I was at the San Diego Zoo yesterday and whilst there this little Hummingbird appeared right next to where I was standing. I have never seen a Hummingbird up so close! They are fascinating little creatures to watch in flight and a small one like this is probably beating it’s tiny little wings on average…
Tag: California
Lizzy Borden – 30 Years of American Metal Tour 2013
I got to go back in time somewhat this week. The setting could have been 1985. On Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California hanging out in the famed bars and clubs of the strip such as The Rainbow Bar & Grill (alas no Lemmy) and Whisky a Go Go. These were the epicentre of LA metal back in the…
Space Shuttle Endeavour – California Science Centre
I arrived back in Los Angeles yesterday for the first time since September 2012 and just had to head back out to the California Science Centre to see the new and impressive addition to their air and space exhibits – Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle OV-105). Endeavour was first launched in 1992 and completed her last space flight in May 2011. Interestingly…
Santa Monica – Get your kicks at the end of Route 66
Depending on your perspective, the historic Route 66 across America either stops or starts at the edge of the classic and expansive golden beach in Santa Monica, California. This is my favourite place to stay whenever I am in Los Angeles as it is not only a nice place where you can enjoy the sun and…
Tyrannosaurus Rex the “Tyrant Lizard King”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex ruled the forested valleys of North America around 65-70 million years ago (until the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction which coincided with the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid which left a 180 kilometre / 111 mile wide crater that was discovered beneath the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico during the 1970’s). In Greek Tyrannosaurus means “Tyrant Lizard” and Rex means “King“. Although…
California Science Centre – From the Sea to the Skies
The California Science Centre is a great place to visit when in Los Angeles and admission is free (except for special exhibitions). You can see exhibits on scientific achievements from inventions to air and space technology); discover the world of life and how people, animals and plants survive; then delve into the ecosystems of the world. The latter is…
Freaks on a beach!
Venice Beach is kind of like the Mos Eisley of California. Taking in the scenery and people watching, it’s an interesting place for a stroll. Apart from the expansive Pacific coast beach the denizens of Venice Beach are what you really come to see. I had not been there in years but back in September I…
Bodie State Historical Park – A Gold Mining Ghost Town
Bodie State Historical Park in the high altitude Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California is a fascinating glimpse into the past. Bodie is a gold mining ghost town that as been preserved in a state of “arrested decay” (basically frozen in time) with the interiors of the homes pretty much remaining as they were left with…
Mono Lake, California
Once you leave California’s scenic Yosemite National Park along the Tioga Road through the Tioga Pass you enter the arid Mono Basin of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this basin lays the unique Mono Lake. A large 182 square kilometre (70 square miles) salt lake. In 1941 water from tributaries that fed into the lake were diverted to the…
Tioga Pass the gateway to the East
The Tioga Pass is the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park that allows you the rare opportunity to drive across the Sierra Nevada Mountains on State Route 120, the Tioga Road (except in Winter when the road and pass are usually closed from November and do not reopen until May or June depending on the…
Yosemite Meadows
Amongst all the scenic granite peaks and stunning lakes of Yosemite National Park are areas they call meadows. The two main meadows that can be found along the Tioga Road that crosses Yosemite from east to west are Tuolumne Meadows and Dana Meadows. Both meadows have numerous hiking trails that are interspersed with various forests, rivers, creeks…
The Stunning Lakes of Yosemite
The scenic vistas of Yosemite National Park provide a magnificent backdrop to the crystal clear waters of her stunning lakes and alpine ponds. There are no bad views in Yosemite!
Deano In America 