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Tag Archives: Writing
Hiking Los Angeles: Fish Canyon, With that New Car Smell
Fish Canyon is open, and the waterfalls are flowing. I want to write that first line in all BOLD CAPS. Because that hasn’t been said in 30 years. Fish Canyon, in the San Gabriel Mountains above … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Hike, Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged Fish Canyon, Hike, Hiking Los Angeles, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Mountains, USA, waterfall, Writing
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Fort Irwin’s Painted Rocks
They went and put the military base in the middle of nowhere, hidden between the low rocky hills and the wide open dry lake beds of the Southern California deserts, probably because they wanted to blow things up in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography: Travel: USA, Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged desert, Fort Irwin, insignia, military, painted rocks, Photography, Travel, Writing
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Los Angeles Event: Touring the Old Theatre District
Touring the Historic Los Angeles Theatre District “There’s one million square feet of unused space in downtown Los Angeles,†said Larry, our tour guide, as we walked up and down Broadway, the old heart of the theatre district. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography: Event, Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged Event, Los Angeles Event, Photography, Theatre District, Writing
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Walking London: Tate to Tate
Good Morning Therm. I can’t believe you haven’t been to London. It seems like every time I turn around you’re jaunting off to some South Asian country just to make me jealous. So London. For a day. What … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: England
Tagged Big Ben, England, London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tate Gallery, Tate London, Tate Modern, Trafalgar Square, Travel, walking, Writing
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Cabrillo National Monument; San Diego, California
The Cabrillo National Monument is beautiful, but the name is deceiving. It’s considered a monument because there is a statue of Cabrillo here, but this area should really be called The Cabrillo State Park, or The Cabrillo Ecological Reserve. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged harbor, military, National Monument, National Park, San Diego, Travel, Writing
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San Diego’s Chicano Park: History in Murals and Concrete
I went to San Diego’s Chicano Park to see the beautiful murals. What I found is a park that is beautiful, but not in the way parks are traditionally beautiful. Its beauty is not in huge expanses of rolling … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged Chicano Park, Hispanic, history, mural, San Diego, Travel, Writing
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Ireland: Innis and the Lake Isle of Innisfree [Part 2]
After munching a few of my lunch crackers I stood up and continued my journey to Innisfree. Once past the river and bridge the path cut through a forest. The trees had thin trunks, like they were young, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: Ireland
Tagged Ireland, poem, Travel, Writing
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Ireland: Innis and the Lake Isle of Innisfree [Part 1]
In Ireland the busses don’t run on Sunday. It seemed obvious to both Patrick and I once we heard this piece of news, but it meant we were stuck. It was Saturday afternoon and we were stuck in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ireland, poem, Travel, Writing
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Walking with Alligators Outside New Orleans [Part 2]
Southern Drawl It seems that warm water is the defining characteristic of New Orleans. Water in the swamps, water in the Mississippi river, water flooding houses, water falling from the sky in bucket loads, and water thickening the air … Continue reading
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Tagged alligator, New Orleans, Travel, Writing
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Walking With Alligators Outside New Orleans [Part 1]
One afternoon while sitting in a bar in the French Quarter -nursing an Abita Amber- I over-heard a snippet of a conversation that went like this: “…and you can walk through the swamps with the alligators.†Which was … Continue reading
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Tagged alligator, New Orleans, Travel, Writing
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On The Road to Poppies: Lancaster, California [Part 2]
After we found the cherry trees, I had a better understanding of how the map worked, so we decided to backtrack to the Polaroid house. “So the house was built by Mr. Polaroid?” “Yea Mr. Polaroid, the guy who … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged Hiking Los Angeles, Los Angeles, poppies, Touring Los Angeles, Travel, Writing
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On The Road to Poppies: Lancaster, California [Part 1]
I woke up Saturday morning with itchy feet. I wanted to get out and do something, something outside, in the sun with life around and about. But I was supposed to sit in front of my computer and edit … Continue reading
Posted in Writing: Travel: USA
Tagged Hiking Los Angeles, Los Angeles, poppies, Touring Los Angeles, Travel, Writing
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