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Trader Joes: Exotic to Basic Foods

Trader Joe's began in 1958 as a chain of convenience stores in the Los Angeles area. With their nautical décor, they have expanded to over 200 stores, and plan to build more. I would certainly not list shopping on the top of my to do list, but I love Trader Joes. A chain of grocery stores, which stocks imported and gourmet foods as well as some basic food and drink items, are one of the few places that I enjoy just browsing around in. I mean I actually have fun shopping in them! The people working in the store are always friendly and helpful, and they get to taste the food items, so they can tell you about them, plus all the stores we have been in cook up new products for their customers to sample. There are so many items I would love to try, and if you are concerned about genetically modified foods, all of the products from Trader Joe's private label come from non-genetically modified ingredients. Whenever we get to a town that has a Trader Joes, we both always want to shop there for some of our food items, and we always find something new to try. And, not only do they have great food and beverage products, but they also have very reasonable prices! The Trader Joe brand items we have tried have all been very good, and many are quite unique. I would love to have a Trader Joes near me, but sadly there are no Trader Joes in Wyoming. Cody is too small for a Trader Joes, but how about Billings, Montana? Come on Trader Joes, build one in Billings, please? Then we would only have to drive around 100 miles to shop at Trader Joes.

Directions: From highway 1 turn west on highway 68. Watch for Trader Joes on the left side of 68. As is often true of Trader Joes they have a too small parking lot, so you may have to park along the street.

Theme: Food and Drink

Website: http://www.traderjoes.com/

The Ansel Adams Gallery: Explore the Wonderful Photographs of Ansel Adams

You will find this shop in the Cannery Row area of Monterey. It was open 10:00 to 8:00 daily when we were there. Most people in the United States who are interested in photography know about Ansel Adams. He lived from 1902 - 1984 and was the foremost landscape photographer in the United States. He is known throughout many countries of the world for his outstanding black and white photographs, so even if you are not from the U.S. you have seen his work. His wonderful photographs of the American outdoors have helped to shape conservation opinions in the U.S. He is still known as one of our greatest photographers of all time. In 1980 President Jimmy Carter awarded Adams our highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The citation for this medal read: At one with the power of the American landscape, and renowned for the patient skill and timeless beauty of his work, photographer Ansel Adams has been visionary in his efforts to preserve this country's wild and scenic areas both on film and on Earth. Drawn to the beauty of nature's monuments, he is regarded by environmentalists as a monument himself, and by photographers as a national institution. It is through his foresight and fortitude that so much of America has been saved for future Americans. One of his great loves was of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains, and you be able to see some of these outstanding photographs of towering cliffs, and tall waterfalls. In this gallery you may purchase prints of his photograph and books.

Address: 685 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940

Phone: (831) 375-7215

Theme: Art

Website: http://www.anseladams.com