T.H. Watkins' book On the Shore of the Sundown Sea, published by the Sierra Club, tells of the T.H.'s experience camping with his big family at Salt Creek, exploring the southern Orange County coastline during the post WWII years to the passage of Proposition 20 in 1972. I was introduced to T.H. Watkins' book by … Continue reading On the Shore of the Sundown Sea – T.H. Watkins
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Doc Mishler Rides Again!
Doc Mishler last rode the coast road fifteen years ago with the two horses pictured on the right: Chief Free Spirit and Keep The Faith. At that time, Doc trotted from Montana to Washington D.C., by way of California, after surviving a cancer diagnosis and its treatment and reading the book, How Then Shall We … Continue reading Doc Mishler Rides Again!
“Song of the Redwood-Tree” by Walt Whitman
1 A California song, A prophecy and indirection, a thought impalpable to breathe as air, A chorus of dryads, fading, departing, or hamadryads departing, A murmuring, fateful, giant voice, out of the earth and sky, Voice of a mighty dying tree in the redwood forest dense. Farewell my brethren, Farewell O earth and sky, farewell … Continue reading “Song of the Redwood-Tree” by Walt Whitman
The Golden Left Coast on the Edge
This is the tale of two Fradkins: 1. Philip Fradkin 1974 and 2011 2. Philip Fradkin, father and Alex Fradkin, his son. Philip and Alex have published The Left Coast - California On The Edge, written by Philip, with accompanying photos taken by Alex. The two have spent the past five years writing about, and snapping … Continue reading The Golden Left Coast on the Edge
Coast Highway 1 by Elizabeth C. Ward
I am not without hope of delighting to find the essential Coast Road novel. Expectations defined in a previous post on two Coast Road-titled books ended with a request that, at the very least, when a book is titled, “The Coast Road,” then the reader better find plenty of setting along the Coast Road. Elizabeth … Continue reading Coast Highway 1 by Elizabeth C. Ward
Real Estate on Highway 1
Who's in with me on ponying up $5.3M for this sweet spot on North Highway 1?
Coast Road Fine Dining
Gladstone's in Malibu benefits from a makeover in both style and menu offerings, so reports an article from the Los Angeles Times. "The Pacific Coast Highway location is Southern California's highest-grossing independent restaurant, with annual revenue topping $14 million, according to Restaurants & Institutions, an industry trade journal. But sales and profits have slid in … Continue reading Coast Road Fine Dining
Driving California’s Coast In 10 Days
Everyone should watch Christopher Reynold's video capture of his drive north on the California coast.
The Coast Road 