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| SCENIC
SONOMA COUNTY DRIVING TOUR |
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| Plus the Golden Gate Bridge, The City of San Fransisco, Giant Redwood Trees, Fisherman's Wharf, Seals, and Alcatraz - all in the sub-menu below | |
STOP NUMBER 1 - KOZLOWSKI
FARMS |
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Featuring a friendly family
member working there; Fresh berries and organic apples in season; homemade
james, mustards, sugarless products and more. Fresh cider and jam tasting.
This farm has been in the Kozlowski family for generations. Sample California
Wine Jelly, Black Raspberry Vinegar, BBQ sauce, apple butter and more.
Highly recommend by the two RV Gypsies. |
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STOP NUMBER 2 - Russian
River Vineyards |
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| Founded in 1963, Russian River vineyards produce gold medal wines. Karen did a wine sampling - cost $5 (refundable if you purchase wine). Although Karen found several wines she enjoyed and purchased, she would go elsewhere next trip to this area because there are so many vineyards in the area. Karen also noted that no crackers or bread was served in between wine samples to cleanse the palette and making it possible to savor the true flavor of each wine. The glass was not even rinsed between samples. | |
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The ride between these
areas, also produced the following photographs. |
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| The specks
you see behind the beautiful flowers in the following photos are ducks. |
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| STOP NUMBER 3 - Sonoma County Beaches (after you finish these photos, you will find a menu at the bottom of this page with photos from Armstrong Woods State Preserve (and the Giant Redwood trees). |
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SONOMA COUNTY
BEACHES |
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| The Sonoma Coast has a series of beaches on a beautiful rugged coastline, each separated by rocky bluffs. They extend 16 miles from Jenner to Bodega. The bluffs, slopes, and dunes of these beaches support a hardy groundcover of native shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers. The two RV Gypsies stopped at 6 beach areas and found each one to be unique. It was very foggy day just after a storm, so the waves were really big, and the fog prevented the taking of real good photographs. Despite the weather, the two RV Gypsies really enjoyed each of the beaches and highly recommend this trip. | |
GOAT ROCK |
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| From the top of this grass and wildflower covered rock, a beautiful view of the ocean can be seen. Unfortunately, it was too foggy to photograph. But look closely at the speck to the right of the crest of this mountain - that is a person - (the second photo is zoomed in on the person) - this shows you how high up the two RV Gypsies are about to climb. | |
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The ocean can barely be
seen down below due to the fog |
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Three deer ran in front
of the two RV Gypsies as they approached the top of Goat Rock. |
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Lee near the top of Goat Rock, and then starting down the steep hill - see the car way down the bottom! |
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| SHELL
BEACH |
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| is known to be a favorite for the beachcomber and stroller. It provides an outdoor classroom for the study of tidal pool marine life. | |
The first view of Shell
Beach from the parking area |
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| Lee starts down
the path & stops to smell the flowers (nice to be retired and have
time to do so) |
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Rocks and a small stream
to the left of the path down |
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Almost to the Pacific
Ocean - just a bunch of wooden steps to go down |
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The sand is very dark;
the wet layer just under the surface is even darker |
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the two RV Gypsies venture
towards the Pacific Ocean |
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The ocean attacks Karen
and she runs for safety |
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The rock in the middle of
this picture looks like a sea creature - it has two eyes and a big nose
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| Two birds on top of the rock and a seagull flying by
- oh my! The two RV Gypsies are really "seeing" things while traveling. |
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| The
sand consists of little rocks & different types of slightly bigger
rocks |
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The big rocks by the ocean
take a beating from the waves |
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WRIGHTS BEACH |
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| This beach charged
an entry fee, so the two RV Gypsies just took a beach photo and a photo
of small quail from the parking lot up above. |
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DUNCANS LANDING |
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The waves were really big
at Duncans Landing |
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The seagull kept flying
back and forth in front of the camera - guess he wanted to be a movie star. |
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The seagull finally lands
to pose pretty for the camera |
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Then the seagull flies
off again and Karen goes crazy! |
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The beautiful field of
flowers calm Karen down |
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GLEASON
BEACH |
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Two birds on the rock and
a rip-roaring Pacific Ocean |
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ARCHED ROCK BEACH |
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| Trees
along this beach ride are wind-blown by strong ocean breezes & lean
away from the ocean. |
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| Thank
you for viewing the photos of these unique beaches. Please continue on to visit the other 4 photo sections below. (the page you are now on is grayed out & not clickable) |
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Sonoma County driving
tour / beaches |
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| AFTER you have viewed all 5 of the photo sections above, please continue on to Redding, the largest California city north of Sacramento for photos of Mount Shasta, Shasta Lake, Shasta Dam, and the Sundial Bridge. |