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Sabbatical 2023 June to December in Western Canada and the US En savoir plus
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    All these streets had houses once...

    Salton Sea - a dying lake & communi

    22 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    This lake came to be in 1905 through a broken dam and water flowing into a basin 70 m below sea level for two years. A new vacation dreamland for Southern California, beach towns sprang up around the lake. It also became a birds’ paradise, But evaporation, poisonous runoff from the heavily irrigated farmland around, and lack of freshwater inflow increase the salinity to more than twice of the ocean and its a poisonous soup today. The beach towns died, maybe 10% of people remain.En savoir plus

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    Hiking to a palm oasis
    There is water in the stream!Landscape at The SlotSqueezing through the slotDesert landscapes

    Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

    24 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    I spent Thanksgiving in a very nice campground in Ocotillo Wells and explore the state park. All the animals sculptures are in the town of Borrego Springs, a very nice and surprisingly green place in the middle of the desert. There was a lot of rain the week before, and that also makes the desert much greener than it usually is.En savoir plus

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    Reconstructed Mission Church
    On the left the San Diego River.., what's left of itEstudillo House, old Spanish ranchRelocated victorian houses to save them from demolition

    San Diego Day 1 - Oldtown

    25 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    A mixture between open air museum and amusement park, Oldtown protects historical buildings in the first town side below the first Mission Church. Apart from that, it’s Fiesta Mexicana : tons of Mexican restaurants and souvenir shops. Well, the border is not even 10 miles away. Of course I had Mexican food for dinner 😉En savoir plus

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    The Kiss celebrating the end of WWII
    The "Island" with the BridgeBridgeView from the Bridge to the flight deckFlight DeckWhere chairs are is actually an aircraft elevator!Air squadron ready roomCombat information centerBunks of the enlisted menMore aircraft on the hangar deck

    San Diego Day 2 - The Midway

    26 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    The 1945 aircraft carrier Midway served until 1991 and was even the Flagship in Desert Storm - with 1950s technology! The many volunteers, often high-ranking officers, understandably proud of the ship. Very impressive to be able to visit the ship today, next to visiting the actual below deck areas. there are a lot of historical aircraft. I spent 4,5 hours on the ship and could’ve stayed longer.En savoir plus

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    Guests at Shelter Island
    Cabrillo Monument, but the cool thing...... is the amazing view onto the bay from the lighthouseMision San Diego de AlcalaThe HMS Surprise reconstructed frigateSan Francisco bay steam ferryFerry splendorSubmarine DolphinStar of India, apparently the oldest still actively sailing ship in the world

    San Diego Day 3

    27 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Today I travel into the history of San Diego and the settlement of Alta California. Starting with a walk on 1950s playground Shelter Island, back to 1542 when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo become the first European to set foot onto California, forward again to 1769 when the first Spanish Mission and with it settlement was founded, finishing at the Maritime Museum with historic ships and reconstructions spending five centuries.En savoir plus

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    San Diego Day 5 - Downtown

    29 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    I finally make it to downtown in daylight, walking around the financial district and the old part called Gaslamp Quarter. Up the hill is Balboa Park, where the zoo is also located, now the largest concentration of museums outside the Smithsonian, in turn off the century exhibition buildings. And no, you are not in Spain, it just celebrates the Spanish and Mexican history.En savoir plus

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    Mission San Juan Capistrano

    30 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    This morning it was raining heavily, therefore I didn’t leave before 10. Today’s plan was to circumnavigate the entire Los Angeles region, I’ll not visit it this trip. Just to the south of it, however, I stopped at the 1776 Spanish mission San Juan Capistrano - a piece of Europe in California. The church was destroyed by an earthquake in 1812.En savoir plus

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    View from my Campground
    Ventura HarborBeach opposite the harborVentura Pier from 1872This town also started as a misdion: San BuenaventuraDowntown

    Ventura

    1 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    SoCal Lifestyle (Southern California)! Waking up with a view of the waves, walks along the beach, watching the surfers, admiring yachts, lunch on the terrace, yeah! That’s what I thought it would be like, what surprised me is how absolutely nice the downtown areas of Ventura and Santa Barbara (see next footprint) are. Pedestrian zones, outdoor cafés, you could be in Europe!En savoir plus

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    Santa Barbara Mission
    The Presidio - Spanish Fort, largely reconstructedOldest standing house in CaliforniaDowntownThis is what a mall looks like hereCounty CourthouseView from the Courthouse towerBeach and pierView from my campspot!

