Tag: California
All the articles with the tag "California".
Fruit for the people!
One of the things I love about California is that you can grow pretty much anything here. I don’t own a patch of dirt, but I’ve got a patio with potted fig, mandarin, lemon, and avocado trees. The yie…
Amtrak to LAX
Anna and I are leaving out of LAX this Friday (actually 1am Saturday) for SE Asia. We usually take Amtrak up the coast (3 hours) to Union Station in downtown LA. From there we had to take three differ…
CA votes
Well, San Diego and the rest of CA has voted. They didn't vote yes on the bad ones, but the didn't vote yes on the good ones (79, 80) either. San Diego was a bit disappointing, as we were hoping for F…
Dia de los Muertos
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) (The following is information I've picked up from various sources, so feel free to set me straight) Dia de los Muertos is one of the more famous and widely…
Sequoias
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) Sept 5, 2005 - From Reno we hit Sacramento, then Anna and I booked it down the 99 to get to Kings Highway and Sequoia National Park. We stopped along the w…
Enviro & Government
- This really sucks - Million Solar Roofs Bill Dies in California Assembly - This bill had bi-partisan support until Assembly Democrats added union-sponsored amendments, including a provision that req…
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forrest
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) On our drive up highway 395 to Burning Man we decided to stop off at the Ancient Bristlecone Forrest. We had wanted to visit the Inyo park last year, but r…
Headed up the 395 to Burning Man
We are all packed up and hitting the long road up to Burning Man from San Diego. The plan is to do the 395 route, a bit longer, but much more scenic, and arrive in Reno tonight. A quick shopping trip …
Photos
I posted photos of our visit Big Dog Ranch in Milpitas . The home, farm and vineyard of Mark (Anna's brother), Sandy (sister in law), and Max (nephew). They were great hosts for our trip to Sacramento…
Poly Canyon - experimental architecture
(All photos for this are posted here ) On Friday of our Central Coast vacation we went to explore Poly Canyon . Poly Canyon is a nice outdoor area behind the California Polytechnic State University ca…