Lake Calavera Preserve sits on the border of Carlsbad and Oceanside. It contains a series of interconnecting trails, so you can choose your own adventure. Today we veered to the east onto a new path, away from Mt. Calavera, towards Oak Riparian Park, where we found many more boardwalks to explore. The boardwalks take you …
The evening is wild, chilly, and bright at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Wild Holidays hits it out of the park as far as evening zoo holiday festivities go. Not only are the lights and entertainment fabulous, so are the animal sightings. There were two highlights of the night. One was when a fairy …
There are not any tide pools in Oceanside, but the jetty has some tide pool organisms that are worth exploring. Along our walk from the pier to the jetty were thousands of coquina clams, as well as some washed up larger marine organisms that were not fit to survive the brutal sea. Today we found …
Once a year Oceanside Harbor turns into a festive boat parade, filled with boats holiday boats, music and Christmas spirit (which was especially high this year). Going to the Parade of Lights has become a tradition. There is something special about masts being lit up in bold Christmas lights, and seeing their reflection in the …
Jungle Bells is an annual event hosted by the San Diego Zoo. There are performances, lights and Christmas decorations, all set up to make it feel a little more like Christmas in sunny San Diego. The only downside, most zoo animals are not nocturnal, so there are few to see. The real enjoyment factor is …