a beautiful area, bob. >> reporter: we are at the charles m. schultz museum. we are in a recreation of the studio where charles m. schultz worked. his wife is joining us. thank you very much. this was the desk and that was the drawing board. >> exactly. >> what was he like when he was in that zone? >> probably the happiest that he could be. he once said in an interview, i'm going to draw as long as i feel that tingly feeling in my arm when i'm drawing. that almost gives you goose bumps to think about it. you realize you couldn't do it if it weren't you going on to the paper. >> reporter: he passed away the day after the last strip, is that correct? >> the day after the last sunday strip in the paper. yes. to me, it's like a fairytale. >> reporter: i'm curious, did you ever have a sense or are you surprised of the legacy of the peanuts cartoon strip? did you know it would be this big? >> sure. part of everybody knowing it is it went on so long. i married sparky. he was already a successful cartoonist. i accepted that. it wasn't like seeing him have seven papers

bob redell is out with a look at the charles m. schultz museum. y cool. >> the beauty about the museum, the singular topic being charles schultz but there's so much material they changed the exhibits on a regular basis. you say you change the exhibits how often? >> every three months. >> reporter: right now, you have the original comic strip work. pieces where you can see his handwriting. you have two panels here. talk about it. >> this is something charles schultz did in 1953. you can see the background, how detailed it is. it was very detailed. look at all the lines in that. >> laura, remember, there's a lot of ink on this page as well. >> do you want me to move it to the next strip? >> this is 50 years later. you can see this strip, the background isn't very detailed. his line is much more confident. he's more abstract in these pictures. in the museum you can see how his work evolved other the years. >> reporter: do you know why it evolved? >> i think he became more confident. less is more. he evolved as the strip did. >> reporter: how many orig

it's the home of the charles m. schultz museum. we are going to be up in sonoma.uys are not too far and the petrified forest as well. i have to give my eye doctor major props. i read that from a major distance. >> wow. was it fun? scary? what do you think? it was scary. it was my first. i'm not a fan of heights. heights are not my forte. it was good. i would do it again sometime. you should come out and do it first. >> no, you already tacked that. thank you. safe and sound in the studio. >> their season starts this week. the full season. memorial day weekend. go to cagreatamerica.com. >> i see, his legs are strapped down, too. fun, bob. thank you very much. better you than me. >> i'm glad that you were entertained. >> always. always. >> we head to santa rosa now. lots of folks heading out the door. let's check in with mike. >> we are following a couple issues. point out no metering lights at the toll plaza. i called tmz. a chp officer told me that there is no computer control of the lights going on at the toll plaza. it's the reason the metering lights are not tur