Have you wanted to see what old California looks like, hike through an old Oak Grove, and through an ecological reserve? You may want to check out the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve. Enjoy my guide to hiking through Sylvan Meadows.
Sylvan Meadows
Red Cathedral in Golden Canyon and Badwater
This hike heads up a box canyon, just past Furnace Creek, and is centrally located in Death Valley National Park. It has a steady incline all the way. It is a wide, scenic, and highly popular trail. It branches off so you can hike on to Zabriskie Point, or you may head further up the canyon, until the trail dead ends at a rock formation called Red Cathedral.
Death Valley National Parks Borax Works
Harmony Borax Works is a short 1/2 miles hike through the site of some old machinery used in the manufacture, and mining of borate. You can learn all about the 20 Mule Team, and the mining of this mineral, we find in products throughout our homes today.
Classic Borscht
B&H Dairy I remember the first time I ever had Borscht. I was in New York City in the East Village, on the lower east side of Manhatten off 2nd avenue. I ordered some at an eastern European restaurant called B&H Dairy. Their menu proudly advertises across the top that they are a "Kosher and… Continue reading Classic Borscht
A Windy Day and a Big Swell in Dana Point: Killer Dana Rises Again
The swell was building, as massive waves crashed across Dana Point breakwater, a long jetty protecting the harbor. I was standing right by the Ocean Institute with the headlands towering above. I always loved this spot, for checking the waves.
Serafina Hikes 