What better way to start at Disney California Adventure, than with a train! |
Ferris wheel! |
Entering Grizzly Peak Recreation Area |
Falls Near Grizzly Peak |
Back Side of Grizzly Peak |
Ranger Lecture at Grizzly Peak Recreation Area |
Staking out our seats for the Main Street Light Parade |
Illuminated Bridge Tower |
Illuminated Little Casey |
Illuminated Pink Elephant |
Time to Slow Down, and Head for the Los Angeles County Arboretum |
Head for the Exit |
Art and Nature |
Peacock |
Pheasant |
Orchid |
Hibiscus? (If you know what this is, please drop us a line) |
Irises |
Palms Reflected in Lake |
Iris |
Iris |
Flowers |
San Gabriel Mountain Vista over Tree Canopy |
San Gabriel Mountain Vista over Tree Canopy and Lawnscape |
Trailside Scene |
Tepo, Caramel Bear, and Munchkin |
Cactus |
Tiocampo, Munchkin, Caramel Bear, and Tepo |
Simple Shelter |
Complex Shelter |
Bamboo |
WLD257, JDSmiling, Tiocampo, Munchkin, and Tepo at Clearman's Northwoods Inn in Covina |
At the San Diego Model Railroad Museum |
Munchkin with Sacramento King
Power Forward Chris Webber, at Legoland |
Elephants and Flamingos |
Ongoing Maintenance at Mount Rushmore |
Barnyard Scene |
SoCal Hikers at Legoland -- They aren't worried about bears, but the 30-foot long red wing blackbirds perched on the bridge have them a little concerned |
Munchkin and Tepo Enjoying Their Boat Ride |
Penguins |
Tiocampo After a Harrowing Boat Ride |
The U.S. Capitol Building |
The U.S. Marines Iwo Jima Memorial |
Ostriches |
At Point Loma, with Ms. PCT and PCT Packer |
Tour Boats in San Diego Harbor |
San Diego Harbor |
Cabrillo Monument |
Point Loma Lighthouse |
Munchkin at Ocean Overlook |
Tepo at Ocean Overlook |
Lizard -- Real or Fake? |
Beachcombers |
Coastal View |
Iceplant |
Yellow Flowers |
Sea Grass |
Munchkin and Tepo |
Sea Birds |
Ms. PCT and PCT Packer Waiting Patiently For Us |
Visitors Center at Mission Trails Regional Park |
Mission Gorge, Our Destination |
Climbers on Kwaay Paay Peak |
Approaching the Mission Dam |
Plaque at Mission Dam |
Pooled Water Above Mission Dam -- PCT Packer Swam Here as a Boy, in the Former Lake Which No Longer Exists |
Close-up View of Mission Dam Outlet |
Side View of Mission Dam |
Another View of Mission Dam |
Tiocampo, PCT Packer, Ms. PCT, Tepo, and Munchkin at Mission Dam |
This Church, off El Cajon Blvd. in La Mesa, Occupies the Location Where PCT Packer's Childhood Home Once Stood |
Angeles Crest, From SR 138 Near Pearblossom -- WLD257 and JD Smiling are Up There Somewhere -- Can You See Them Waving? |
More of the Angeles Crest, From SR 138 Near Pearblossom |
Breezy Flagpole Display At Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve |
Colorful Alignment
At California Poppy Reserve |
Winding Visitor Trail
At California Poppy Reserve |
Scenic Vista At California Poppy Reserve |
Munchkin At California Poppy Reserve |
Poppy and Lupine Covered Hillsides Along I-5, Near Gorman |
Poppy and Lupine Covered Hillsides Along I-5, Near Gorman |
Gathering Storm Clouds Along I-5, Near Patterson |
Green Hillside Near Patterson, Roughly in the Area of Proposed SR 130, Connecting San Jose to the Central Valley |
Our Faithful Sienna Van, with Damaged Transmission Encountered 5 Blocks from Home |