Santa Rosa, United States Travel Blogs

Jun 21, 2009
Jun 21, 2009 (11 photos)

More wine country
Aug 20, 2009 (7 photos)

We had rather a bad experience for breakfast this morning. Being out of milk, we decided to go to McDonalds for breakfast. We rarely eat there, so we didn't really know the difference between certain things on the menu. The plan was to get egg mcmuffins, ...

Day 7 (West Trip)
Oct 3, 2005 (1 photos)

departing odometer 23955....arriving odometer 24337. We drove 382 miles today. We have stopped at the Santa Rosa RV Park for the night. They have a BBQ Restaurant here and not much else. I think a Catholic Church and a Dollar Store is all that's here. ...

Santa Rosa Lake, NM
May 21, 2008 (27 photos)

... . So once back on to I-40 we stayed for the remainder of our time through New Mexico. Getting hungry and tired we stopped in Santa Rosa to eat and find the State Park. The "Comet" restaurant seemed the best choice and we were not disappointed. A tad ...

Just cos I am English doesn’t mean I know th
Oct 17, 2009 (9 photos)

Finally at Rancho Wickiooooo I could relax a bit. Fortunately coffee and food was on hand and after I had negotiated the proper etiquette for preparing an English muffin I was reconstituted and ready for some wino touring.  A word of warning at this ...

Grayton Beach State Park
Mar 16, 2008

March 15, 2008   Set up the campsite and went out for a bike ride to town.  Santa Rosa has nice paved bike paths that run alongside the streets into the town.  We peddled a couple of miles and found some shops and restaurants that were all humming.  Checking ...

Jim & June's Odyssey 081107
Nov 7, 2008

... started issuing "Flash Flood" warnings - we bugged out and drove about 300 miles from Brookings, Oregon to Forestville, CA (NW of Santa Rosa) in one day and stayed at the Riverbend RV Resort overnight. To get there, we drove for 23 miles along a VERY ...

California
Aug 19, 2009 (7 photos)

For breakfast today Matt and I mad dinner. Just thought I'd mention that because that’s what we are doing in the picture. Matt was very happy, haha. The first place we went today was a little PEZ museum. As you can imagine Marshall was in heaven on ...

My Family Adventure in Safari West
Feb 21, 2008

... adventure vacation in the heart of California's wine country? Plan your next family getaway to experience the spirit of Africa in Santa Rosa, the Safari West. Safari West is not a zoo. It is a wildlife preserve attraction open to visitors who want to ...

Off to Colorado, Wait! We're Driving?!
Jun 28, 2006 (3 photos)

With less than 10 hours before I leave Northern California on a trek around the world, what is left to get ready? Naturally, my first order of business is to watch the giants game... there we go... Ray Durham grand slam feels good...time to ...

California Dreamin'
Feb 25, 2008 (11 photos)

... of us royally. We loved visiting with her. In the morning Barbara Moulton, our contact from Redwood Forest Friends Meeting in Santa Rosa, biked to Dorothy's house so that she could walk with us the five miles into town to her cohousing community. We ...

Towards Castiloga
Mar 30, 2008 (12 photos)

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Napa & Sonoma Wine Country
Nov 26, 2008

... to worry about transport and you're in the wine cliché frame of mind. Otherwise don't bother as transportation isn't geared towards tourists and the place itself is quite scummy, well Santa Rosa was anyway, let's get out of here and get to Yosemite.  

Thank You!!
Aug 8, 2007

So i'm home now...safe and sound...nick got his bag yesterday... .  So this is my last entry, I hope you all enjoyed reading about our travels and experiences as much as I enjoyed living it and writing about it.  I loved sharing our stories, and ...

Another long day
Jul 29, 2009 (4 photos)

Late start  this morning as I couldn't sleep last night. Left Santa Rosa about 10am and went down 84 to Fort Sumner, famous for the last days of Billy the Kid, shot by Sherrif Pat Garrett at the old fort then called Maxwell House after the family not ...

Santa Rosa
May 14, 2008 (2 photos)

... earthquake to it's original design.  The movie starring Mel Gibson 'Forever Young' was also filmed here.  On arrival into Santa Rosa our first port of call was Circuit City to buy a laptop.  Although everywhere along the way has had wifi ...

