As the owner and co-founder of Gold Country Destinations, Helen Bowly has spent many years within the travel and hospitality industry. She is a native of the Gold Rush era town of Sonora, California, and after college, honed her skills in event and destination management in the Napa Valley, one of California's top tourist attractions, renowned world-wide for its first-class wines and hospitality. There she quickly gained both the trust and respect of her clientele and proved that one doesn't have to sacrifice quality for efficiency.

Helen has now brought that high level of service to the Mother Lode region of her state, providing quality travel planning for visitors who wish to become better acquainted with the still unspoiled region of the Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains. Gold Country Destinations (GCD) is now the premier destination service in the Mother Lode, servicing both corporate and private clientele from around the globe. Helen Bowly strives to provide only the best for her patrons, and is not alone in her belief that Gold Country Destinations is one of the most accommodating, reliable and quality-driven destination companies to be found.

"I always knew that I would one day return to this area, and once here, wanted nothing more than to share it with others. The Gold Country is far more than California's past - it is also its future, representing everything that's wonderful and timeless about the Golden State. With its emerging wine industry, spectacular beauty, and abundant wealth of cultural and recreational activities, the Gold Country has always been my destination, and I hope to make it one of yours."