Category: Places I Like
The Getty Art Center
With summertime here and with most of my kids’ friends out of town on vacations or busy with other activities, I have picked out some adventures of our own to have this summer. I kicked off our ‘series’ of events with a stroll through the Sepulveda Wildlife Area, lunch at Jerry’s Famous Deli (with the…
Sepulveda Wildlife Area: The Los Angeles River in a natural course – Who knew!
Most people living in Los Angles are familiar with the concrete-lined flood control channel that is named the Los Angeles River. Encased in concrete along much of its route, the Los Angeles River doesn’t really look much like a river – but there are places where the river runs in a natural course. One of…
The south fork of the American River
Originating in the Sierra Nevada mountains and running through Sacramento into the Delta, the American River is one of my favorite California rivers. (Of course, if I am to be honest, since I live in Southern California, any river whose flow primarily is not of treated sewage effluent running in a graffiti-laced channel of concrete…
Red Rock Canyon State Park, California
You may have seen these cliffs before. They’ve appeared in many movies, from early cowboy films to Jurassic Park, in TV shows such as Bonanza, and even occasionally in commercials. This is the scenery of Red Rock Canyon State Park. Located along SR-14, north of Mojave, the dramatic Red Cliffs on the east side of…
Lake Tahoe, Jewel of the Sierra
I love Lake Tahoe. I grew up in Reno, and Lake Tahoe was an integral part of my childhood experience. I skied the mountains here, went to summer camp here, hiked the mountains surrounding here and spent many countless days sitting on the shoreline here. As an adult, I have returned with my family several…
Return to Bodie
It wasn’t until about the summer of 2003 that I finally went to see Bodie for the first time, which up until then, I had assumed was just a historical marker off of the 395 between Mono Lake and Walker. However, as I found out, Bodie is much more than that. Located 13 miles off…
Tufa, part 2: The Trona Pinnacles
One of the most enjoyable trips we took this year was out to a place called the Trona Pinnacles, which are located in the Searles Valley, just southwest of Death Valley.
Tufa, part 1: Mono Lake
The Eastern Sierra Mountains
I have on occasions too many to count, traveled the 395 through the Owens Valley. The mountains on this side are quite impressive. These are my favorite pictures of the mountains from the east side – the Owens Valley.