Category: California
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Hiking to the M*A*S*H TV Set-Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
We’re exhausted. The pre-dawn flight from the East to West Coast, is catching up with us, but we are determined to go hiking, to the M*A*S*H TV Set. Not always jetsetters, once upon a time, we are newly married, fresh out of college kids, intent, above all else, to pay off debt. This means, for…
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Visiting Santa Monica Pier-California
The fog is significant. Unlike our clear, blue-sky day, at Channel Island’s National Park. The weather at Santa Monica Pier, California, is a moody teenager. Initially, I’m disappointed. How can I get the perfect picture of the Santa Monica Pier, Ferris Wheel, through this soupy veil? The more we walk the pier, however, the more…
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Visiting Channel Islands National Park-California
“That was a great day!” Announces the tousled haired young man. He claims a chair on the boat, preparing to leave Channel Islands National Park. “It was a hellah great day!” Agrees the young man in the backwards hat. The group settle into the row behind us. They take turns visiting the downstairs snack counter,…