17 Palms Oasis View
This pic shows the beautiful desert view looking north from the 17 Palms Oasis in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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Mt. Woodson Spider Web
While hiking up the east side of Mt. Woodson (San Diego County), we came across this very interesting spider web on the side of the trail. It was very foggy that day which probably helped it stand out a bit more.
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San Jacinto Mountain Meadow
If you hike the Desert View Trail that begins behind the upper Palm Springs Tramway terminal you will pass by this beautiful mountain meadow filled with singing birds.
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“La Poete et sa Muse” at Balboa Park
“Poet and Muse” is an artwork (located outside the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park) by famed French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, who spent the later years of her life in San Diego. Her most ambitious work in the San Diego area is “Queen Califia’s Magical Circle” in Escondido (see previous post for details).
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“Urban Light” at LACMA
One of the most popular attractions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the lamppost series known as “Urban Light”, which consists of 202 restored cast iron antique street lamps. Since it is exterior to the museum, you can view it for free!
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Redwood Barn at Daley Ranch
This redwood barn at Daley Ranch in Escondido dates from the late 1800’s and was used in the filming of the Renegade tv episodes (starring Lorenzo Lamas).
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Hummingbird Nest in San Elijo Lagoon
This hummingbird nest was found on one of the trails in San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, near the Nature Center, and shows a female Anna’s hard at work ensuring the survival of her species. Fourteen different hummingbird species have been recorded in the state of California.
Moorten Botanical Garden in Palm Springs
Moorten Botanical Garden exhibits over 3000 desert plants from around the world and was founded in 1938 by Patricia and Chester “Cactus Slim” Moorten (who was one of silent film’s original Keystone Cops). You can also buy plants from their nursery.
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Walt Disney Studios in Burbank
With the profits from Snow White, Walt Disney made a deposit on 51 acres of land in Burbank, which the Walt Disney Studios still occupies today. I love this building which features the Seven Dwarfs holding up the roof! Looks like to me that Dopey got the toughest assignment!
Lily Rock and Tahquitz Peak
This pic was taken from the Idyllwild Nature Center viewpoint and features both Lily Rock (8,000 feet) and Tahquitz Peak (8,828 feet). Lily Rock (also known as Tahquitz Rock) was named in 1898, either for its “lily-white” appearance or in honor of Lily Eastman, and has been a popular free-climbing destination since the 1930’s. Tahquitz gets its name from a demon in Soboda Indian legend.
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