I've enjoyed (?) the Trail Ridge Road drive which exceeds 12,00 feet in elevation in some areas and constitutes the longest high elevation drive in the US. In order to make this claim, it also includes a bit of Estes Park. Can keep one focused. Jack
----- Original Message ----- From: Bob W <p...@web-options.com> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Driving a convertible along a coast road is one of the greatest pleasures life can afford. Even somewhere as humble as West Dorset is magnificent. The Basque coast is utterly wonderful, and I've seen something of the superb Pacific coast when I spent a week in Santa Monica. But the very best of all, without a doubt, is Chapman's Peak in South Africa. <http://www.chapmanspeakdrive.co.za/> B > On 22 Oct 2013, at 16:37, "Steve Cottrell" <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > > On 22/10/13, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> From my dim and distant memory, one of the most beautiful aspects of >> California is without doubt the coastline, as anyone who has ever >> travelled along Highway 1 will confirm. The cool sea breezes bring moist >> fog onto the shore by day and walking amongst the Sequoia and Redwood is >> not to be missed! I especially loved the shoreline and when I eventually >> make my pilgrimage back to the state - most likely within just a few >> short years now - it will feature heavily on my agenda. To the point >> where I want to spend a week in a beach house nestled amongst the trees. > > BTW in case anyone's interested, there is a 1990's book called > 'California Beach Houses' (p. Chronicle) that has some wonderful > photographs in it. Primarily of the architecture but also of the > surroundings - a real inspiration and if you like this sort of thing on > your shelf - highly recommended. Cheap used too! > > > UK > > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/California-Beach-Houses-Interiors-Architecture/ > dp/0811812189> > > > USA > > <http://tinyurl.com/oghwsrk> > > <http://www.amazon.com/California-Beach-Houses-Interiors-Architecture/dp/ > 0811812189/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382456175&sr=8-1&keywords=California > +Beach+Houses> > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.