Giant Dutchman’s Pipe is a tropical evergreen vine native to humid forests of Central and South America. Its flowers are a velvety burgundy color and smell of lemon drops. They can bloom up to two feet long by one feet wide. They are beautiful but deadly, if ingested they can cause irreversible kidney failure. It …
Petco Park is a 40,209 capacity ballpark named after the San Diego-based pet supply company (whose naming rights end in 2027). Petco Park is located in the middle of Downtown San Diego, and is home to the San Diego Padres. The stadium is beautiful, there is no other place I would rather watch a baseball …
Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro is the largest female surf contest in the world. It was developed in 2007, to showcase women in a male dominated sport. Now it is a three day event with sports (surf and volleyball), live music, merchandise and food. It has turned into a festival, and it is located right …
Los Angeles Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the western United States. It serves about 110,000 passengers daily, and today was busier than usual as it hosted the Los Angeles Union Station Train Festival. This 52-acre transportation hub opened in 1939. It was designed by a father/son architect team, who blended Spanish …
Wilderness Gardens Preserve is a 737-acre preserve in Pala, CA. It is one of our favorite places to go since we typically have the preserve to ourselves. Today we brought a bike so that we could walk further faster. Although it isn’t specifically a posted rule, I don’t think bikes are technically allowed at preserves, …