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Updated 11/4/23, original post published 1/30/18 Whenever I hear about someone closing their business, it always makes me a little ...

It's that time again when I get to write one of my favorite posts -- the most viewed posts of ...

I've been reading a lot lately about overtourism but who would think a sleepy little place like Volcano, CA, could ...

UPDATE: This post was originally published on April 18, 2017 and has been updated on May 24, 2019 to reflect ...

Beautiful Amador County, with an elevation range of 250 feet to over 9,000 feet, is in the heart of the ...

When I finally pulled away from the home I had lived in for the past four years in Pine Grove, ...

This is one of my favorite posts to do each year. It is so fun for me to look back ...

When you think of Bakersfield, do you think of a place to visit and explore? No? Me neither! When I ...

If you have been following my blog, you know that just before my birthday I made a life changing decision ...

My friend Joy and her husband were here visiting for a few days from Southern California so I planned some ...

Although Amador City is the smallest incorporated city in California, covering less than a square mile, it has lots to ...

If you haven't been to Murphys, you should definitely add it to your list of places to go in California's ...

Amtrak -- Sacramento to San Francisco -- who knew? Certainly not me. At least not until recently. I've lived here ...

The first time I went to Jamison's Ale House and Oyster Bar in Amador City, CA, I knew I would ...

Sutter Creek Heritage Days I think I saw more of Sutter Creek in a few hours during Heritage Days than ...

Of all the things I've done so far in Gold Country, one of my favorites is the Roaring Camp Saturday ...

Amador City, population 200, was a booming town during the California gold rush. The Keystone Mine was one of the ...

UPDATE 2/15/22: Dragon Gourmet Mushrooms is permanently closed! Ryker retired in August and sold his equipment. Mushrooms are one of ...

When I first saw information about the motorcar ride in Ione, CA, I was intrigued. The stable where I had ...

It's been two decades in the making but Troy and Cyndi Harrell's dream has finally come to fruition. They recently ...

Volcano is located in Amador County in the sierra foothills of Northern California's Gold Country. It is surrounded by natural ...

When I lived in Southern California, I lived near the beach and loved that I could be in the mountains ...

I have always been fascinated by rail travel and just love riding a train any chance I get. That hasn't been ...

Hiking on Electra Road is not a very traditional hike or much of a challenge, but it is an excellent ...

I have always loved going to the zoo. When I lived in Southern California, I went to the San Diego ...

Seeing the giant coastal redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) has always been on my bucket list. You would think that someone who has ...

Recently, the Saucy Sisters cooking group took a foodie field trip to Sacramento to visit, among other places, Allspicery. When Jan, the ...

You never know what you are going to run into when you are traveling around Gold Country. Yesterday I was ...

Back in March I went to see Dave Stamey at The Call in Pine Grove. I had been wanting to see him ...

I've said it before, but I just have to say it again. I'm discovering that plants from bulbs have the most spectacular ...

On our way back from Toogood Estate Winery in Fairplay, the Vineyard Vixens stopped at Bluebird Haven Iris Garden. We ...

How Volcano Got its Name When I first moved to Pine Grove in beautiful Gold Country and learned there was a ...

When it comes to getting up and getting out, the one thing I did a lot of in Southern California ...

Northern California's Gold Country, also known as the Mother Lode, encompasses ten counties that lie along the western slope of ...