Hike Lake Tahoe's Rubicon Trail (The foot trail not the OHV trail)

There are a few ways to reach Vikingsholm on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay. One is to take the mile trail from the Vikingsholm parking lot. It's a steep trail that is about a mile long. But on the way back to the parking lot, you will have to hike straight up for a mile. The second option is to take a boat (which allows visitors to also visit the teahouse on Fannette Island on the way.) 

The third option is to take the 6 1/2 mile Rubicon Trail which connects DL Bliss State Park and Emerald Bay State Park

The route from Emerald Bay State Park (the highest point of the trail) down to Vikingsholm offers a virtually uninterrupted view of Emerald Bay. As you hike down, you'll see that each view is a new vision of beauty. But there really are no bad views of Tahoe.

This section of the trail is the newest portion of the trail and doesn't exist on many older maps.

Great Deals on Bay Area Attractions

I was planning a couple of last minute, summer's almost over I'd better get out and enjoy it excursions and discovered that San Francisco Bay Area Attractions has a round up of great coupons posted on their site. Here are the deals:

$10 off general admission to Great America

1/2 off admission to Gilroy Gardens (weekdays)

$15 off General Admission to Gilroy gardens

$5 off Classic Sightseeing tours in San Francisco

$2 off per person at Winchester Mystery House

Up to $12 off Roaring Camp Railroads

$3 off admission to Ripley's Believe it or Not

Here's the link to the coupons:

SFBayFun.com - Coupons

Be sure to read the fine print for restrictions.

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The Blue Spruce Inn, Soquel, CA

The first place my husband and I stayed on our honeymoon, besides the generic hotel near our reception site,  was the Blue Spruce Inn, a cozy bed and breakfast, in Soquel, California.

The room was cozy, the innkeepers were friendly, and the food was fabulous. The innkeeper gladly shared her recipes with us (we are making mango salsa to this day). The town (which neighbors Santa Cruz) is quaint and friendly. What more can you ask from a bed and breakfast?

We got this lodging recommendation from The Best Places to Kiss in Northern California--a great book filled with lodging, restaurant, and activity recommendations for the romantically minded travelers. It makes a great bridal shower gift. Get it here.

The Blue Spruce Inn is located at

2801 S. Main Street
Soquel, California 95073

Phone: 831-464-1137

E-mail: info@bluespruce.com

Pie in the Sky Pizza Mi Wuk Village

Never judge a book by it’s cover, and never judge a pizza parlor by it’s exterior until you’ve tasted the pizza inside. Pie in the Sky Pizzeria in Mi Wuk Village, California may be painted sunny yellow with Smurf blue trim, but the pizza inside is worth stopping for.The Pie in the Sky Pizzeria menu features pizza, salads, breads, hot sandwiches, and a variety of brews on
tap. A variety of specials cater to couples, families, and groups. The interior of Pie in the Sky looks like a cozy ski shack and a couple of retro arcade games are available for play.

My rule of thumb for ordering a Pie in the Sky pizza, is to order one size (or two)

The Best Places to Kiss in Northern California

The Best Places to Kiss in Northern California is a great gift for a travel minded couple. I received it for a shower gift and my husband and I used it to find bed and breakfasts and restaurants geared toward vacationers with romance on the mind.

View of Mount Whitney from a truck stop

I took this picture of Mount Whitney a few years ago on our way home from Washington at a truck stop where we had stopped for gas. The clouds had finally moved aside enough that we could see most of the magnificent mountain that dominates the scenery in that area of California.