Pinedorado parade...

Labor Day weekend in Cambria means Pinedorado Days, an annual event for 64 years... A small-town parade starts off the festivities, which include a waffle breakfast, a classic car show, games and rides for kids, and lots of music and bbq...

www.pinedorado.com

Harmony twilight concerts...

Harmony Cellars is the place to be for Friday late afternoon summer concerts overlooking the vineyards... Live music from local artists, fabulous food trucks, and of course the wine!

...a popular event!

The award-winning Pinot Gris is the perfect wine for listening to great music while the ocean breezes dance over hilly pastures... and a spotted cow looks up now and then to see what the fuss is about...

...tonight's singer Nataly Lola

...plenty of pouring in the tasting room

...fantastic food from the KunFusion Food Truck

...even Lucy had a great time

www.harmonycellars.com
www.natalylola.com
www.kunfusiontruck.com

Walking the grounds at Hearst Castle…

There is so much to see at Hearst Castle that it takes a few trips to take it all in… just walking the grounds presents sculptures and statues from so many eras… some authentic, some reproductions, all fantastic…

 www.hearstcastle.org

Piedras Blancas lighthouse beckons...

Piedras Blancas Light Station has a lot more to offer than its historical tour of this charming lighthouse... it's also a sanctuary for all sorts of wildlife, sea life, natural wonders and spectacular views... and of course the namesake white rocks...

Tours Monday thru Saturday all summer long...

One of only three tall lighthouses built

on the California coast...

Original Fresnel lens on display

in nearby Cambria...

Elephant seals, sea lions, otters, dolphin and whales

are always in abundance...

Walk the expansive grounds to discover

native plants and wildlife...

www.piedrasblancas.org

Sweet & sea salty...

A  perfect bite of sweet and salty, these amazingly delicious cookies are baked fresh daily at the Brown Butter Cookie Company in Cayucos...

...the smell of fresh baked cookies

mixes with the ocean breeze

...fresh right out of the oven or shipped anywhere

...new flavors to try

...the perfect gift

...the latest flavor has fresh orange, 

lemon zest and a little cayenne 

to spice things up

...which is your favorite?

try the sampler and find out!

www.brownbuttercookies.com

June not gloomy at Morro Bay...

The morning fog burns off to reveal Morro Rock and a beautiful day at the bay...

...all fogged in just moments before

...a warm sandy beach at the base of the rock

...sweet half blind and deaf pup Kona having a great time

...kayakers and dog Louis braving the wind

...too windy for paddle boarding

...too chilly for kayak rentals

...and one happy otter in the water