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South of us was the fabulous Torrey Pines State Park. People are familiar with the famous Torrey Pines Golf Course, but for the hiker/naturalist it is the state park that is the place to go. On February 11, grandson Brody and his Big Bear Bears made it into the CIF tournament. Their first opponent was…

Two favorite photos of our hike on the beach at San Onofre. Denise really gets into her nature photography.

In her search for new hikes, Denise has discovered quite a few in Carlsbad City limits. You drive through a neighborhood and stop when you see the trailhead sign. Once on the trail you would never guess you are in the middle of an urban area. We drove from Oceanside to Oro Grande for the…

After the high tide we had to wait approximately 8 hours to see the super low tide. We took a short drive up to Torrey Pines State Park. It was a beautiful hike with a nice climb to get to the highest trails. Slightly winded from our hikes we hit the road, ‘The 5’ (In…

Back when I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s I would consider it a great day if I stumbled across the original ‘Harlem Globetrotters’ movie on TV. And if I could catch the Harlem Globetrotters on Ed Sullivan or even better playing a game it was a fun time of laughter and silliness.…

I’m not sure if we have collected too many sunset photos as of yet. It seems too passé to state each one is different, but,…each one is different.

Regardless of where we hiked during the day, we made it back to our apartment to walk the short distance to the Oceanside beach for sunset. We would hope for a few clouds so the sun could paint it’s magic unworldly colors across the sky.

There are two music tents. The main one has local good talent. (The spontaneity from the kids was infectious.). Each day we made sure we were back at the apartment around 5:00 to watch how the sky would be lit up. Looking for a new hike, Denise saw a trail that went along the La…

It would not be a stretch to say that the main reason we came to Oceanside is because it’s approximate location to our kids and grandkids who are up in Big Bear. Daughter-in-law Amy and granddaughter Haley came down to see us one day. VetTix came through with tickets to another event. We drove up…