In 1819 Father Jose Altimira came from Barcelona, Spain to work at the Dolores Mission in San Francisco. He didn’t like the mission in San Francisco because it was not adventerous enough for him and he found the foggy weather … Continue reading →
The San Gabriel Mission is the 4th of the missions built in 1771 and is the closest to Los Angeles. Known as the “Pride of th Missions” it is a fully working mission with an active parish. The mission is … Continue reading →
Happy 4th of July!! Here in Crestline, California the party has been in full swing for the last three days. In Crestline the celebration is very small town USA, but considering Crestline is small town it is all good. It … Continue reading →
Once again it is that time we don the red, white, and blue and get ready for Crestline’s annual hoedown. I have gotten a few emails about this year’s festivities and so I wanted to share with everyone. I hope you get a chance … Continue reading →
On our December trip to Solvang, California we took two cars and so on the way back home I snuck out on my own to Ventura, California. Ventura is a beautiful place to visit if you ever get the chance … Continue reading →
If you drive far enough along Hwy. 173 you will pass through Cedar Glen. Most people pass it on their way to the back side of Lake Arrowhead. Most people who pass through Cedar Glen will not notice much. Along the highway … Continue reading →
The San Bernardino Mountains are mostly famous for it’s winter activities, but if one were to ask me when my favorite season was it would be the Spring and the Summer. The mountain trails are for the most part empty, … Continue reading →
I have mentioned in quite a number of my blogs about county fairs. Every county in California has at least one county fair. Some like San Bernardino have two fairs (the San Bernardino Country fair and the National Orange Show). … Continue reading →
Groupon has been a good fit for us as a family (and no I don’t get paid to say that). The Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena is a museum I have heard about before, but before we got the Groupon … Continue reading →
So we had just finished visiting the Pacific Museum of Asian Art (more on that in a later post) and we still had a bit of time and wanted to know what to do. So we decided to start walking. Pasadena … Continue reading →
