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A Winter Day at Dillon Beach

It has been pretty cold and wet lately so when the sun came out on Saturday we put the chores on hold at our house and headed out to enjoy the day. It was a much needed break from being cooped up indoors; the warm winter sun raised my spirits and let me shake off [...]

By Backyard.Traveler| January 19th, 2011|Beaches, Family, Marin|3 Comments

Where Trash Became Treasure

In California we are blessed with many unique beaches but I doubt there are many that are sought after because they used to be town dumps. Glass Beach in Fort Bragg is popular for exactly that reason. It was a local dumping ground in the 50’s but by the late 60’s people had come to [...]

By Backyard.Traveler| July 7th, 2010|Beaches, Mendocino|4 Comments