The Second Leg of the "Farewell Tour"
Jun 27, 2009 (19 photos)

... beach house in Florida for all the relatives to stay in. So Hooray! We didn't have to go to Wisconsin but instead traveled to Santa Rosa Beach near Destin, Florida to stay and hang out with her family and relatives for a week. Lauren had left her bank job ...

Day 80 - Bits And Bobs
Aug 6, 2008

... then we wouldn't, as not being able to face spending another night at Wal-Mart, we wanted to be able to get back to Santa Rosa the same day. Miles travelled: 0 Total miles travelled: 7212 Days on road: 60 States visited: 11 National Parks visited: 11

Day 81 - Are We Stuck In The Twilight Zone?
Aug 7, 2008 (5 photos)

... got out of the city when the heavens opened and for most of the journey back we travelled through phenomenal thunder storms. Towards Santa Rosa some of the fields next to the freeway were badly flooded. We reckon it had probably been raining here for most ...

Day 82 - Disco Chip
Aug 8, 2008

... a huge selection of music from our MP3 player, which eventually led to Mel dancing in the bus! They are actually big enough to do that in! Miles travelled: 0 Total miles travelled: 7469 Days on road: 62 States visited: 11 National Parks visited: 11

Iron butt stuff
Jul 28, 2009 (5 photos)

... be told the next one was at Santa Rosa 57 miles up the road. By now the co-pilot was not a happy camper, although I got along to Santa Rosa as quick as I could setting the cruise up to 85=140 k's for the next 50 miles. I did not get one lolly, candy for ...

Through Louisiana - and FINALLY, in Florida!
Feb 2, 2008 (9 photos)

  Today's drive was much different than yesterday's...cold, clear skies greeted us as we on causeways, over rivers and bayous,  and by the side of the Gulf of Mexico.   We crossed the Achafalaya River (it's pronounced cha-fah ...

Almost to Four Corners
Jul 12, 2008

Hi again everyone. Missing us much? XD Not really is my guess, but hey I've been stuck with these people for almost 3 weeks... I have my reasons NOT to miss them if they go away. x3!! ANYWHO, today was pretty much the same its been; driving. And more ...

Enjoying Sonoma wines.
Mar 6, 2008 (4 photos)

... in order for me to catch the airport bus. Shriving a little bit from cold I looked back with glee concerning my time in Santa Rosa. However, I was also exited and apprehensive about my upcoming trip to Japan. As the bus pulled in I waved goodbye at Santa ...

Home Sweet Home
Aug 13, 2007

Hey Everyone, So, I'm back and on lunch at work.  It was such an amazing experience traveling Europe.  I learned so many things about different cultures and geography that I would have never known.  Having this experience has made me ...

Oil, Cattle, Windmills and Ghost Towns
Jan 12, 2008 (5 photos)

... the day and in TX the trains were frequent and large.  All were carrying long loads of containers or piggyback trucks. We stopped in Santa Rosa NM tonight.  The weather has become quite cold but promises to be clear for the next few days.

Ardmore to Santa Rosa
Jul 1, 2006 (21 photos)

Well, I made it to New Mexico! The Cadillac Ranch was a great find. I mean great find because it really is in the middle of nowhere and it wasn't listed on the GPS system so I had to search. I tried to get to another of that ranchers creations the "pair ...

Day 77 - A Dry Night By The Lake
Aug 3, 2008 (5 photos)

... a wave from a Hummer full of soldiers as we left the fuel station. From Fort Sumner it was about an hour's drive north west to Santa Rosa and our camp site at Santa Rosa Lake State Park. We would like to tell you that we relaxed with a few beers but sadly ...

Day 79 - Return To Volks Heaven
Aug 5, 2008 (7 photos)

... came to, which happened to be a "Wendy's". Not bad, but we won't be rushing back for another one. We arrived back at Santa Rosa Lake State Park around 7pm. After dinner and showers we settled in to watch the final episode of "24". Oh no! Miles travelled ...

Can't wait for Europe
Jul 6, 2007

Sitting at work thinking about Europe, I can't wait!!!!!!!!