If I had to pick one favorite spot in Rhode Island, it would be Lloyd’s Beach in Little Compton. Growing up as a wanna-be marine biologist, this is where I would come to feel connected to the ocean. It was here that I first saw harbor seals in the wild (in winter, they haul out […]
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Point Lobos State Reserve Carmel, CA
Another beautiful spot we visited on our 2010 honeymoon was Point Lobos State Reserve in Carmel,CA. The day was a bit dreary, but the weather did nothing to diminish the incredible, wild beauty of this place. Meadows were filled with so many new-to-me colorful coastal scrub plants and seals slept lazily in rocky coves. From December to […]
W.R. Hearst Memorial State Beach, San Simeon, CA
In the summer of 2010, Jeff and I went on a road-trip honeymoon through California. One of my favorite memories was of visiting Hearst Castle, which is perched high on a peak of the St. Lucia Hills in Southern California. At the base of the road that winds up to the estate is a cool […]