Category USA
Plaskett Creek Camping, Big Sur, California, USA
Right off the windy, scenic roads of the Pacific Coast Highway is the Plaskett Creek Campground, located just across the road from the Sand Dollar Beach in the Big Sur area. Derived from “el sur grande” in Spanish, with a rough translation to “the big south”, this area was named because of an expedition led […]
Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Avenue of the Stars cuts through the high rise office buildings of Century City and is home to the Century Plaza Hotel, just adjacent to these fountains. The iconic Hotel has hosted presidents, Apollo 11 astronauts and many other high-profile people and events. At night, these fountains light up spectacularly with eye-catching water displays. Through […]
Los Angeles Marathon, Los Angeles, California, USA
Congratulations, Myley, on finishing the Los Angeles Marathon!!! Taking place on Memorial Day, the weather was overcast in the morning and made for excellent running conditions compared to typical hot and sunny Memorial Days in years past. Meandering through the streets of Los Angeles, the 26.2 mile marathon started in downtown LA, went south, west, […]
Big Boots, Cheyenne Depot, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
We powered through delays due to snow storms and road closures, stops at a bison ranch coming from Denver, Colorado, but we eventually made it to Wyoming! Road closures even blocked all the roads to Wyoming and we had to wait for about 30 minutes at a rest stop for them to open roads due […]
San Gabriel Mission, San Gabriel, California, USA
Two photos today because I didn’t get the chance to post one yesterday! Have a great week! Founded in 1771, this mission was California’s fourth one and has strong ties to the origin of the city of Los Angeles. With clear views from the street, the front area had bright blue benches for seating in […]
Kyoto Garden, Los Angeles, California, USA
Behind the Kyoto Grand Hotel in Little Tokyo is a hidden, secluded gem of a garden. We walked up the steps to the upper garden and were greeted by a Japanese garden with a small river, luscious trees, seating areas, and lanterns hanging from the trees. Reading more about it, I found out that the […]
Lifeguard Tower, Redondo Beach, California, USA
Today was a cool, overcast day, but we still were able to enjoy our time at the beach. The Redondo Beach pier has a lot of shops, restaurants and activities to entertain visitors, defined by an unusual shaped pier where parts of the wooden structure are interconnected unlike the typical long, straight pier. After our […]
US Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C.
It was just a normal day in December when I got a mysterious phone call from a 202 number, so I was hesitant to pick it up. Well, I’m glad I did! Right after the presidential election in November, I had contacted my local congressman to request tickets to the presidential inauguration taking place on […]
Disney’s California Adventure, Anaheim, California
Nestled within the Disney Resort, right next to Disneyland, is Disney’s California Adventure! I went here, not expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. It’s California themed, so there are rides and shows relating to everything from Hollywood to the Golden Gate Bridge to the Paradise Pier (modeled after beach boardwalks such as Santa Monica […]
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