The Kellogg House
In order to escape the freezing winters in Battle Creek, Michigan, cereal magnate W. K. Kellogg purchased a 377-acre ranch in the hills of Pomona and commissioned the building of Kellogg House. The Kellogg family
The Autry Museum
Who hasn’t heard of Gene Autry, but have you heard of The Autry Museum? I’ve passed those signs for it as I drove along the freeway, but never did I stop. Well, in the sense of adventure, it was time to
Riley’s Farm at Oak Glen
I went out to dinner last weekend, more specifically to a dinner theatre. I don’t usually attend such things. In fact I can’t recall the last time I tried this. But I was feeling like something different, an adventure, so I roped a friend into going with me to Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen.
This adventure was
WonderCon 2016
I checked out WonderCon this past weekend. It’s a kickoff to getting ready for the big one, San Diego Comic-Con International. Actually, Comic-Con is difficult to get tickets to and it
Sierra Madre
I went to Sierra Madre a couple days ago. I used to live there about thirty years ago and still drive through whenever I can. I just like it. It’s a small town (population about 10,000) nestled right up against the San Gabriel Mountains and just to the east of Pasadena. I suppose one would
Death Valley National Park, In Hindsight
This is my third story about Death Valley National Park. Obviously I was quite impressed by it. Honestly it was an unexpectedly spectacular place, but I also discovered a few things that took me by surprise.
Perhaps I’ve lived a sheltered existence but I was startled
Death Valley Places
In this second segment about my recent trip to Death Valley National Park I want to talk about some of the iconic places within the park that my daughter and I visited. Many sites I had considered ahead of time with the help of friends who had been there before. Others were serendipitous.
One such unexpected outing occurred the first morning before dawn. Halley and I wandered a couple miles east of Stovepipe Wells to the Sand Dunes. We didn’t know
Death Valley National Park, First Impressions
Death Valley was not what I expected. This first trip was full of surprises. Let me preface my story by confessing that the desert isn’t one of my favorite places and I’ve avoided this park for decades. But how long could that continue? My curiosity got the better of me, and
Solvang, Just a Glimpse
Solvang is a small town about 35 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California. It is best known as “that Danish town” and indeed tourism is its chief industry. The village has modeled itself on similar towns in Denmark. The traveler is expected to get that “Old Country” feeling about the place. And people