Stories Published in McCormick Ranch Lifestyle

Carlsbad Bound

McCormick Ranch Lifestyle, Summer 2015

In North San Diego County, Carlsbad Village offers many of the attractions of San Diego, a half hour or so south, and some unique additions. Originally surfer based, much like its neighbors, Oceanside and Laguna Beach, the young-beat but low-keyed Carlsbad Village has become a wonderfully walkable community of locally owned businesses, vintage furniture and custom board stores, bike shops and other welcoming boutiques. The Village has 30-plus restaurants, cafes, wine stores and microbreweries, a variety of weekly and seasonal events and regular entertainment. Accommodations are outstanding, too, such as the Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort, just south of town, and the Beach Terrace Inn, that’s snug up to the beach.

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Sip the Pacific Northwest

McCormick Ranch Lifestyle, Summer 2013

Just short of an hour’s drive southwest of Portland, Ore., is the distinguished Willamette Valley, where 300-plus wineries are producing, in particular, outstanding Pinot Noirs. The luxurious Allison Inn and Spa in historic Newberg has provided the area with the its first full-service luxury hotel, and, nearby, you can enjoy excellent restaurants, shops, golf and the Hoover-Minthorn museum, celebrating the life of President Herbert Hoover, who lived in the house when he was a young man. Throughout the Willamette Valley are farmers markets, rolling-countryside backroads and endearing small towns. Children will especially enjoy the activities at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, home of Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose, in wonderful McMinnville, about 40 minutes from Newberg.

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Autumn in Arizona

McCormick Ranch Lifestyle, Fall 2012

‘Every desert October, when you begin missing the aromas of fall and the leaves’ crackling, don’t go home to New England, Montana or Oregon . . . Instead, stay home in Arizona, itself a harvest of colors and textures.’ Here are three locations in Arizona where you can enjoy the season’s symphony: In Greer, in the White Mountains, Molly Butler Lodge & Cabins, visited by Teddy Roosevelt, John Wayne and Zane Grey; just north of downtown Sedona, the Creekside Inn features Oak Creek running through its three wooded acres; and, 35 miles south of Tucson, the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa occupies the historic 1789 Otero Ranch. You’ll fall for this getaway story.

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