This bridge connects Vallejo and Mare Island. I definitely prefer this bridge over the blue…read morecauseway bridge. It's a lot more stable and the view is beautiful! I love driving across the bridge during sunset where you could see the ocean on one side and the boats/ferry on the other side. The bridge is pretty steep though. When you're going uphill, you can't see the other side of the bridge so slowdown as you reach the peak when going towards the island! There is often traffic going downhill and everyone comes to abrupt stop. I often take this bridge from Mare Island and off Admiral Callaghan Ln which brings you to a shopping center area filled with Costco, Target, Panera Bread, CVS, etc. It is very convenient.

Great (and only) bridge that connects Vallejo to Mare Island to Petaluma/Novato! Beautiful super…read moretall bridge that you can spot from quite a ways in the distance because of it's height. Right before (if headed towards Vallejo) and right after (if headed towards Petaluma/Novato) is where Highway 37 goes from two lanes to one or one lane to two so expect some traffic either way. I have never been through this stretch of road (no matter what time of day or night) without being stuck behind a car or two. The good thing about occasionally being stuck on this bridge is the great views from it! Amazing bay and estuary views from a 360 degree vantage point high in the air. Beautiful! Great big wonderful structure that serves its purpose!

Very efficient tolled bridge. Goes up in elevation quickly to let the big boats through. Wonderful…read morepanoramic views when the weather cooperates. Weeeeee!

In case any of you wanted to know... "In 1972, Nejedly…read moreauthored Senate Bill 25, to authorize the design and construction of the new Antioch Bridge in Antioch, CA, which replaced a vertical lift bridge that was constructed in 1926. After its completion, the new bridge was named the "Senator John A. Nejedly Bridge" in his honor. In 1979, nearby land was acquired for the Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline with the support of Nejedly, and it was Nejedly's suggestion that some of the old bridge's pillars be used for what is now a fishing pier." I remember this bridge being wooden and very rickety. I also remember my parents letting me pay the toll person handing them 50cents through the car window! Then $1...then $2 and so on. Now the toll is a crazy $5 dollars. I'd think the bridge was paid for by now. On the Sherman Island side there is no toll. And that's where you used to be able to park your car then walk along the path under the bridge and up to the water at Mayberry Slough and put your poles in the water and fish. Not anymore.

Trace the route of the Napa Valley Northern Railroad as you walk along side over 1500 feet of track…read morerepresenting a run from Napa north through Lake County with connections northbound to Portland and southbound to Stockton. My preschool-age train fanatic delighted in the detailed layout that had to have taken such patience and time. From the picnickers by the lake to the trains snaking through tunnels and hillsides, this miniature representation of life on the rails was expertly assembled by the Napa Valley Model Railroad Historical Society and if you'll allow, their hard work will transport you back to life in the 1940s.The society was formed in 1955 to advance the hobby of model railroading in the Napa Valley and surrounding areas. The organization was incorporated in 1966. The railroad is open to the public, be sure to check it out if you're in the area. Hours: Friday evenings 7:00 to Midnight Shows held in conjunction with events at the Napa Valley Exposition For more info dial: (707) 253-8428 or visit: www.nvmrc.org

Something that is free to take your kids to in Napa. This place is tiny, but if you or your kids…read moreare into trains, it's kinda neat to see the models. When you enter, there's a little brochure holder with checklist of things that kids can look for in the models (ie, Coca cola truck, etc). It's just down the road from Oxbow, so after hamburger with your kids, you should stop by here.

Busy cute little town along the Sacramento River. Food, ice cream, pizza, BBQ, grocery store and…read morebeverages, second hand and gift stores, gas station and good parking. Fun place for photos, to get an ice cream cone, have breakfast, watch the activity on the river and my favorite is to people watch and rate pictures. It's busy on the weekend, there's lots of river traffic and it's beautiful.

Walnut Grove has always meant something to me. My family history is tied here and I've also worked…read moreon the farms, so this isn't just a random Delta stop for me. What I love about Walnut Grove is that it still feels like itself. The old buildings, the weathered doors, little homes with porches and flowers, longtime spots like Tony's. You can walk the streets and actually feel the history instead of it being turned into something polished and commercial. There's art in the windows, quiet streets off Market, palm trees dropping fruit onto the sidewalk, and that calm Delta air that makes everything slow down a little. It's not flashy and it doesn't try to be. It's just authentic. And that's rare now. If you like small towns with real character and history, Walnut Grove is worth the drive.

In town and fond memories from the past…read more. I had never been to Stockton until I got married... lol.. My ex- was raised here and his mom resides here until five years ago. All the family holiday's and outings were created in this city..

They have this new building now for Licence renewal. New people and Great service. This one is for…read moreNATALIE, she was amazing. Helped me with a smile. For the first time in years, she printed the license while I was there. Talk of immediate service. Made the renewal payment and got the new license right then.

It's hard to imagine living in a time when cars, freeways, and signage along the roads didn't…read moreexits. Travelers would have to rely on landmarks to determine there location. One of the landmarks that stands out in the City of Galt is the water tower. It can be found on C Street between 5th & 6th Street. The original wooden water tower was built in 1872 but was replaced with a metal water tower in 1936. Today this tower can be seen while driving past Galt along highway 99. It proudly displays the name of the city" Galt." Almost every city or town has a water tower or two. They come in all shapes and sizes and have a story to tell. Thanks for reading !

