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California Here We Come
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California Here We Come

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    White Water

    15 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    The views were impressive from the top, where we took a break to have a picnic. This was our favourite hike so far.

    On our way home we stopped in Palm Springs to go to the weekly Village Festival. Palm Canyon Drive is closed to traffic for several blocks. There was food, crafts, music, and throngs of people.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Joshua Tree National Park

    16 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We saved the best for last. Forty-five minutes east of our condo was the southern entrance to the strangely beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. Two deserts come together in this 800,000 acre park. The eastern section is the Sonoran Desert and is the "low desert", below 3,000 feet elevation. We selected a 4.8 km hike to Mastodon Peak with an elevation of 3,371 feet. The trail is marked with stones as it would be very easy to wander off and get lost in this unforgiving desert.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Joshua Tree National Park

    16 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    This hike was rated "strenuous" but only because it involved scrambling up and over rocks. Tremendous earth forces shaped this unusual land of granite monoliths. The cholla cactus adds interest to this arid land. It was a comfortable 18 degrees C today and I can't imagine what it would be like in the summer months when the temperature is in the 40s! When we reached the peak we had a picnic amongst the rocks and enjoyed the amazing view.Leggi altro

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    Escondido

    17 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Our next stop was 180 km SW to the Welk Resort in Escondido. We were assigned a beautiful, newly renovated 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit. Each bathroom had double sinks. A large, nicely furnished balcony overlooked hills of green and the I-15 where traffic never ceases. There will be plenty of room here for our expected visitors.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Escondido

    19 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We spent the first 2 days getting settled into our new home, exploring the towns of San Marcos and Escondido, and stocking up on food and wine. The GPS proved to be very unreliable and often got confused. "Recalculating" was it's mantra!

    Nancy and Mandy arrived today. Mandy opted for a relaxing afternoon at the pool while the rest of us drove into Escondido for more grocery shopping and banking.    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Escondido

    20 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Daley Ranch is a 3,000 acre conservation area in the city of Escondido. We chose the 4 km Boulder Loop Trail that was a popular trail with the locals and had nice views of the city. What's a hike without a picnic!

    Nancy & Mandy returned to the resort afterwards while Linda & I scouted out a Ross store. We had to drive through rush hour traffic to get home....not a great idea for future reference!    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    San Diego

    21 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    We started our day trip with a stop at The Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Estuary, the largest coastal wetland in Southern California. It is 1,750 square miles with 3/4 of it in Mexico. There were 5 helicopters flying overhead monitoring the border. The noise apparently doesn't affect the birds but we found it very annoying. The lady at the reception desk was the most pleasant and helpful person we've met. We thought she was a Park Ranger but we later found out she was the Maintenance person, who obviously loves her job!

    Next was Coronado Island and over the sweeping, curving Coronado-San Diego Bridge with vistas of the skyline and marina. I was too focused on all of the traffic so we were unable to stop and take photos. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at an authentic Mexican restaurant before heading home early to beat the dreaded rush hour crowd.    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Joshua Tree National Park

    22 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    We left our condo at 7 am in order to drive 2 l/2 hours to Palm Springs because Alyssa was arriving at PSP today!! Despite our best efforts, her flight arrived l/2 hour early so she sat outside to wait for us in the warm sunshine and was able to thaw out.

    On the agenda was a trip to the Northern section of the immense Joshua Tree National Park. This part of the park is in the higher, wetter and cooler Mojave Desert, a perfect environment for the joshua tree. Mormon pioneers thought the limbs resembled the upstretched arms of Joshua leading them to the promised land.    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Joshua Tree National Park

    22 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We drove along Park Boulevard which loops into the main area of the park with the most interesting features. There are many stops along the way with short, less than a mile, hikes. Joshua Tree is a world-class climbing destination with more than 8,000 climbing routes. We were glad we brought a picnic lunch as the park is not commercially developed, which surprised us as it was so unlike the free-enterprising Americans!Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Temecula

    23 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    The Temecula Valley wine growing region was a l/2 hour drive from our resort. Although there are almost 40 vineyards in the area, we only went to one wine tasting at the Lorimar Winery. It was $14 each but we had a 2-for-1 coupon. Since I had to drive, Linda & I shared the 5 wines that we were allowed to select and we enjoyed 4 of them. A band was setting up on the patio just as we were leaving.

    On the way home I had just taken an exit from the I-15 when a 3/4 ton truck whizzed by me at a very high speed. We witnessed him driving erratically down the wrong side of the road and thought OMG!! We were glad to see that he turned into a driveway and apparently made it safely to his destination.    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Carlsbad

    25 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We stayed at the Marriott La Jolla last night as we couldn't move into our timeshare until today. The Carlsbad Seapointe Resort assigned us a 2 bedroom corner unit on the 3rd floor, which was very nice. The beach is a 2 minute walk across the street so we have a partial view of the ocean. Behind the building is the coastal train track with very noisy trains that blast their horn at any time of the day or night :(Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Oceanside

    27 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Yesterday was our first bad weather day as it drizzled on and off all day. It was a perfect excuse to go the Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall.

    Today the sun was back. Alyssa decided she wanted to walk to In-and-Out Burger for lunch and then spend a relaxing day at the pool. I think she needed a break from the 3 sisters :P The rest of us journeyed 25 km up the Pacific Coast Highway to the towns of Carlsbad and Oceanside. We had a picnic lunch on the beach. Huge waves, surfers, and sea birds kept us entertained.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    San Diego

    28 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    My child found other ways to entertain herself :-)

    Overall we concluded that we were disappointed in this zoo. Perhaps our expectations were too high as we had often heard or read that the San Diego Zoo was one of the top ten zoos in the world. Although there are botanical gardens interspersed with the animal exhibits, we still felt that the enclosures were very small. On the positive side, the zoo does have a large variety of species that we had not seen elsewhere. But for the admission fee of $43 each, we had expected more.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Encinitas

    29 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We went on a pleasant drive south along the Pacific Coast Highway, stopping at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas for a picnic. It was high tide so there wasn't much beach to enjoy. However, adjacent to the beach was this pretty yard full of tropical flowers. We cruised through Solana Beach and Del Mar with beautiful ocean views. Ended the day with shopping at Marshall's, great deals, and dinner at a Mexican restaurant.Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Palm Springs

    30 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    It was time to move on. We took Nancy to the train station in Oceanside where she caught a train to LA and would be picked up by Mandy. Her flight home wasn't until February 1st. The rest of us travelled on to Palm Springs as Linda & Alyssa would be flying home tomorrow from PSP.

    We made full use of our last day together, starting with a hike in Indian Canyons, which is on reserve land of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Because I presented my Metis card we were given free admission, a savings of $6 each. To get to the trail head the road narrowed to a single lane through a rock cut-out. It had been drizzling when we first arrived in Palm Springs but it stopped by the time we got to Indian Canyons which is just on the outskirts of the city. Yay! Bonus.....a rainbow!    Leggi altro

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  • Betty FoidartCalifornia Here We ComeViaggiatore

    Palm Springs

    30 gennaio 2015, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    We hiked for l l/2 hours on the Palm Canyon trail. The full length was 15 miles but we had time restrictions as you had to be off the reserve by 5 pm or they would tow your car.....and they were serious about it. We wondered if they would be heartless and tow your car, leaving you lost in the desert in the dark!Leggi altro

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