Have you ever been to Cambria Beach on the central California coast? No? Neither had we; we rectified that life mistake on this trip, thanks to Brian and Marie.
Category: Travel
Spring 2023 California Road Trip – Trains!
I had been jonesing for a trip to Cajon Pass in Southern California in order to watch trains going from the desert, over the San Bernardino Mountains into greater Los Angeles. Getting large trains over the pass takes a lot of effort: manageable grades and a LOT of locomotives. It’s the kind of place foamers (what the railroad people call trains fans because we tend to foam at the mouth at the sight of a train) really start drooling.
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Spring 2023 California Road Trip – Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens
It was time to leave Santa Barbara and hit the road for our next stop: Rancho Cucamonga in the Los Angeles Inland Empire. But we had all day so we took a couple of detours. First up was a trip to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden on the way out of town.
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Spring Wildflower Season is Fleeting
Marie sent me an updated picture of some Palo Alto garden wildflowers we saw in April. The beauty of wildflowers is ephemeral.
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