Casa Grande at Hearst Castle
The largest building at Hearst Castle (near San Simeon) is called “Casa Grande”. Its 68,500 sq. ft. contain 38 bedrooms, 30 fireplaces, 42 bathrooms, and 14 sitting rooms.
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San Diego Skyline from Point Loma
Point Loma/Cabrillo National Monument offers some great views of downtown San Diego as you look back across San Diego Bay, but the pilots of these two sailboats have an even better view.
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San Elijo State Beach view
This ocean view is from the Bull Taco eatery that is within the San Elijo State Beach campground and shows multiple armed forces helicopters flying north up the beach while several surfers wait for the next big wave.
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Solana Beach Tide Pools
At very low tides the Solana Beach tide pools are a great place to wander and explore. They are located at the north end of Tide Beach Park and just south of Cardiff State Beach.
Palomar Observatory
The Palomar Observatory’s 200-inch (5.1-meter) Hale Telescope was for decades the largest effective telescope in operation. Owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology, the Observatory is but one of the many things to do on 6,138 foot Palomar Mountain.
Carrizo Gorge from Sacatone Overlook
This view of the Carrizo Gorge was taken from the Sacatone Overlook that is within the McCain Valley Resource Conservation Area which is off I8 just north of Boulevard, CA. The trestles you see are part of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway, which has been referred to as “The Impossible Railroad”.
Links: McCain Valley RCA
Yosemite Tunnel View
Tunnel View is a scenic overlook on State Route 41 in Yosemite National Park that offers that iconic, expansive view of Yosemite Valley including El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Fall.
Links: Yosemite Viewpoints
King of the Beasts
One of our favorite San Diego County destinations is the San Diego Zoo Safari Park located in Escondido. This pic features a male lion, whose roars, when heard by the other park animals, puts additional environmental pressure on them to breed, thereby increasing the likelihood of breeding success.
Links: SD Zoo Safari Park
Lake Ramona
Lake Ramona is a pretty little lake accessed via a 2.4 mile trail within the 700-acre Blue Sky Ecological Preserve in the city of Poway.
Links: Blue Sky Ecological Preserve
Palm Canyon
Palm Canyon, located on Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians land, near Palm Springs, offers beautiful hikes, horseback riding, and picnicking among a huge stand of California Fan Palms.
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