The Road from Ventura

As the fog rolled in this evening, reminding me of the rain storms scheduled for tomorrow, I felt myself reminiscing about the lovely, sunny drive home I had from Ventura a little over a week ago. 

I started off on Highway 101 North, but I decided to make the trek more scenic by taking CA Route 1 from just north of Ventura to Santa Barbara.

Then I picked up 101 North for a hot minute only to get off and take CA 154 through the beautiful San Marcos Pass for about 30 miles until it connects back with the 101.

(that's Santa Barbara way down there, by the ocean)

Then I was on the 101 until until sunset, when I connected with the routes closer to home in Oakland. It wasn't as easy to stop for photos on the 101 but I'm glad I had a leisurely beginning to my drive home, it's made it much more enjoyable.

Thanksgiving Trip to Oregon

  

I don't know why, but I've always dreamed of going to Oregon. I love trees and fog, and Oregon seems to a place full of foggy trees. My husband and I are spending this Thanksgiving just north of the California border in Ashland, Oregon. It's a 6 hour drive from San Francisco, so here are pictures from the passenger's side of the car and our rainy arrival in Ashland. Not wanting to wait until we had Internet, some of these photos were shared on Instragram; if you want 'real time' updates you can find me there: ninaevezeininger

 

This was the view from a gas station parking lot in Red Bluff, CA.

 

In Redding, CA we got sandwiches at the San Francisco Deli. The food was good but it didn't remind me that much of San Francisco.

 

On I-5 we passed a nature preserve that was teaming with birds.

 There was a stretch of I-5 that looked an awful lot like Colorado.

 Yum!

Views from The Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant in Ashland, OR 

 This guy was outside our window this morning

Thanksgiving dinner in progress: draining cabbage