Category California
[134/365] Hike up to San Vicente Peak, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles, California, USA
The skies were blue and the temperature was mild, making for a great day for a 7 mile roundtrip hike up to San Vicente Peak in the Santa Monica mountains. The trailhead was nestled in a Brentwood community. At the top of the mountain were picnic tables and an old nike missile site and views […]
[133/365] Seating, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California, USA
Most of the Hollywood Park is General Admission so a lot of people were walking around, with some sitting. This is a picture of the seats (duh). 🙂 Have a great weekend!
[132/365] At the Races, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California, USA
What a fun day at the races! I’ve never gone before, but enjoyed my first time! The horses I chose were Brianville (race 6), One Track Mind (race 7), California Heat (race 8) and MABEEAWISHCOMETRUE (race 8). One Track Mind was the only one that won me some money. 😉 These were some of the […]
[131/365] Lemon Tree, Downtown LA Artwalk, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sometimes, just sometimes, life give you lemons, and well, you’re supposed to make lemonade. This was an art piece at the Downtown LA Artwalk a couple months ago. My how time flies. I can’t believe it is already nearing the midpoint of the year. But yeah, I agree, if life give you lemons, make that […]
[130/365] Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
The famed Roosevelt Hotel can be seen right across the street from the Grauman’s Chinese Theater. It was named after Theodore Roosevelt and opened in 1927 to have the presence of many famous celebrities throughout the years. Just looking across to the hotel brings a feeling of classic Hollywood days, as if it were just […]
[129/365] Solstice Canyon Hike Views, Malibu, California, USA
The views as we hiked up the hill were great! We saw all the way to the blue ocean and over all the green hills surrounding us.
[128/365] Tater Tot Casserole, Union City, California, USA
Yes, to answer your question, it does taste as delicious as it looks! My cousin, Amanda, brought up the idea of cooking jambalaya, and I thought of this tater tot casserole that I had seen pictures of in her food album. We layered the tray with chili and hot dog slices, topped it with extra […]
[127/365] Rising Sun Trail, Solstice Canyon Loop Hike, Malibu, California, USA
Yesterday I went on a hike on the Solstice Canyon Loop. The Rising Sun Trail took us uphill and to great views of the ocean and the hills and valleys all around us. The trail then went downhill into the Tropical Terrace where we had lunch on some rocks above a waterfall. Fun puppy hike! […]
[126/365] Archie, Fremont, California, USA
I don’t know when it happened, but our family has so many dogs now! Well, started from zero to two to six. Some of them were at the Mother’s Day brunch. Meet Archie, Amanda’s dog. So cute!
[125/365] Road Trip Stop, Big Sur, California, USA
One of our many stops along the PCH was in Big Sur. Along the road were these colorful and interesting looking flowers, with a No Parking guard right by it. Stops on road trips always seem to have unique characteristics depending on where you are.
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