http://www.juliastokes.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:20:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a wonderful place to call home! Placer & Nevada County located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California, one couldn't ask for a more convenient location. Major highways connect within an hour's drive to major shopping, airports, recreation areas, cultural attractions, San Francisco Bay Area and Lake ... http://www.juliastokes.com/sierra-nevada-foothills/ LAKEFRONT PROPERTY: Many beautiful lakefront homes are currently for sale in Nevada County. These can range in price from $600,000 to $2,500,00 (plus or minus.) Let me know your parameters and I will give you the details on the lakefront home of your dreams. Fill in my new listing notifications by ... http://www.juliastokes.com/local-home-types/ Nevada County, California Wineries / Wine Tasting Enjoy Our Local Wineries. They Are Some Of The Best. Remember To Have A Designated Driver For Your Sake & Others. I cannot guarantee that you will like the restaurants, wineries, recreational activities, financial organizations, lodging & etc. that I list on the ... http://www.juliastokes.com/wineries/ Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful & cleanest lakes you could possibly imagine. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains where ski resorts are abundant. Many people think that skiing is what it is all about, but the fishing, swimming and all the summer sports are just as ... http://www.juliastokes.com/lake-tahoe/ Cedar Ridge is located just at the edge of Grass Valley on scenic Highway 174. Cedar Ridge is what my dad used to call, "a wide spot in the road". Don't blink as you pass by or you will miss it. The elevation there is just up ... http://www.juliastokes.com/cedar-ridge/ Nevada & Placer County are both rich is Gold Mining History. There are many mines that are open to the public as State Parks, and some that are opening up again. I will have many more pages & links in the future to give you more history of the & ... http://www.juliastokes.com/area-gold-mines-other-fascinating-places/ Lake Wildwood is a picturesque gated community located 10 miles west of Grass Valley, just off Hwy 20, near Penn Valley. This 300-acre man made lake features water skiing, boating, canoeing, sailing, swimming and fishing. Surrounding the lake are 65 acres of parks, greenbelts and sandy beaches, ... http://www.juliastokes.com/lake-wildwood/ Penn Valley is a quiet community just to the west of Grass Valley, down Hwy 20. Penn Valley was known in its early days as the "Pantry of the Northern Mines." It is a rich agricultural area dotted with farms and cattle ranches. It is just above the fog, ... http://www.juliastokes.com/penn-valley/ This wonderful gated community twelve miles south of Grass Valley surrounds a picturesque man made lake of approximately 230 acres, perfect for water skiing, boating and fishing. This is truly a "Vacation where you live" subdivision, with 18 hole golf course, clubhouse, tennis courts, swimming pool, marina, boat launch, ... http://www.juliastokes.com/lake-of-the-pines/ Pioneers and gold-seekers were dependent on river crossings for the transportation of supplies, livestock, and people between the cities and gold camps. The Bridgeport Covered Bridge was built in 1862 as a toll bridge. It was built of Douglas fir timbers and Sugar Pine shakes. Bridges were covered to ... http://www.juliastokes.com/bridgeport-covered-bridge/