Who has been to the Watts Towers?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I thought of something else that always sounded fun but it sure as hell isn't swanky,
the Garlic Festival in Gilroy. What can I say, I loooove garlic.

[MerryPrankster]

*I've never been to Alcatraz. So close, yet so far. I've sailed close to it many times and gazed at it from across the water, but I've never made it over there. I even had tickets once, but it was pouring rain that day.

*I've always wanted to take the train to Sacramento or all the way up to Sparks, NV from the Bay Area. The route to Sparks goes through the sierras, I've heard it's very cool. I've been to Sac and NV many times, but it's the train adventure I'm after.

*The Awahnee Lodge in Yosememite, I've always wanted to stay there.

*Muir Woods Redwoods Naitional Park and Stinson Beach. These are places that I have been to many times. But, it's been years, and I need to go back.

*Death Valley. I have a friend that chaperones a week long trip to DV for high schoolers each year. They camp in the desert, hike, study the geology and ecology. The teachers have been doing this for years and are super knowedgable. I told my friend to add me to the list of volunteer chaperones.

*Treasure Island, I finally made it over there this past month to cater a wedding. It was a rainy, gloomy day. But the views of the city are beautiful. I want head back over with my husband, bikes in tow. It would be a very cool place to ride bikes and have a picnic lunch.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by MerryPrankster

*Treasure Island, I finally made it over there this past month to cater a wedding. It was a rainy, gloomy day. But the views of the city are beautiful. I want head back over with my husband, bikes in tow. It would be a very cool place to ride bikes and have a picnic lunch.

What is this "Treasure Island" you speak of? I'm only familiar with the one in Vegas.

[MerryPrankster]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

What is this "Treasure Island" you speak of? I'm only familiar with the one in Vegas.

Treasure Island is a manmade extention of Yerba Buena Island in the SF Bay. It is the island that ones passes through when traveling the span of the Bay Bridge.

Here's a site that provides some interesting information on SF's Treasure Island:

http://www.treasureislandmuseum.org/index.html

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by MerryPrankster

Treasure Island is a manmade extention of Yerba Buena Island in the SF Bay. It is the island that ones passes through when traveling the span of the Bay Bridge.

Thanks for the info and the links!