Year Inward Review - 2011


It's been about other busy twelvemonth hither at . It's truthful nosotros had about unlike goals at the start of the twelvemonth but other operate issues crept inwards in addition to made us wonder if we'd fifty-fifty larn out of the house.

Luckily, about things brutal into place, others brutal through...opening upwards novel opportunities, in addition to about wishes were fulfilled. 

Here are the new, in addition to revisited, destinations nosotros got to inwards 2011...


Yuma, Arizona - We started the twelvemonth inwards this riverfront metropolis inwards the southwest corner of the state.  Long a crossroads, Yuma sits upwards adjacent to California in addition to Mexico. H5N1 lot of history has happened hither but the metropolis is pretty overlooked past times around travelers.  For us, it kicked off the entire year's worth of journeys.

Yuma, Arizona - 2011


Tucson, Arizona -  Coming hither was supposed to last a warm getaway from a chilly wintertime Southern California in addition to our initiatory of all extended trip.  Didn't quite operate out that means every bit nosotros had freezing weather condition in addition to fifty-fifty snowfall inwards this southwestern desert town.

Tucson, Arizona  - Part 1

Tucson, Arizona - Part 2


It was thus a few months exploring our dwelling environs of Southern California with a string of novel reports in addition to videos showcasing our dwelling base...which is a large tourist magnet inwards itself.

Three Meals a Day, All Across L.A. - H5N1 video tour of 3 of our favorite L.A. restaurants accompanied past times a study in addition to listing of several of our all fourth dimension favorite places to consume here.

California's Hidden Wine Country explores the around endangered vino producing expanse of this peachy vino state. Just a handful of vintners stick it out against urban expansion inwards this historic area.

Pasadena, California - Several go writers seemed to uncovering the Crown City, dwelling of the Tournament of Roses, this year.  This is genuinely inwards my neighborhood thus hither is my accept on the "other" metropolis merely due north of Los Angeles proper.

L.A.'s Other Pier, Redondo Beach - Tim's favorite beach location makes for a peachy solar daytime along the water.

Southern California's Best Beaches - We're locals...want to know the best places along the ocean? Here are our picks.


In May, nosotros realized a long-held goal...the exclusively trip nosotros had planned to accept this twelvemonth that really came to fruition every bit nosotros had envisioned.  H5N1 trip to the Napa Valley of Beer, Denver, thus nosotros could sense it inwards all it's boozy splendor in addition to accept inwards a baseball game game at a new-to-us stadium.

Denver, Colorado - Part 1

Denver, Colorado - Part 2

Denver, Colorado - Part 3


Colorado Springs, Colorado - While we're inwards the neighborhood, why non extend it a picayune chip to Denver's southern neighbor, amount of natural beauty in addition to tall peaks.


June flora Letty in addition to I past times ourselves for a few days land Tim was at camp. We spent it vino tasting alongside the elephant seals in addition to watching calf roping inwards beautiful Paso Robles on California's Central Coast.

Paso Robles, California - Part 1

Paso Robles, California - Part 2

Paso Robles, California - Part 3


America's Breadbasket - When nosotros retrieved Tim from Camp...who had to leave of absence a solar daytime early on due to sickness...our adjacent adventure took us to about other off-the-beaten rails goal inwards California's Central Valley.


Monterey, California - Yes, we've been to Monterey enough of times in addition to cause got reported on it hither too. This time, nosotros larn to know about lesser known parts of the peninsula, become for about wheelchair-acessible hikes, in addition to fifty-fifty pass a solar daytime at the fair.

Monterey, California - Part 1

Monterey, California - Part 2


Laughlin, Nevada - this picayune gambling mecca on the Colorado River has non been on our radar for several years but a jeopardy to encounter Vince Gill inwards concert brings us out to this desert oasis.

Laughlin - Part 1

Laughlin - Part 2

Route 66 - an out-of-the means detour on our means dwelling provides forage for a video in addition to photograph essay of 1 of the world's around historic in addition to honey roads.


The Dominican Republic - H5N1 yearning for a warm, tropical beach opor-garai started us on the route to this trip. Trying to detect a wheelchair accessible beach led us to the DR. Our biggest trip of the twelvemonth yielded a lot of information, pictures, video, and...most importantly...fun!

As of this writing, nosotros exclusively cause got 1 trip inwards the planning stages for adjacent twelvemonth but I'm certain many to a greater extent than opportunities volition come upwards along, afterwards all, we'd exclusively hoped to become on 3 trips terminal twelvemonth but ended upwards with nine trips summation 5 novel articles on our dwelling area.

We promise you've enjoyed the trip this twelvemonth in addition to volition larn out along to come upwards along every bit nosotros detect about novel adventures adjacent year.

-Darryl
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