that can be viewed at...
by burtkauf | Nov 10, 2015 | Entertainment. Artists, Gospel, Live, Local, Music, Napa, One Love, Porchfest, Reggae
Sample of one of the various venues and musical acts around town (Napa, CA) during Porchfest in JulyNAPA PORCH FEST – Ultimate Down Home Town Event (Music Fest)Among our favorite, annual Bay Area summertime event is the Napa Porchfest, usually held on a Saturday...
by burtkauf | Nov 9, 2015 | Beach, Big Dipper, Boardwalk, Endless Summer, Ferris Wheel, History, Jewel, Living History, Santa Cruz
Another Summer in the Books at Santa Cruz, CA and Beach Boardwalk, Giant Dipper – Historical Gems Live On in Jewel of West Coast Seaside Towns *Oh, the boardwalk’s deserted, there’s nobody down by the shore…And the Ferris wheel ride...
by burtkauf | Nov 7, 2015 | Geology, Mt. Diablo, South Gate, Southgate, Sunsets
SOUTHGATE ENTRANCE to MT DIABLO, DANVILLE – BIKERS PARADISEPark at Athenian School, Danville on Southgate Rd off Diablo Rd…This is, perhaps, the best mt diablo climb but watch for cars on blind curvesSUNSET
by burtkauf | Oct 15, 2015 | cacti, Cactus, Gardens, Pleasant hill, Springhill, Wildlife Habitat
Lots of Pleasant in Pleasant Hill – Springhill Trail Paradise, Educational GardensLots of Pleasant in Pleasant Hill – Springhill Trail Paradise, Educational GardensFor gardens it doesn’t get much more uniquely picturesque than these cacti and...
by burtkauf | Oct 7, 2015 | Bancroft Gardens, Ruth Bancroft
Ruth Bancroft, Founder of Drought-Tolerant Ruth Bancroft Gardens, Turns 107 Nice to be able to honor great folks while they’re still alive… Wish we could say ‘Ruth Bancroft Celebrates’ but just to...
by burtkauf | Sep 8, 2015 | Fairfield, Rockville Hills
ROCKVILLE HILLS PARK, FAIRFIELD Yes, that seemingly desolate hot spot off #80 on the way to Sacramento has some mighty fine scenery including a pastoral lake with sealife and some historical rock formations, thus the name Rockville Hills. The park...
