Bathing Optional

Southern California - Nov. 2007

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On the road
Pit stop for burritos at a Malibu Beach taqueria
Looking for Maciejs cousins home in Beverly Hills
With Maciejs two cousins
View from their kitchen
Ashe relaxing in their garden
My cousins next-door neighbor: Weird Al
City views from their garden
Night view from their balcony
An L.A. metro station
The La Brea Tar Pits
Downtown L.A. -- dead on a weekend
Downtown Los Angeles
The famous Bradbury Building
Maciej with Charlie Chaplin
Los Angeles City Hall
Still building..
Tower over L.A.s Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo facade
Tower of L.A.s fantastic Union Station
Antique car inside Union Station
Love that period furniture
Us inside Union Station
Olvera Street
Red brick buildings in Old Town L.A.
Old Town building
Sleek buildings in downtown L.A.
Ashe in a sculptured doorway
Downtown L.A.
L.A. skyscrapers
L.A. skyscrapers
In the hills
Wattles Farm
And a Wattles Mansion too?!
High in the hills at the Getty Center.
Gardens at the Getty Center.
Views over L.A. from the Getty Center.
L.A.s famous traffic.
Hollywod Boulevard
Pioneertown -- a true western town built as a real-life movie set for the filming of Westerns.
Pioneertown building.
Computer -- Wild West style.
First Joshua Tree sighting in Pioneertown.
Southern California
Maciej as the eyeball in Skull Rock!
Ashe over the the unique
Always together.
Joshua trees
Joshua trees!
Joshua tree up close.
Off the main road through the Park
Sunset.
Sunset sky and Joshua trees.
Sunrise sky with Joshua tree. The sunset and sunrise made our visit to Joshua Tree National Park incredibly memorable.
Sunrise.
Sunrise.
Southern California
Southern California
Sunrise sky.
Morning Joshua tree.
On the way downhill into the lower elevation desert of Joshua Tree National Park.
Desert cacti.
Cacti up close.
Patterns in nature.
Ashe by white
Lost. Even our GPS told us that were in the middle of nowhere with no roads on the horizon.
One of Californias great Spanish missions -- Mission San Diego.
Flower at the Mission.
Mission gate.
Mission courtyard.
Inside the Mission chapel.
Mission San Diego altar.
Mission gardens.
Mission fountain.
Along the San Diego harbour.
Our campsite near San Diego.
Several lush canyons cut through San Diego.
One of many historic Victorians in San Diego.
Old shop front in San Diegos historic
Old Town San Diego.
Fabulous Victorian in San Diegos historic Victorian Row.
San Diego IS southern California after all.
Main building in San Diegos Presidio.
Straight from the grocery store to our campground for some 4-star dining!
Wildflowers in beautiful Balboa Park.
Spanish style tower in Balboa Park.
More of the beautiful facades that line the Prado in Balboa Park.
Conservatory in Balboa Park.
Flamingos in San Diegos renowned Zoo.
Ashe with a giant Burmese Python in the San Diego Zoo.
Another great snake!
Giant Komodo Dragon in the Zoo.
Another giant animal -- a giant Galapagos tortoise!
Hes huge!
Orangutan.
Tiger.
Hippopotamus.
Monkey.
Wingspan.
Panda.
Hyena.
Prairie dog?
Camels.
Elephant.
Koala!
Dusk in San Diego.
One of the many great old ships moored in San Diego harbour.
Russian submarine.
Giant aircraft carrier in San Diego harbour.
Giant statue! Notice the size of the sign by the womens shoe.
Sleek buildings along San Diego harbour.
Imperial Beach
Surfer at Imperial Beach.
Maciej walking towards Mexico.
The last house in Imperial Beach
Goodbye Cali
Ashe on the beach at Imperial Beach.
The famous Hotel del Coronado on the giant Coronado sandspit in San Diego.
Inside the Hotel del Coronado.
Its historic too.
Hotel del Coronado central courtyard.
Coronado beach.
Ocean Beach
Beach at Ocean Beach.
Surfboards and palms - life in SoCal.
Surfer.
Paragliding near La Jolla.
Sunset at Oceanside.
Enjoying the sunset in Oceanside.
Sunset kiss.
Its still odd for me to see Christmas themes in this warm part of the world.
Inside the tiny Mission San Luis Rey de Francia.
Surfs always up in Carlsbad.
Common vehicle along the SoCal coast.
Beach at Carlsbad.
Surfers.
View over the rooftops in San Clemente
The beach at San Clemente.
Artist at the beach.
Rolls Royce in San Clemente.
Ashe in the water at San Clemente.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Buildings at Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Old bricks at the Mission.
Nun at the Mission.
Lotus in the Mission pond.
What remains of the old Mission cathedral -- called the Pantheon of America.
Cliffside home at one of the many tiny coves that make up Laguna Beach.
View over Laguna Beach.
Flowers at a small park in Laguna Beach.
Nice landscaping!
Ferris wheel at Newport Beach.
Great sunset at Huntington Beach.
Surfing statue at Huntington Beach.
Back in Los Angeles
Watts Towers are the life work of Simon Rodia.
Detail of Watts Towers.
It was a great road trip!

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