“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.”
― The Bell Jar
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| Super Bloom, Anza Borrego Desert, California (c) b.steichen 2019 |
The golden coast and the amazing super-bloom had us crushing on California even more than usual. It's an amazing place to visit but almost untouchable to live there. Everything costs more in California so be sure allow for that in your travel budget. There is vast and expansive beauty in the desert and it is quite a contrast to California's over populated cities. Driving through the Anza Borrego Desert and witnessing a record spring bloom, spending time in San Diego with friends and family and driving up Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco was an absolutely incredible experience. We are so filled with gratitude to be able to slow travel our way to some amazing places.
Witnessing such beauty. Walking among the coastal redwood trees, watching the sun set in Big Sur. Stopping along the way in great places like Pismo Beach, Morrow Bay and Santa Cruz. Visiting the Lands End Park in San Francisco which is within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area just some of our stops along the way filled with so many breathtaking walks.
Witnessing such beauty. Walking among the coastal redwood trees, watching the sun set in Big Sur. Stopping along the way in great places like Pismo Beach, Morrow Bay and Santa Cruz. Visiting the Lands End Park in San Francisco which is within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area just some of our stops along the way filled with so many breathtaking walks.
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| Coastal Redwoods Big Sur, California (c) b.steichen 2019 |
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| Pacific Coast Highway, California (c) b.steichen 2019 |
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| Boardwalk, Santa Barbara, California (c) b.steichen 2019 |
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| Lands End Park, San Francisco, California (c) b.steichen 2019 |
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“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
―
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