    Santa Barbara

    1 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Super nice town! At some point, they decided to adopt a Mexican Spanish look all over town, and that together with the incredibly green streets at the impressive backdrop of mountains, on one side, and the ocean on the other, makes this town very attractive. Add to that the Spanish historical buildings (sorry another mission and the Presidio), pier and nice downtown… well, I could live here!En savoir plus

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    Vats for cooking tallow from beef fatCandle makingOil pressPottery shopQuartersCorporal's roomToiletsInfirmary

    Mission La Purisima

    2 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    After the morning in Santa Barbara, I drive to the small town of Lompoc. The old Spanish mission here has been reconstructed, including a lot of its farm and workshop buildings. Most of the missions served as nucleus for thriving tones today from San Diego to Los Angeles and San Jose.En savoir plus

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    Oso Flaco Lake
    Oso Flaco BeachMonarch ButterfliesButterflies hanging in the treePismo BeachPismo PierPort San Luis PierSea Lion DockAvilaMorro Bay salt marsh where I spent the night

    A day on the Coast

    3 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Great birdwatching today at a lake and the piers. Seaside towns, piers, piers, beach, more beach… I also visit a Monarch Butterfly Grove. These large butterflies migrate between the north Pacific coast and Mexico. They spent the winter either in Mexico or in Southern California. There are about 200 sites in California, about 16,000 of the butterflies are in this grove.En savoir plus

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    InlandCalifornia poppiesStonehenge

    Montagna de Oro SP

    4 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Just south of Morro Bay is this state park that protects a wild and wonderful part of the coast. It’s named mountain of gold for the many California gold poppies blooming in spring. A few were also flowering now. I hike about 12 kilometers up and down the coast. The day was unfortunately a bit cloudy at first.En savoir plus

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    Bird sanctuaryAll those things in the water are sleeping otters!Central Valley: wine, vegetables and oil...

    Morro Bay

    5 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Definitely the most charming and diverse town I’ve been to yet. Situated in a big lagoon or bay, it has everything: marshes with tons of birds, calm waters, LOTS of sea otters, a rocky coast, and a wide beach. My favorite so far! The afternoon I spent driving to Monterey, 2,5 hours through the Central Valley. Famous Big Sur will have to wait, the coastal road 1 is still closed due to a landslide last winter.En savoir plus

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    Fisherman's WharfFisherman's WharfFisherman's WharfOld whaling stationCannery Row

    Monterey

    6 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Monterey and surrounds are definitely wealthy. The town, however, celebrates its past as the sardine capital of the world and the its canneries. Fisherman’s wharf and Cannery Row are extremely touristy nowadays, but next to the glamour old industrial ruins await. And history - Monterey was the first capital of CaliforniaEn savoir plus

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    Monterey Bay Aquarium

    6 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Despite the sun on the previous pictures, the day was predominantly rainy, perfect to go visit the world-famous aquarium. This is indeed the best zoo or aquarium I’ve ever been to in terms of explanation, presentation, and animals shown. I also like that the focus is clearly on the entire environment, like including birds in the shoreline exhibit. If you ever make it here, this is a must see!En savoir plus

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    Not only birds at the beachKissing Rocks

    Pacific Grove

    7 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    The rich town next to Monterey with a very nice oceanfront walk. I take the boat, the bike along the coast, and spent some time walking around downtown as well as another stop in downtown Monterey. It’s my last day at the coast, and my last day of “fun”, the next three days I will spend driving north to Vancouver and will predominately see the Interstate. Next stop: airport….En savoir plus

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