Location: Corner of Magnolia and Arlington in Low Park Date Established: 2/24/1914* Date Visited: 4/18/2014 (click to expand pictures) I find it kind of funny that the Chicago White Soxs would donate a redwood tree to Riverside considering you cannot … Continue reading
Location: Corner of Magnolia and Arlington Date Established: 1873 Date Visited: 3/6/10 & 4/18/14 California is world renowned for its citrus industry. It all started back in 1870 William Saunders, a horticulturalist at the United States Department of Agriculture, sent … Continue reading
Location: 3649 Mission Inn Avenue Date Established: 1903 Date Visited: 4/18/14 (well actually many times before that) (click to expand photos) “It is the most unique hotel in America. It’s a monastery, a museum, a fine hotel, a home, a … Continue reading
Last weekend I was riding my bike around town and I saw this very beautiful house in the middle of what I would describe as plain suburbia setting. Coming closer to the house I saw this sign: It became immediately … Continue reading
Recently the city of Riverside passed a law reinstating 10.64.310 of the Riverside Municipal Code. I understand the basis on this law but the application of this law is a little bit tricky. I have written an email to the … Continue reading
One of the great things of traveling is finding a bit of the unexpected. It was with that spirit of adventure in mind that we were able to visit Sweet Retreat in San Jose, CA. Located at 6061 Cahalan … Continue reading
Leaving the Carmel Mission we headed north to Santa Cruz. On arriving to Santa Cruz Denise declared that Santa Cruz was not a city she would want to live in. This struck me as odd because Santa Cruz to me … Continue reading
Mission Carmel Our plan was to hit three missions all in on day. The missions are about 30 miles apart from each other and they all are open usually from 10am-5pm. We decides thar that out of the three remaining … Continue reading
The Ironman is one of the mega races out of there. With 2.4 Miles swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles (same as a full marathon) of running it is definitely a trial of endurance of almost unequal proportions. … Continue reading
Like most holidays in the USA, there is a religious side to the holiday and a marketing side to the holiday. I guess living in a capitalist nation such I do it is bound to happen. Unfortunately, most holidays in … Continue reading