Visiting California’s Palomar Observatory
This week I decided to widen my horizons and go somewhere different, an observatory. Not just any one but a real working research facility. I went to San Diego County to
Rail Giants Train Museum
I seem to have a fascination for trains and trucks; I visit them often. In mid-May I visited the Rail Giants Train Museum. It’s
The 30th Annual Bug Fair!
I went to the Bug Fair last weekend. I was surprised to discover this was the 30th Annual Bug Fair at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. I admit I’m not all that interested in bugs, insects or creepy-crawly critters but
Home to Yosemite
Ranger Sharon Miyako calls Yosemite National Park her heart-home and I can certainly relate to that. From the moment I first catch sight of the Merced River tumbling
California Highways
Sometimes you just get the urge to hit the highway. I didn’t know I had it till my friend and I recently started the long trek up to Yosemite National Park. I live in southern California about three hundred miles south of the park which gave me
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is less than an hour’s drive from my home. Since I seem to have been writing a lot lately about California historical sites, what better place to visit? Probably every school
Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
I wasn’t expecting to find much at Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery. I thought it would be about the size of a small country churchyard. I was thinking in terms of a few headstones with an iron fence encircling it. I was startled as
Traveling through California History
My recent adventure at the Orange Empire Railway Museum reinforced for me some of the benefits of travel. Doubtless it broadens my horizons. I did indeed see things and visit places that were new. But
Orange Empire Railway Museum
A few days ago I zigzagged my way over to the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California. I was off to satisfy my childhood fascination with trains. I planned to just walk around a bit and get the feel of the place. Frankly I didn’t know