Sonoma County Blog

A weekend for romance

If we had Valentine's weekend off, a significant other to share it with and the bling to do it right, we’d steer our sweetie—and the…

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Who let the ocean in?

About 120 miles north of San Francisco on Highway 1, the Whale Watch Inn in southern Mendocino County is a close-to-nature haven with ocean views…

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch

Sea Ranch was “eco-friendly” before Earth Day was even invented, and today as in its 1960s infancy, the low-key, architecturally distinct community attracts a clientele…

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Pet friendly Santa Rosa

Welcome to Santa Rosa, where everything comes together: wine country and farm country, redwood forests and rivers, lakes and ocean. Just 55 miles north of San…

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Lily’s legacy

When Alice Mayn, a longtime foster for NorCal Golden Retriever Rescue, got word that a 12-year-old golden in ill health had been picked up wandering…

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Paws for a park

For such a large county, Sonoma has relatively few chunks of open space that dogs can explore with their people. But Hood Mountain, Sugar Loaf…

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Cuddle up in monte rio

This Sonoma County village on the Russian River has been welcoming San Francisco vacationers for more than a century and serves up sophistication along with…

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Who let the dogs in?

Sonoma County vintners are increasingly courting the dogtrekker demographic special dog-centric events for four–legged friends and the people on the other end of their leashes. 

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Russian with rover

With the crowds gone and only a few weeks left before the rainy season sets in, the romantic Russian River region beckons.

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