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Travel – 10 hours, 3 buses, 1 train
As a rule I don’t go out of my way to ride a bus. Nothing against them, but they just don’t move me in quite the same way that trains do. With that said, I was intrigued when I read … Continue reading
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Airlines – Hawaiian Airlines to Asia with a free stop in paradise
Since Hawaiian Airlines flies out of Sacramento, some Chicoans may find this post on my main blog of interest. Here is the link.
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Chico – Run for Bidwell Mansion – Fleet Feet packet pick up and prize drawing
As I wrote about in my last post, there is a great incentive for people to take part in the Run for Bidwell Mansion this Saturday the 31st. And it just got better. Runners who pick up their race packets … Continue reading
Chico – Run for Bidwell Mansion, and an incentive to run it
The nine days between now and 31 March constitute the final stretch in the fundraising effort to keep Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park open. The Bidwell Mansion Community Project’s last big push is the Run for Bidwell Mansion, taking place … Continue reading
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Destinations – Asheville: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s eastern home to-be
Chicoans may find this post in my main blog (“Planes, Trains, and Running”) interesting. Click here to see the post.
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Running – A challenge to runners to help save Bidwell Mansion
Runners in Chico have particular reason to be grateful to John and Annie Bidwell. Without their farsighted generosity, there would be no Bidwell Park. Just imagine that. The beautiful park we call our running home would not exist, but rather … Continue reading
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Car rental – Hertz now has a Fort Bragg location (and what that means for Chicoans)
Hertz now has a car rental office in Fort Bragg. The location is conveniently situated at the south end of downtown at the corner of Franklin and Chestnut in quarters it shares with Sport Chrysler Dodge. (The location is owned, … Continue reading
Rail – Amtrak’s 40th anniversary train comes to Sacramento and Oakland
Amtrak’s 40th anniversary exhibit train is making the rounds of the Pacific coast states including stops in Sacramento (5-6 Nov) and Oakland (12-13 Nov). Take a look at my “Planes, Trains, and Running” blog for more.
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Rail – All there is to know about Amtrak service in Chico
If you’re a regular reader of my primary blog, “Planes, Trains, and Running”, then you are probably aware that I’m slowly writing a series called “Amtrak Service and Fares“. Similar to the “Airline Fare School” series, which I finished early … Continue reading
Unaccompanied dogs in the city: the sad consequences
I live on a quiet one-block long street that runs between East 9th Street and Humboldt Avenue. If you’ve been to the little Has Beans Creekside coffeehouse then you’ve seen it. Two mornings ago my best feline friend was killed … Continue reading
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