we thought long and hard about what to do for labor day this year. we had lots of options and ideas, but eventually decided to take our own advice about saving money when traveling and skip the pricey plane tickets over labor day. we have a trip to oregon coming up in 2 weeks, so we started looking for places nearby that we could roadtrip to over the weekend. we've already done a lot all around the bay, and we wanted something new.. so we found the perfect thing--- sutter creek and the old gold rush towns! we planned it out, hopped in the car, and had a memorable weekend going back in time to the days of the gold rush when california was booming! the gold rush days festival was happening this weekend, so it was the perfect time to go. we had a great time and actually learned a lot about CA history! here is a video, with pictures below it.
hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing labor day!
we're sure excited to welcome fall.
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we stopped at the famous sutter creek ice cream emporium for lunch and a treat
haha no words for this one
we loved all the people dressed up in 1850's wear
strolling on the delta king ship
making friends with the old fashioned firemen
fun old fashioned shows
making some friends from 1850
touring the senate floor in the california capitol building
in the little old fashioned schoolhouse, working on his math ;)
for dinner we splurged at a yummy restaurant, loved the misters on the back patio
gold rush days, we loved you..
and we even got a golden sunset on the drive home.
happy labor day to all!
xo
Love this! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteawesome! I went there one time when I was younger and loved it!
ReplyDeletelove that-- these towns would be fun to visit as a kid! xo
DeleteThis looks so fun! My BFF lives in Sacramento, so I've enjoyed exploring some of these very places. I like the history of our state! Beautiful sunset too. :)
ReplyDeleteyes! it's fun to learn more about CA history since we didn't grow up here! xo
DeleteI love these photos! I need to go on a semi-close road trip soon!
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ReplyDeleteLouisa @ My Family & Abruzzo
Aw, I love this! I moved from the Bay Area up to El Dorado Hills, so I definitely know where you were :) This post was just wonderful - made me think of childhood ;) And Sutter Creek? Stunning. Jackson is great, too! Glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeletehow fun! i love all of your and chase's adventures. you guys are the cutest!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun place! I love it! Just read your about page and love page. What a story! Look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! I love stuff like this. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks fun! I love going back in time :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! There are so many cool and interesting places in the US to explore that staycations are never boring :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lovely Labour Day weekend! Staycations are the best... and cheapest ;)
ReplyDeleteKate - diariesofanessexgirl.com
It looks like you're on a movie set - what a fun little town. I somehow completely forgot about the gold rush so it's cool they have places dedicated to thta part of CA history!
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