We love living in Rio Vista, California, the people here are just fantastic. They're just life…read more"Leave It To Beaver" neighborhood, the only negative to this City, is we didn't move here sooner. The people who sold us our House, were Angels to the nines. We are so lucky, to move into this house. Now it's Our belief that if you make a move to Paradise (not that City) there is a price and it's such a minor price. The Rio Vista Bridge makes all traffic, East & West bound on Highway 12 come to a complete stop and just east of the Bridge is a Four Way Traffic Light where Highway 12 and Highway 160, so all that traffic build up, waiting for the Bridge to come down, but most of the time, they have to wait on the Junction of the 2 Highways Lights. Like I said, it's like, "everyone wants the go to heaven, but no one wants to die". Like I said...we found heaven, but with little price to pay, waiting for our Town's Bridge.

Finally! My husband has tried to get us into a National Park Service tour of Port Chicago Naval…read moreMagazine Memorial since Summer of 2021. We had bought plane tickets and hotel rooms to visit in December 2021, but because it's a working military base, if the military's schedule changes, you're SOL. This is not a national memorial that you can simply show up to on a whim, you'll need to contact the park service until they eventually build their future visitor center. Tours finally began again this month but because it's on a working military base, there won't be anymore tours until March 2021. We met ranger Erik (who my husband had been trying to schedule with for months) at the John Muir Historic Site and everyone on the tour group followed in their cars onto the base. It's a working base, again, so you can't just waltz in. Okay, as far as the memorial... I went to school in the Bay Area (Pleasanton) from 6th-12th grade and NEVER learnt about the historic WWII and the Civil Rights Movement events that happened on this base in Concord, California. This needs to be a place that you visit. Aside from never hearing about the largest domestic loss of life event on US soil during the war, with a blast radius that could be felt in Nevada, I learnt that at least 50 black service men were charged with mutiny here at the base. These men were sentenced to 8-15 years of hard labor for refusing to load munitions onto ships after the disaster without formal training and increased safety measures. "The Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial is a memorial dedicated in 1994 recognizing the dead of the Port Chicago disaster, and the critical role played by Port Chicago, California during World War II. The memorial is located at the Concord Naval Weapons Station near Concord, California, in the United States. The 1944 Port Chicago disaster occurred at the naval magazine and resulted in the largest domestic loss of life during World War II. 320 sailors and civilians were instantly killed on July 17, 1944, when the ships they were loading with ammunition and bombs exploded. The majority of the deaths were African American sailors working for the racially segregated military. The explosion and its aftermath led to the largest Naval mutiny in US history, and it and the subsequent trial became major catalysts for the United States Navy to desegregate following the war." - https://www.nps.gov/poch/planyourvisit/index.htm

On this National Day honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, perhaps a visit to the Port Chicago Naval…read moreMagazine National Memorial would be a suitable observance. Last Friday, I arrived at the main gate of the of Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), formally known as the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS), to await a National Park Service (NPS) Ranger who would be leading the tour. MOTCO is commanded by the U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and can be reached by taking the Port Chicago Highway North and almost to the end. The Memorial itself is located within the Tidal area of this ~7500 acre and still "active" Army base. The remaining ~5000 acres of the former CNWS is known as the Inland area and is in the process of being handed over to the City of Concord for future development. From start to finish, the tour of this newest National Park (#392) takes about 90 minutes and is well worth your time. The Site is open to the public by reservation only and made at least 2 weeks in advance. Military clearance is also required and no visits are allowed while military ships are docked and are being loaded. My host Ranger was great and told me all sorts of things I didn't know. He also helped me through the various photo restrictions that you might expect on a military base. After all, I wasn't particularly interested in finding myself on the wrong side of an Army rule. The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion that occurred on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine. Munitions detonated while being loaded onto a cargo vessel bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations, killing 320 sailors and civilians and injuring more. Most of the dead and injured were enlisted black sailors and accounted for ~15% of all African-American deaths during WWII. A month later, continuing unsafe conditions inspired hundreds of servicemen to refuse to load munitions, an act known as the Port Chicago Mutiny. Fifty men, called the Port Chicago 50, were convicted of mutiny and sentenced to long prison terms. Thurgood Marshall attended some of the proceedings and later drew national attention to the plight of these men. Most were released soon after. The trial itself raised lots of questions regarding fairness, legality, and racism. It also led the Navy to be the first branch of the Military to initiate the desegregation of its forces, beginning around February 1946. It's a whole big, empty, lonely, and empty world on the other side of these Army gates. The Tidal area is stunning in its beauty and old military history, including abandoned barracks, an intact railroad observation tower, rail-side loading bunkers, the former Port Chicago Town Site, and storage buildings (and contents) that time has probably forgotten. Remember the last scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark? The base appears to be minimally staffed and includes at least a newish looking administration building, 1 fire company, security (of course), occasionally used loading dock facilities, rail switcher engines and lots of unused track, and various maintenance-related buildings. Being able to experience all this (in addition to the Memorial) from the comfort of a modern NPS van and a very knowledgeable and friendly Park Ranger was almost worth the free cost of admission alone. The Memorial itself is located along the water and at the remains of the dock where the Point Chicago Disaster occurred. The center of the Memorial consists of a simple plaza with the individual victims etched on stone tablets. There are also information boards, a pulverized metal example of the explosion, a dummy ordinance display, and a place to site and contemplate the explosion, along with the abysmal safety precautions and racial segregation practiced during that time. This dignified design is certainly an appropriate recognition for the American sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country that day.