Knott’s Berry Farm: A Taste of Calico
Date Visited: July 18, 2020 Back in December 2019 I decided to buy a Knott’s Berry Farm pass. I don’t buy one every year but every other year it is kind of fun. For about the cost of one day … Continue reading →
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Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum
Date Visited: 6/6/20 Ever wonder what happens to those old appliances after they get thrown away? Probably not. My guess is you probably don’t. Most people if the appliance is in really bad condition either donate it or throw it … Continue reading →
Road Trip to Julian California
If you take highway 79 out to the Eastern limits of San Diego County, you will end up in the mountains and find a little town called Julian. Julian was known in the late 1800s for being part of the … Continue reading →
Visiting Lake Arrowhead Village
So, from the late 1920s to the early 1950s, what was known as the Big Five studios owned everything that was the movies. If it wasn’t a big five studio film, it didn’t exist. This also included the actors who … Continue reading →
You Probably Are Not Going to Eat a California Lobster in California.
This is a story about three lobsters: Most people don’t know this about me but I am a certified SCUBA diver. Although I haven’t actually gone diving for over 18 years now. One … Continue reading →
California Super Bloom, California Poppies
The California Poppy is the state flower of California. They are wildflowers that like to live on mountain tops and require a lot of sunshine to bloom. We get a few of them every year in our local mountains. The … Continue reading →
Knott’s Christmas 2018
This year we have definitely taken advantage of our Cedar Fair Platinum Pass. The cost for the pass with three meal plans and three drink plans was $984.54. That is a lot of money (but less than some other theme … Continue reading →
US State Capitols: Sacramento, California
Visited July 20, 2018 When California was part of Mexico, the capital of what was known as Alta California was in Monterey. In 1849 California declared itself a free and independent nation. At that time Sacramento drafted it’s first city … Continue reading →
The Ramona Pageant
Part of 4th grade education in California is California History. One of the traditions of that historical education is that 4th grade children get invited in April to the dress rehearsal of the Ramona Outdoor Play. This year was AJ’s … Continue reading →
A Ride on Angel’s Flight into Downtown LA
Up until the 1950s, when the freeways in Southern California were expanded there used to be a thing called the Pacific Electric Railway. For no more than 25 cents you could get anywhere in Southern California. The last red car … Continue reading →