Jun-2014
What served 47 years in active duty in the US Navy, visited every ocean in the world, was too big to cross the Panama Canal, and was the 41st of her kind to be made? Give up…I’m talking about the USS Midway–one of the most historic aircraft carriers the U.S. ever had. Now docked in […]
Jun-2014
Formed millions of years ago by glacier movement during the Ice Ages Lake Tahoe was carved out of the granite of the Sierra Nevada Mountings. The lake was later divided after a dispute that involved gunfire between California and Nevada giving California 2/3 of the lake and its shoreline and 1/3 to Nevada. While these […]
Jun-2014
Smack dab in the middle of the second largest city in the U.S. lays the secret to Chumash Native Americans boat building empire, Tar or brea- in Spanish. Formed tens of thousands of years ago, the tar pits have been bringing people to its shores for years. Some have even become a permanent guest. The […]
May-2014
As the Spanish explored and conquered Alta California they left behind the “El Camino Real” and a series of 21 missions, 4 presidios and 3 pueblos stretching from roughly the Mexican border to just north of San Francisco. La Misión de La Purísima Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María, or more commonly La Purisima Mission, […]
May-2014
A little less then 7 hours drive from the greater Los Angeles area, Zion National Park is an often over looked jewel of the national park system. Originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument, it was created in 1909 by President Taft after paintings and photographs of the area’s beauty were exhibited at a World’s Fair then […]
May-2014
7 Tips For Photographing Your Kids On Vacation As summer is approaching, families may be planning a trip to an amusement park, leisurely road trip, or perhaps a long weekend at the beach. To make your trip memorable, I’ve put together a few helpful tips from a past Hawaiian vacation to turn your snapshots into […]
May-2014
New York City is one of if not the most iconic American cities there is. Like most tourists there are things you just have to do. See the Statue of Liberty, walk the city at night, enjoy the views from atop a giant steel skyscraper, and visit Central Park. But unlike most tourists we enjoyed […]
May-2014
About 90 minutes from Downtown Los Angeles, but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city, is a BIG small zoo. Being parents of two kids we are pretty much zoo connoisseurs and can tell you the bad from the good. A few years ago we took our first trip to the […]
Apr-2014
The historic Georgetown Loop, about 45 miles west of Denver, connects Silver Plume and Georgetown reaching an elevation of 640 feet. Completed in 1884, it’s one of Colorado’s first visitor attractions and quite popular with families. Children of all ages will love the authenticity of the wild west train ride while parents take in the […]
Formed over 25 million years ago, used by local Shoehshone and Tataviam Indians for hundred of years as a mystic place and then by it’s name sake, the infamous Tiburcio Vásquez to elude capture during a statewide man hunt for a series of robbery and murders in the 1870’s. Vasquez Rocks is now known by […]