The two-story recessed vestibule entrance to the Eastern Columbia Building in downtown Los Angeles provides a spectacular example of Art Deco design. This pic shows the beautiful blue and gold terra cotta sunburst that is directly over the entrance doors.
There is an osprey nest on Shelter Island in San Diego and one can often see osprey on the nest or on nearby poles. On this day, an osprey had caught dinner and was chowing down. The nest is located in the roundabout at the far western end of the island.
Links: Shelter Island Seal
This pic shows Lake Morena, which is south of I8 about 45 miles east of San Diego, at 4% of capacity due to the continuing drought in California. This pic was taken in 2014 and the lake is now (May 2016) only 2.8% full!
San Francisco skyline at night including the Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower.
Links: Bay Bridge Transamerica Pyramid
At Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (located between La Jolla and Del Mar) you can hike up on top through maritime chaparral and coastal sage scrub, then head through other-worldly eroded terrain down to a beautiful beach. In this pic, the large rock just to the right of the cliff is known as “Flat Rock”.
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Font’s Point was named for Father Pedro Font, official chaplain and diarist on Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza’s expeditions of 1775-76, who described the scene as “the sweepings of the earth”. This viewpoint of the Borrego Badlands is located east of Borrego Springs, about 4 miles south of the S22.
Links: DesertUSA
Lower Yosemite Fall is the final 320-foot-drop portion of Yosemite Falls, North America’s tallest waterfall (total height of 2,425 feet). An easy 1 mile loop trail leads to the bottom of the fall with gorgeous views along the way. Begin your hike at the Lower Yosemite Fall Trailhead (shuttle stop #6).
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This pic shows hundreds of snow geese taking flight at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, which is located at the southern end of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley. The refuge sits at 227 feet below sea level in the Colorado Desert, and is on the Pacific Flyway. The Salton Sea is the only area in the U.S. to see the Yellow-footed Gull.
Links: SBSSNWR
Not a bad view to wake up to!
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