I took the long route from Angels Camp to the Bay Area via California route 4.

Angels Camp in Calaveras County is famous for its annual Jumping Frog Jubilee.

Murphys is located 9 miles northeast of Angels Camp on California state route 4.

Gold mining was the driving force behind early development of Sonora as a community.

I hopped in my car and drove east to visit California's "Gold Country" in Tuolomne and Calaveras Counties.

The San Jose Flea Market sits on 120 acres and is the largest open air flea market in the U.S.

Today was the final day of my 2015 vacation. There was no sightseeing on our agenda. The goal was to drive home quickly.

Today's long drive took us from Fort Bragg, California to Crescent City, California.

Fort Ross was a Russian outpost on the California coast, north of San Francisco.

Today we drove from the East Bay to the Pacific Ocean coastline in Mendocino County.