In many respects, Riverside, California, is a forgettable city — one of dozens you drive by on the freeways of the sunny Southland. Besides its university, it does have one interesting landmark, known for its beautiful Spanish…
There are a lot of famous road trips in the USA, like California’s Pacific Coast Highway and Montana’s Going to the Sun Highway . One of the best known drives in America is scenic 17-Mile Drive (actually distance depends on how you…
DrFumblefinger visits a historic area near Cannery Row
One of my friends just loves Halloween — in fact, it’s her favorite day of the year! She gets excited about it months in advance and decorates her home and herself extensively for the occasion. I enjoyed taking our kids…
In part one of this series I gave you the background on the Getty Villa, Mr. Getty and his passion for art. What follows are some illustrative pieces from the Villa’s collection, which focus on art from the antiquities.
I was charmed by this VW bug when I spotted it in Newport Beach, California, a few years ago. It’s definitely not Herbie and frankly has more character than that VW bug. How can you not like a car constructed to mimic Shamu, the famous…
My favorite stretch of lonely road in the world is the 200 miles of Highway 395 south from Topaz Lake, where it enters California from Nevada, where these pictures were taken, south through Bridgeport and the turnoff to Bodie , past Mono…
“Cannery Row…is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” — John Steinbeck, from his novel ‘ Cannery Row’ Wow! With a beautifully written introduction like that,…
This puzzle had a rather short shelf life. Congratulations to Lynn Millar who quickly recognized the fountain in front of the historic Wawona hotel in Yosemite National Park. You can see the relationship of the fountain to the Wawona in…
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John…
In many respects, Riverside, California, is a forgettable city — one of dozens you drive by on the freeways of the sunny Southland. Besides its university, it does have one interesting landmark, known for its beautiful Spanish…
There are a lot of famous road trips in the USA, like California’s Pacific Coast Highway and Montana’s Going to the Sun Highway . One of the best known drives in America is scenic 17-Mile Drive (actually distance depends on how you…
DrFumblefinger visits a historic area near Cannery Row
One of my friends just loves Halloween — in fact, it’s her favorite day of the year! She gets excited about it months in advance and decorates her home and herself extensively for the occasion. I enjoyed taking our kids…
In part one of this series I gave you the background on the Getty Villa, Mr. Getty and his passion for art. What follows are some illustrative pieces from the Villa’s collection, which focus on art from the antiquities.
I was charmed by this VW bug when I spotted it in Newport Beach, California, a few years ago. It’s definitely not Herbie and frankly has more character than that VW bug. How can you not like a car constructed to mimic Shamu, the famous…
My favorite stretch of lonely road in the world is the 200 miles of Highway 395 south from Topaz Lake, where it enters California from Nevada, where these pictures were taken, south through Bridgeport and the turnoff to Bodie , past Mono…
“Cannery Row…is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” — John Steinbeck, from his novel ‘ Cannery Row’ Wow! With a beautifully written introduction like that,…
This puzzle had a rather short shelf life. Congratulations to Lynn Millar who quickly recognized the fountain in front of the historic Wawona hotel in Yosemite National Park. You can see the relationship of the fountain to the Wawona in…
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John…