Walnut, United States Travel Blogs

New Year's Day, Joel
Jan 3, 2006 (3 photos)

... the Berlin wall coming down... Sister Loel emerged around 10:30 for a walk and a visit to Willie McCovey's restaurant in Walnut Creek. This is an extreme sports family spot, with many screens going (including the Eagles). When Willie himself comes, it ...

Joel's Tuesday
Dec 28, 2005 (5 photos)

Wonderful day with family today. Brother Chan and I went around the nearby Lafayette Reservoir -- lots of families, joggers, dogs (sounds like California?) See the two pix showing the tower in the reservoir with the cormorants. We had an elegant ...

I'm home and ready to unpa...no, wait...hold on...
Sep 20, 2005

When I arrived back from Africa almost two months ago, I thought, YES!! It's been fun, but I'm finally done with planes, buses, cabs, layovers, backpacks, dirty drinking water, sleeping bags, mosquitoes, group living, poor communication, packing, ...

Steering Clear of Lovely Rita
Sep 22, 2005 (1 photos)

I should be in the air right now, but instead I'm obsessively watching Doppler radar accounts of Hurricane Rita. My flight was scheduled to layover in Houston. I probably could have snuck by Rita and made it to New Orleans, but it seemed imprudent to ...

Boxing Day
Dec 27, 2005 (4 photos)

This is Joel writing! I cannot figure out what time it is, because I went to sleep around 6:30 am Eastern and now it is 5 pm Pacific! My plane from Wash DC never caught up with the jet stream, and my brother was the last person to come to the airport. ...

48 days till liftoff, 32 days of work.
Jul 15, 2005 (1 photos)

Well it is way too early for any fireworks of experiences other than to say I am excited and getting extremely impatient! I did a test run on packing my backpack yesterday, that is how ready I am to go and I still have 49 days left! A little history: I ...

Pipe Spring, Wupatki, Walnut Canyon
Jul 18, 2002 (3 photos)

... . Drove 200 miles to Wupatki National Monument in Arizona and viewed the Pueblo ruins from the 1100's. Then I drove 37 miles to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona and saw Sinagua dwellings over 800 years old in the cliff faces.

My Friend David Perry
Jun 10, 2006

... peacefully in the presence of his family and friends. Dave and I met four years ago when we worked together at Prima in Walnut Creek. We became instant friends and were immediately joined at the hip... or the foot, rather, since we spent most of our ...

It ain't over even when it's over
Oct 26, 2005 (1 photos)

My days as Dog Nanny drew to a close last Saturday, and I flew back to Northern California. Caring for JD and Shep (who I think are now Jordan and Bijou) was a wonderful way to end my Animal Rescue journey. Jordan in particular made amazing strides ...

Almost ready to go!
Sep 15, 2009 (2 photos)

Welcome friends! We've been planning this trip for many many months and we're almost set to go. We're flying out of SFO mid-day tomorrow. We are going to be traveling around Europe for 9 weeks. We're visiting 7 countries and 17 cities. We hope to see as ...

Woods, Waves and Redwoods
Nov 23, 2003 (9 photos)

... , this was the first time that I walked with my backpack. (It was not completely full as some contents were left behind in Walnut Creek.) It is good practice. The pack takes some getting used to. Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday. We will have the ...

Walnut Canyon
Jul 8, 2007 (5 photos)

... the dwelling of a single family, and might measure approximately two meters high by six meters long by three meters deep. Walnut Canyon was proclaimed a national monument on November 30, 1915, but not before many of the dwellings were destroyed by early ...

Wednesday: 2 days and counting...
Jul 23, 2008

I realize I should probably be packing. It's two days before my trip and I still haven't started. I get overwhelmed just thinking about it. I figure I'll get home today and start doing some laundry. I hear London is supposed to be cold and rainy; Italy is ...

Redwood National Park to Walnut Creek, CA/San Fran
Jul 18, 2009 (10 photos)

... 8217;re crossing the bridge into Oakland, CA right across from San Francisco. We’re staying with friends in a suburb called Walnut Creek. Now..here’s the big surprise. The whole drive down it was a balmy 75-80 degrees and partly sunny. Crossing ...

Baseball Game
Apr 9, 2005 (8 photos)

Well everyone we have been having a great time so far in Carmel, we went on a day trip to a Baseball game in San Fran which includes free food and drink on the bus to San Fran and back which takes 2 hours to get there and 2 hours to get back. You will see ...

New Year's Eve in California
Jan 1, 2006

Hello, everyone! Brother Chan and I are puppy-sitting here at sister Loel's. We just visited Lady, who, unfortunately was very obsessive about her hand, and seemed totally uncomfortable this evening. Interesting day. It started with driving rains ...

New Year's Eve in California
Jan 2, 2006 (5 photos)

Hello, everyone! Brother Chan and I are puppy-sitting here at sister Loel's. We just visited Lady, who, unfortunately was very obsessive about her hand, and seemed totally uncomfortable this evening. Interesting day. It started with driving rains ...

Visit to Arnoldland
Nov 21, 2003 (1 photos)

... Lake Tahoe. Today, Mark, will pick me up for a weekend in Sebastapol. (Wynona Ryder's birth place?) I will return to Walnut Creek on Sunday and then will return to Sebastapol for Turkey Day which I am anxiously awaiting as hopefully no canned food will ...

Pre Trip to the Trip
May 23, 2009 (1 photos)

The night started off a little windy...the beers began to flow.  And soon we were singing along to the tunes... :)  The pre-trip to the trip is a tradition we started on our last European adventure...we miss Brianna!  After sighting Erin at the BART station ...

The Nice America
Nov 23, 2005 (15 photos)

San Fransico was great, I cant say enough good things about the city. We went on a tour of Alcatraz, say the Bay Bridge and San Fran Bridge, took a ride on a cable car and saw the steepest street in the world. The best thing was the trip to Alcatraz. ...

Shooting in the Ozarks
Jun 18, 2008

Shooting in the Ozarks.

SILVER RHINESTONE ENCRUSTED TIMEPIECE WATCH
Jan 31, 2008

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BLACK STUDDED EYELET SASH SLIP EVENING DRESS
Jan 31, 2008

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BROWN FLORAL HALTER TANKINI BOYSHORTS SWIMSUIT
Jan 31, 2008

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RED Suede Bow Peep Toe Platform Wedge Pump
Jan 31, 2008

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the age is never late
Jan 27, 2009

here we are...in Walnut Creek...in the retirement suburb called Rossmoor...just the place to celebrate your 25th birthday. Goodbye to Chestnut ranch, goodbye Renee, goodbye Tom & Nikki. The last piece of vegan chocolate cake for the first breakfast of ...

LADY MARIE COSTUME
Jan 31, 2008

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So Close I can taste the Guinness!
Aug 17, 2006

So, I am here at my last day of work, and I cant stop thinking about leaving this monday! I have all of my documents ready...all I need to do now is pack (something that i am really not looking forward to). Wow, I leave in 4 days! Ireland is waiting ...

Crackin Whips (cookie)
Jul 25, 2008 (7 photos)

DAY 1! and what a day it turned out to be! We actually got off on time. Our first stop was the Fort Cody Trading Post. THAT WAS FUN! They had these huge whips. (ment for bulls or something (hopefully)). that we (I) got in trouble for craking. But ...

Day 21: Walnut Creek
Sep 29, 2003

finally arrived at Kate's, safe and sound and tired