January 8, 2023

Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum – Riverside

Eye-Catching Chicano Art at “The Cheech!” Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum – Riverside Visited: December 2022 Tracy and I have been fortunate to have visited some great art museums throughout the years, but we have also visited some duds. We did not […]
July 7, 2022

Descanso Gardens – La Cañada Flintridge

Completing The San Gabriel Valley Garden Trifecta Descanso Gardens – La Cañada Flintridge Last Visited: July 2022 Due to the Covid-19 shutdown of museums, restaurants and virtually everything else, I, like most people in the world, became stir crazy. So when gardens started opening back up, we jumped at the […]
April 14, 2022

Dodger Stadium Tour – Los Angeles

“It’s A Beautiful Day For A Ball Game” Dodger Stadium Tour – Los Angeles Visited: April 2022 Although I unwisely became a San Diego Padres fan while in college at San Diego State (please don’t let your children suffer a similar fate), in my younger years I lived and died […]
March 9, 2022

Fort Point National Historic Site – San Francisco

“The Pride Of The Pacific” Fort Point National Historic Site – San Francisco Visited: February 2022 So you say you didn’t know there was a fortress constructed in the mid-19th century to help defend San Francisco against hostile warships? Well, neither did we until our recent getaway to The City […]
February 4, 2022

Will Rogers State Historic Park & Ranch – Pacific Palisades

I Never Met A Park I Didn’t Like! Will Rogers State Historic Park & Ranch – Pacific Palisades (Sadly burned down in 2025 Palisades Fire) Visited: December 2021 It’s hard to believe as a native Angelino, I had never gone to Will Rogers State Park. Truthfully, I had never given […]
January 12, 2022

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County – Los Angeles

A Walk Through Prehistoric Times Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County – Los Angeles Tracy and I were in the mood for dinosaurs (despite Tracy being married to one), and with Jurassic Park being out of the question, we did the next best thing … we hopped in our […]
October 5, 2021

Filoli Historic House & Garden • Woodside

A Colorful Step Back Into HistoryFiloli Historic House & Garden • Woodside Visited: May 2021 Following our Oregon/Northern California trip, Tracy and I decided to make one last stop at a gorgeous spot she had been yearning to visit when the flowers bloomed in spring. Located about 25 miles south […]
April 13, 2021

Historic Original Farmers Market – Los Angeles

Going To Market!Historic Original Farmers Market – Los Angeles Visited: March 2021 (Twice) It had been quite some time since Tracy and I had visited the venerable Original Los Angeles Farmers Market, so on a rather chilly March morning we headed out to 3rd & Fairfax to visit this 87-year-old […]
March 6, 2021

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine – Pacific Palisades

A Literal Dream Come True Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine – Pacific Palisades Visited – February 2021 Elvis Presley became enamored of this little piece of paradise on his visits to Southern California. Memorial services for both George Harrison and Tom Petty were held here. There are even some of Mahatma […]