Beautiful Del Mar, California

Beautiful Del Mar, California

Del Mar by the Sea
By Bobbie Green

Sitting on a bench in Seagrove Park, in Del Mar, California and looking down toward the white capped waves, breaking on the azure sea, dotted with bobbing surfer’s, my mind can compare its beauty to sitting atop a hill, on the Isle of Capri and gazing at the azure sea dotted with bobbing small boats.

This small picturesque town of Del Mar, that literally means “By the Sea” is located just 20 minutes north of downtown San Diego, Del Mar has become a tourist attraction itself because of its coastal beauty.

Beginning in 1882 Theodore Loop discovered what he called “the most attractive place on the entire coast” while working for the Southern California …

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Angels Camp, Noteworthy Stop in Gold Country

Angels Camp, Noteworthy Stop in Gold Country


 

 
Angels Camp a noteworthy stop in Gold Country
By Bobbie Green

In the late 1840’s the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills area of California brought on a rush of gold seekers, the miners established many new towns. These historical little towns are testimony to American development and make informative and fun get-a-ways and vacations.
 
Angels Camp, one of the Gold Rush town founded in 1849, is located in Calaveras County along Hwy 49. In the towns hey day there were about 4, ooo miners. Today its population is around 3,000. The entire town is honeycombed with

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