Three quarters of an acre of Living Desert Zoo property in Palm Desert is filled with G-scale model train track; that’s 3,300 feet of track with nineteen lines (sound effects and all) running simultaneously. The twenty five Living Zoo train volunteers took it a step further, constructing the world’s longest wooden G-scale trestle, measuring 202 …
The Palm Springs Air Museum opened its hangar doors in 1996. As it turns out, our first trip here also included a chili cook off and a car show. There was a lot going on. Even without the extras, it is not possible to see and read everything in one visit. Four hangars and 85,000 …
Every year, the Thursday before Halloween, our local Thursday Sunset Market transforms into Haunted Market, where people of all ages dress up (if they are in the mood), and go trick or treating while ordering their favorite dishes. As if Sunset Market couldn’t possibly be any more entertaining, it is.
This is Oceanside’s 20th annual Día de los Muertos Festival, but the first time in years it has been back in Downtown. (I actually haven’t been once since it was moved to the Oceanside Mission, although I heard it was a poignant venue.) Today, over a week before Día de los Muertos technically begins, the …
On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 5:00pm to close, the San Diego zoo is choked with black lights, people in costume, music, light up souvenirs, live bands, fog machines, Halloween decorations, and punny signs. The zoo’s HalGLOWeen event was created in 2017, although this is our first time attending. Since kids under eleven are free, …
The DeJong family has been milking for generations, here at this specific spot in Wildomar since 1958. Throughout the years it has managed to hold on to its old school dairy charm. It costs just fifty cents a bag to feed the animals, whose hunger never seem to be satiated. We went a little milk …
The original Oktoberfest celebration began in 1810, when a prince and princess were wed in Munich, Germany, and citizens were invited to attend some of the festivities to help celebrate the royal event. Oktoberfest grew over the years in Munich, eventually attracting over six million people to partake in the festivities. Lucky for us, we …
The Carlsbad Strawberry Company has been in business since the 1950s, and they grow more than just strawberries. Each year, the family-owned, fourth generation produce company converts their grounds into a pumpkin patch where they cultivate a menagerie of pumpkin varieties, and invite customers to participate in their homegrown, haunted corn maze, tractor rides, bull …
The San Bernardino National Forest encompasses 824,000 acres of land within San Bernardino and Riverside counties. It ranges in elevation from 2,000 to 11,500 feet. We were camping just south of Big Bear Lake, at about 7,000 feet elevation. From yellow post campsite 30, we could walk to a lake view in about ten minutes. …
Yellow Post sites are free, un-reservable, individual, dispersed, primitive camping sites (marked with a yellow post) located in the San Bernardino National Forest. There are yellow post sites around Big Bear Lake, Mountain Center and Idyllwild (each area has a detailed map online which includes the fire roads to take to arrive). We chose South …
The 2,000 square foot William D Cannon Art Gallery is located in the Carlsbad City Library Complex. Throughout the two decades it has been opened, the gallery has hosted a variety of art exhibitions. It is currently hosting Frida Kahlo’s Garden, one of only three California venues selected to host the traveling exhibition. Frida Kahlo’s …