Cambria Pines, April 2017

I had a great getaway this past weekend at Cambria Pines Lodge with Scott.  It's about a two hour

drive north from Santa Barbara, along the coast.  I hadn't been to this area before but it surpassed all

my expectations. 

The office entrance:

The hotel room had a big picture window (2nd floor) overlooking the beautiful

forests and mountains.   View from our room:

Rustic Dining room:

Outdoor "Kiva", beautifully tiled, with a fireplace:

Some of the garden areas:  (bubbling fountain top of this boulder, amid the Redwood trees and ferns)

 There are a variety of wooden gates separating the different gardens:

Japanese maples outside dining room window:

 Birdhouses:

Beautifully groomed hedges throughout the garden:

beautiful colors:

Echium:

up close: